Kurukshetra University observes 68th foundation day

Kurukshetra University observed its 68th foundation day with the Department of Youth and Cultural Affairs (DYCA), organising a havan ceremony and exhibition on Saturday.

The exhibition showcased the achievements of KU. On the occasion, Vice-Chancellor Som Nath Sachdeva remembered KU’s previous eminent VCs for their indelible contribution to make the university distinguished at the national and international levels and said KU was the first government university of Haryana. It was established by the first President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad, in 1956.

Highlighting the achievements of the university, the VC said as a result of the hard work of the teaching and non-teaching staff, KU had become the first A grade (NAAC accredited) government university of the state with a score of 3.56. In the category of autonomous universities, KU attained 8th rank in the country.

Prof Sachdeva further said in the list of top 50 universities, among the state universities of the country in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Ministry of Education, KU ranked 41st. KU has implemented the National Education Policy-2020 with all its provisions not only in the campus but also in all affiliated colleges.

During the university's foundation day celebration, Dean (Academic Affairs) Prof Dinesh Kumar, Dean (Student Welfare) Prof AR Chaudhri, Prof Sanjeev Sharma, Director (Youth and Cultural Affairs) Prof Vivek Chawla and all senior faculty members were present.

Deputy Director (Public Relations) Jimmy Sharma said a number of students and faculty members had made the university proud with their achievements. Geeta Zutshi was awarded the Padma Shri in 1983 for sports, athlete Krishna Poonia received the Padma Shri in 2011, Mamta Sauda was given the award for mountaineering in 2014, Jai Bhagwan Goyal received the Padma Shri in 2021 for his contribution in literature and education, educationist Najma Akhtar was given the award in 2022, Prof Raghavendra Tanwar was awarded the Padma Shri Award for his contribution to literature and education in 2022 and folk artist Mahabir Guddu received the award in 2024.