Sikkim University
University in India
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Sikkim University[3] is a central university established under an Act of Parliament of India.[4] It is in Gangtok. The campus is expected to be built at Yangang in Namchi district, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Gangtok.[5] Its first chancellor was M. S. Swaminathan; Mahendra P. Lama was the first vice chancellor.
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| Motto | Quest Knowledge Wisdom |
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| Type | Public Central University |
| Established | 2007 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
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| Chancellor | Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D. B. Shekatkar (Retd.) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Santanu Kumar Swain[1] |
| Rector | Governor of Sikkim |
| Visitor | President of India |
| Faculty | 163[2] |
| Students | 1,986[2] |
| Undergraduates | 267[2] |
| Postgraduates | 1,347[2] |
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| Location | , , India 27°18′32″N 88°35′17″E |
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| Website | www |
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In 2008 the university started from four departments — Social System and Anthropology; Peace and Conflict Studies and Management; International Relations/Politics; and Microbiology. The university offers traditional courses in humanities, physical and life sciences, and forestry along with non-traditional courses that are unique and related to the state including subjects like ethnic history, mountain studies, border studies, and hill music and culture.[6]
All the colleges in the state of Sikkim are affiliated to this university.
Affiliated Colleges
- Damber Singh College 6th Mile Samdur, Tadong, East Sikkim
- Government College Rhenock East Sikkim
- Government Vocational College, Dentam, West Sikkim
- Namchi Government College South Sikkim
- Government Arts College, Mangsila, North Sikkim
- Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College, Tadong, East Sikkim
- Sikkim Government Law College Burtuk, East Sikkim
- Sikkim Government College Burtuk, East Sikkim
- Sikkim Government College, Gyalshing, West Sikkim
- Sikkim Govt. Science College Chakung, West Sikkim
- Harkamaya College of Education
- Loyola College of Education
- Sikkim Government B.Ed College
- Government Pharmacy College
- Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, East Sikkim
- Sikkim Government College of Nursing
- Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
- Sikkim Institute of Science and Technology
Schools
The university has the following schools, departments and centres of studies:[7]
- School of Social Sciences
- Department of Economics
- Department of History
- Department of Law
- Department of International Relations
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Peace and Conflict Studies and Management
- School of Life Sciences
- Department of Botany
- Department of Horticulture
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Zoology
- School of Physical Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Applications
- Department of Geology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- School of Languages and Literature
- Department of Sikkimese
- Department of Chinese
- Department of English
- Department of Hindi
- Department of Lepcha
- Department of Limbu
- Department of Nepali
- School of Human Sciences
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Geography
- Department of Psychology
- School of Professional Studies
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Education
- Department of Management
- Department of Music
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Tourism
- Department of Library and Information Science