University of Mysore
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The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV and the premiership of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission for offering higher studies degree courses on-campus as well as online. It was inaugurated on 27 July 1916. Its first chancellor was the maharaja himself; the first Vice-Chancellor was H. V. Nanjundaiah. This was the first university outside of British administered Indian provinces, the sixth in the Indian subcontinent as a whole, and the first in Karnataka. It is a state university of the affiliating type, and was deemed autonomous within the Republic of India on 3 March 1956, when it gained recognition from the University Grants Commission.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The Mysore University Library comprises over 800,000 books, 2,400 journal titles, and 100,000 volumes of journals. The main campus features an amphitheater, an auditorium, a swimming pool, and hostel accommodations for men and women. As of July 2013, the University of Mysore was accredited "Grade A" by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
History
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Recent academic restructuring
The International School of Information Management, was created in 2005 through the collaboration of three US universities, as well as Dalhousie University of Canada, and IIIT, Bangalore.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Faculty members from these partnering institutions teach at ISiM.
The Third Sector Research Resource Centre (TSRRS) was established in 2004. The aim of the centre is '...to undertake and promote interdisciplinary [sic] studies and research in the domain of civil society,'<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with a secondary aim of developing and offering Diploma and Masters programs in the management of non-profit organisations.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
More recently, the Department of Law in the university was incorporated into the Mysore University School of Justice (MUSJ). Continuing with the university's initiative to introduce five-year integrated courses to produce professionals with in-depth knowledge, the MUSJ has introduced a program leading to a degree in law,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as a bid to enhance the quality of legal education in Karnataka. University of Mysore along with Institute of Astrophysics has signed an MoU to build a planetarium in Mysore.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Crest and motto
The university's motto, "Na Hi Jñanena Sadrusham" (Nothing compares with knowledge) is taken from the Bhagavad Gita.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ranking
Template:Infobox India university ranking Mysore University was ranked 54th among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024 and 86th overall.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu, filmmakerTemplate:Citation needed
- T. S. Venkannayya, Kannada writer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sadhguru, Indian guru and founder of Isha Foundation
- A. R. Krishnashastry, writer, researcher and translator<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- T. S. Krishnamurthy, former Chief Election Commissioner of India<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kuvempu, writer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- R. K. Laxman, cartoonist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Devanur Mahadeva, writer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- N. R. Narayana Murthy, billionaire<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Nima Poovaya-Smith, museum curator, art historian and writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- M. Yamunacharya - Philosopher, Writer, Gandhian
- S. Srikanta Sastri, Indian historian, Indologist, and polyglot<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- RAK Sharma, composer, singer and writer
- MV Seetharamaiah, writer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- G. S. Shivarudrappa, writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- M. N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Priyadarshini, playback singer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mysore Manjunath, Indian Violinist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Archna Sharma, Actress.
- Avinash, actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- U. R. Ananthamurthy, writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Akhilesh Yadav, MP and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Online programs
The university launched several new online degree programs during the COVID pandemic,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> in an attempt to ensure students completing their school leaving exams in 2020-21 did not lose an academic year due to colleges and universities being in lockdown. Its programs were approved by the University Grants Commission (India)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in early 2020 itself, making it one of the first public universities to try an initiative of this nature.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The university had started projects in the field of online programs in 2014, partnering with University18<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> as a platform partner,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> making it an early adopter of technology in education.
See also
- List of educational institutions in Mysore
- List of Heritage Buildings in Mysore
- Krishnaraja Boulevard
- Oriental Library
- Maharaja's College, Mysore
References
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