Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

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About Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya is a government university in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, established in 1902. Campusbells lists it under General, with 7 courses (3 undergraduate, 2 postgraduate, 1 diploma and 1 doctoral), including Ph.D, M.A and M.Sc. Approvals and accreditation: UGC.

Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) was founded on March 4, 1902 by Swami Shraddhanandaji with the sole aim to revive the ancient Indian Gurukula System of education, on the bank of Ganges at a distance of about 6 km. from Hardwar and about 200 km. from Delhi. This institution was established with the objective of providing an indigenous alternative to Lord Macaulay’s education policy by imparting education in the areas of vedic literature, Indian philosophy, Indian culture, modern sciences and research.It is a deemed to be university fully funded by UGC/Govt. of India.

Arya Samaj has been advocating women’s education since the day it was founded. As part of its policies for the upliftment of women in the country, Kanya Gurukula Campus, Dehradun was established in 1922 by Acharya Ramdevji as a second campus of women’s education. To give real shape to the dreams of Swami Shraddhanandaji, Kanya Gurukula Campus, Hardwar was established in 1993.

As described on the institution’s website (gkv.ac.in)

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1902

Ownership

Public / Government

Approvals and accreditation

UGC

Stream

General

Location

Haridwar, Uttarakhand

Institution type

Deemed University-Government Aided

AISHE code

U-0556

Academics

Courses offered at Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

7 programmes listed

Campus life

Facilities at Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

• Placement Cell
• Bank
• Hostel
• Transport
• Bus
• Guest House
• Gym
• Library
• Lab
• Wi-Fi
• Seminar Hall