Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, formerly Ranchi College, is a state university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.[2] It is named after the Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. It was established as a college in 1926 and upgraded to a university in 2017.[3][4][5]
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| Type | State |
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| Established | 2017 1926 (as Ranchi College) |
| Chancellor | Governor of Jharkhand |
| Vice-Chancellor | Tapan Kumar Shandilya[1] |
| Location | , , India 23°23′18″N 85°19′21″E / 23.3883°N 85.3224°E |
| Website | www |
History
editRanchi College was established as a government intermediate college in 1926, and begun undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 1946. Following the Indian independence it operated as unit of Patna University. It became a unit of Ranchi University upon its creation in 1960 and became autonomous in 2009.[6] In 2017 it was upgraded to a state university through the Jharkhand State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017.[7]
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edit- ^ "Jharkhand News: झारखंड के 6 विश्वविद्यालय में नये VC की नियुक्ति, जानें किसे मिला कहां का प्रभार". Prabhat Khabar. 21 June 2022.
- ^ "State University Jharkhand". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi, hosts history seminar". Telegraph India. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Ranchi: Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University commemorates Hindi Diwas". Lagatar English. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Pioneer, The (20 March 2023). "Former Minister inaugurates 5th JIFFA". The Pioneer. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "About Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi (Jharkhand)". www.dspmuranchi.ac.in. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Jharkhand State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017" (PDF). Jharkhand Gazette. Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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