Christ University
{{Short description|Private deemed university in Karnataka, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Christ University
| image = Official_Logo_of_CHRIST(Deemed_to_be_University),_bangalore.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| image_upright = 1.0
| image_alt = Christ University Emblem
| caption = Emblem of Christ University
| latin_name = Christus Universitas
| other_name = Christ (Deemed to be University), CU, Christ Deemed University
| former_name = Christ College (Autonomous)
| motto = Excellence and Service
| motto_lang = la
| mottoeng = "Excellence and Service"
| type = Private, Deemed to be University
| established = 1969
| founder = Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)
| parent = Christ Educational Society
| accreditation = NAAC ‘A+’ Grade,CGPA: 3.32/4
| affiliation = UGC , AICTE, NAAC, NIRF
| religious_affiliation = Christian (Syro Malabar Catholic - CMI)
| chancellor = Dr. Fr. Varghese Vithayathil
| vice_chancellor = Dr. Fr. Jose CC
| principal = Dr. Fr. Biju K. Chacko
| director = Fr. Benny Thomas
| dean = * Dr. Anil Joseph Pinto
- Dr. Victor Paul
- Dr. Jyothi Kumar
| head_label = Registrar
| head = Dr. Anil Pinto
| academic_staff = 800+
| administrative_staff = 400+
| students = 25,000+
| undergrad = 18,000+
| postgrad = 7,000+
| doctoral = 500+
| address = Hosur Road, Bhavani Nagar, S.G. Palya
| city = Bengaluru
| state = Karnataka
| country = India
| postalcode = 560029
| coordinates = 12.9342°N 77.6050°E
| campus_type = Urban
| campus_size = 100 acres
| language = English
| free_label = Rankings
| sports_nickname = Christites
| sporting_affiliations =
| mascot =
| website = [https://www.christuniversity.in]
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Locations in India
}}
File:Christ University Hosur road Bangalore 4819.JPG
Christ University, also known as Christ College, is a private deemed-to-be-university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.{{cite news|title=Pulled up by UGC, Christ Deemed to be University changes name|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pulled-by-ugc-christ-university-changes-name/article21191726.ece|access-date=17 February 2019|work=The Hindu|date=30 November 2017}} On 22 July 2008, it was declared as an institution deemed to be university under section 3 of UGC Act 1956.{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/deemeduniversitylist.aspx?id=12&Unitype=4 |title=Deemed Universities in Karnataka |publisher=Ugc.ac.in |access-date=26 December 2017}}
Christ is under the management of the priests of the Catholic religious order, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), part of Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church. In 2016, the university was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council with A+ Grade.{{Cite web |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/docs/19th%20SC%20-%201st%20cycle.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203124956/http://www.naac.gov.in/docs/19th%20SC%20-%201st%20cycle.pdf |archive-date=3 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}
History
Christ (Deemed to be University) was born out of the educational vision of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, an educationist and social reformer of the nineteenth century in South India.{{cite web|url=https://christuniversity.in/history|title=CHRIST UNIVERSITY|website=christuniversity.in|language=en|access-date=29 May 2017}} Chavara founded the first indigenous Catholic congregation Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) in 1831, which administers Christ (Deemed to be University). Established in 1969 as Christ College, the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India conferred autonomy to Christ College in 2004{{cite web|url=https://christuniversity.in/history|title=CHRIST (Deemed to be University)|website=christuniversity.in|language=en|access-date=29 May 2017}} and identified it as an "institution with potential for excellence" in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://christuniversity.in/about|title=CHRIST UNIVERSITY|website=christuniversity.in|language=en|access-date=29 May 2017}} In 2008 under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India, declared the institution a "deemed to be university" in the name and style of Christ University. Later in 2018, upon the direction of Supreme Court of India, the word university was removed, thus making it Christ (Deemed to be University).{{Cite news|url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/10022018U3A_JR_Notification.pdf|title=Name Change notification by Ministry of Human Resource Development|work=Ministry of Human Resource Development|access-date=19 November 2020}} Christ was one of the first institutions in India to be accredited in 1998 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and subsequently in 2004, 2016 and 2022 had been awarded Grade 'A+' on 4-point scale.{{cite web|url=https://christuniversity.in/uploads/userfiles/naacextention.pdf|title=NAAC certificates - Internal Quality Assurance Cell|website=christuniversity.in|access-date=26 May 2023}}
Campus
- Bangalore Central Campus
File:Christ university during Christmas.jpg The university's main campus is spread over {{convert|25|acre|ha}} and is part of the {{convert|100|acre|ha|adj=on}} Dharmaram College Campus in the central part of Bangalore city. It is on the extension of Hosur Road (NH 7) opposite the Bangalore Dairy Circle Flyover. The city campus is close to residential localities such as BTM Layout, a residential and commercial area; Koramangala, another large neighborhood; and Jayanagar, one of the largest residential neighborhoods in Bangalore.
- Bangalore Kengeri Campus
In 2009, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) opened its Kengeri campus, which is spread over 90 acres at Kengeri on the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway NH 275 and houses the School of Engineering and Technology; the PU Residential College; the School of Business and Management, which offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programs; the School of Social Sciences offering Bachelor of Science in psychology with Honours; as well as the School of Architecture, which was started officially from 2017.{{cite web | url=http://www.christuniversity.in/kengeri-campus | title=Kengeri Campus | publisher=Christ University | access-date=10 April 2016 }}
- Bangalore Bannerghatta Road Campus
CHRIST (Deemed to be University) also has a campus in Hulimavu on Bannerghatta Road, inaugurated in May,2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/christ-university-opens-new-campus-on-bannerghatta-road/article8587391.ece |title=CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Opens a New Campus on Banneghatta Road |newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 May 2016 |access-date=26 December 2017}}
- Bangalore Yeshwanthpur Campus
CHRIST (Deemed to be University) opened its campus in Yeshwanthpur in July 2022, which started functioning from August 2022. The campus is 10 stories tall and spread over 1.6 million square feet of space.
