Karunya University

Infobox University
name = Karunya University
motto = "Arise and Shine"
established = 1986
Founder chancellor = Dr.D. G. S. Dhinakaran
chancellor = Dr. Paul Dhinakaran
vice_chancellor = Dr. Paul P. Appasamy
type = Private
city = Coimbatore
state = Tamil Nadu
country = India
campus = rural, 700 Acres
affiliations = UGC
undergrad = 3619
postgrad = 973
faculty = 350
website = [http://www.karunya.edu www.karunya.edu]

Karunya University (formerly Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences) is a fully residential Pro-Christian private university located in Coimbatore, India. It was founded as a Christian minority institution by Dr. D. G. S. Dhinakaran, his son Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Christian evangelists and founders of Jesus Calls Ministries, India. The University is ranked among the top 15 Private Engineering Colleges in India [http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20080630&fname=ALead+Essay&sid=3] and among the top 10 for Engineering Infrastructure by Outlook magazine (June 2008 Issue) [http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20080630&fname=ALead+Essay&sid=10] .

History

In the year 1981, Dr. D. G. S. Dhinakaran, believing that he received a divine commission, embarked on the path to start a Technical University which could turn out outstanding engineers with leadership qualities at the national, global level. The institute was inaugurated on 4 October 1986 as Karunya Institute of Technology by Arjun Singh, the Human Resources and Development (HRD) minister in the current Indian government. The institute was then affiliated to Bharathiar University in Coimbatore and functioned as a private self-financing engineering college. It was promoted by the Karunya Educational Trust. In 2004, the institute was awarded the deemed university status in recognition of its academic excellence by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India and subsequently renamed as Karunya University under sec. 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 vide Notification No. 9-3-2000-U3 dt. 23.6.2004 of the Government of India. [1] .

Mission

To provide the youth with the best opportunities and environment for higher education and research in Sciences and Technology and enable them to attain very high levels of academic excellence as well as scientific, technical and professional competency.

To train and develop students to be good and able citizens capable of making significant contribution towards meeting the developmental needs and priorities of the nation.

To inculcate in students moral values and leadership qualities to make them appreciate the need for high ethical standards in personal, social and public life and reach the highest level of humanism, such that they shall always uphold and promote a high social order and be ready and willing to work for the emancipation of the poor, the needy and the under-privileged.

Location

The Siruvani reservoir, which supplies water to Coimbatore City, is about 11 km further up in the hills on the Kerala side. Just 2 km away from the campus on three sides are the Tamil Nadu reserve forests. The famous Kovai Kurtallam falls is located 2 km in side this forest and is accessible by motor road.

Administration

Late Dr. D. G. S. Dhinakaran is the Founder Chancellor, and Dr. Paul Dhinakaran is the Chancellor of Karunya University . Dr. Paul P. Appasamy is the Vice-Chancellor and Dr.(Mrs) Anne Mary Fernandez is the Registrar.

chools

# Karunya School of Civil Engineering
# Karunya School of Electrical Sciences
# Karunya School of Mechanical Sciences
# Karunya School of Computer Science and Technology
# Karunya School of Management
# Karunya School of Science and Humanities
# Karunya School of Bio-Technology
# Department of Value Education
# Department of Personality Development

Academics

Undergraduate programmes

B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology)
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Electrical & Electronics Engineering
* Electronics & Communication Engineering
* Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
* ELECTRONICS & MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
* Information Technology
* Biotechnology
* Bio-informatics
* Food Processing and Engineering

Postgraduate programmes

M.Tech. (Master of Technology)
* Applied Electronics
* CAD CAM
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Control and Instrumentation
* Engineering Design
* Network and Internet Engineering
* Power Electronic and Drives
* Structural Engineering
* Thermal Engineering
* VLSI
* Embedded systems
* Bio-Technology
* Bio-Informatics
* Food Processing Engineering

Other PG Degree Courses offered by the University are
* Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
* Master of Computer Application (M.C.A.)
* M.Sc. Mathematics/Physics / Chemistry
* M.A English

Faculty of Education
* B.Ed.
* M.Ed.

Ph.D and M.Phil in all subjects

ports and Games

Dept. of Physical Education- Evangeline Memorial South India Tournament-mid September every year.

Academics Clubs

#Karunya Linux Club
#.Net Club
#Java Club
#Ethical Hackers Club(Network Club)
#Data mining Group
#Programmers Club

Electronics
#Embedded systems Club
#Robotics Club
#Electronics Hardware Hobby Club

External links

* [http://www.karunya.edu Official website of Karunya University]