- Delhi NCR Campus
This is the off-campus of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Located in Sewa Nagar, Ghaziabad, Delhi NCR established in 2013.{{cite web|title=Delhi NCR Campus |url=https://ncr.christuniversity.in/ |website=NCR, Christ University |access-date=26 December 2023}} The campus is located near to Shaheed Sthal metro station of Delhi Metro.
- Pune Lavasa Campus
File:CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Pune Lavasa Campus - Central Block.png
The Pune Lavasa Campus also known as the Analytical hub of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) is an off-Campus Institution of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore, located within the Sahyadri mountain range in Lavasa, Pune which was established in 2014, the Campus is spread over 28 acres.
{{cite web |title=Christ Pune Lavasa campus |url=https://wwwlavasa.shikshachristuniversity.com/collegein/christ-lavasa-pune-campus-mulshi-38868history |website=ShikshaChrist University Lavasa|access-date=26 December 2023}}{{cite web |title=Christ University Pune Lavasa Campus |url=https://lavasa.christuniversity.in/why-christ |website=Christ University Lavasa |access-date=26 December 2023}}{{cite web |title=NAAC Self-study Report - Location, Area, and Activity of the Campus |url=https://christuniversity.in/uploads/userfiles/KAUNGN11463_Submitted.pdf |website=NAAC |access-date=26 December 2023}}
Organization and Administration
The university is managed by the CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Trust, which in turn is organized by the CMI congregation, under the Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church. The chancellor of the university is always the rector of the Dharmaram Pontifical Athenaeum.{{cite web|url=https://christuniversity.in/administration|title=CHRIST (Deemed to be University)|website=christuniversity.in|language=en|access-date=29 May 2017}} The present vice-chancellor is Rev. Dr. Fr. Joseph C C.
Academics
The university has over 30,000 students and more than 1200 faculty members across all campuses.{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Swearing-by-Student-Satisfaction/2014/03/03/article2083262.ece |title=Swearing by Student Satisfaction |publisher=Newindianexpress.com |access-date=26 December 2017}}{{cite web |first= Ayesha |last= Aleem |url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-best-colleges-2013-christ-university/1/280166.html |title=Different Keystrokes |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=14 June 2013 |access-date=26 December 2017}} It has a foreign student community of about 700 from 58 nationalities.{{cite web |url= http://www.christuniversity.in/uploadimages/International%20Office%20(v1).pdf |title=International Office |access-date=26 December 2017}} The university offers nationally and internationally recognised undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.
=Academic programmes =
==Undergraduate programmes==
File:Christbannerghattacampus.jpg
The university offers over 50 undergraduate programmes in humanities, social sciences, science, commerce and management, education, law and engineering. Undergraduate programmes are of three-year duration except in the case of Bachelor of Education (BEd, two years), Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM, four years), Bachelor of Laws (LLB, five years), Bachelor of Technology (BTech, four years) and an integrated BTech/MTech or MBA (five years). Except for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) programmes follow a Triple Major system.{{cite news|last=Aleem|first=Ayesha|title=Different Keystrokes|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-best-colleges-2013-christ-university/1/280166.html|access-date=12 March 2014|newspaper=India Today|date=24 June 2013}}
;Wikipedia in the undergraduate programme
File:ChristUnivWikiUGProgram 03.jpg
The institution entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore to make article writing on Wikipedia a core exercise for the continuous internal assessment of its 1600 undergraduate students in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Sanskrit and Urdu.{{cite web|last=Muzammiluddin|first=Syed|title=Wikipedia at Forefront in CHRIST (Deemed to be University)|url=http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/wikipedia-at-forefront-in-christ-university|access-date=20 March 2014}} The Hindi and Kannada articles may be found at collection of Hindi articles and collection of Kannada articles.
=Rankings=
In 2024, Christ University was ranked 90th among all universities in India by NIRF.{{Cite web |title=NIRF 2024 Overall Rankings |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/OverallRanking.html}}
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| NIRF_O_2024 = 90
| NIRF_U_2024 =
| NIRF_R_2024 =
| NIRF_E_2024 = 93
| NIRF_L_2024 = 15
| NIRF_B_2024 = 60
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=Membership=
The university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities,{{cite web|url=http://www.aiuweb.org/Members/MembersC.asp |title=Members, Association of Indian Universities |publisher=Aiuweb.org |access-date=26 December 2017}}
International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU){{cite web|url=http://fiuc.org/en/docs/membership/list_of_members/india |title=Members, International Federation of Catholic Universities |publisher=fiuc.org/ |access-date=22 April 2018}} and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).{{cite web|url=https://www.aacsb.edu/memberssearchTerm=CHRIST+%28Deemed+to+be+University%29|title=members, AACSB |publisher=aacsb.edu |access-date=23 March 2023}}
Notable alumni
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Christ University, Bangalore}}
- {{Official website}}
{{Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia}}
{{Universities in Karnataka}}
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Category:Catholic universities and colleges in India
Category:Pre-university colleges in Karnataka
Category:Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia