Established -1973
Type -Public
Location-Nainital, Uttrakhand,India
Campus-Urban
Affiliations-UGC
Website-www.kuntl.in
Kumaun University is headquartered in Nainital, India. The university was
established in 1973 under the UP State Act. It has two campuses, in Nainital and Almora, and 27 affiliated
colleges spread over the Kumaun region. A campus is being developed atBhimtal. It imparts research and
teaching in 23 postgraduate and 4 undergraduate departments. The university
serves the education needs of the socially and economically weak region.
Academics
The teaching and research
activities are being carried out in both the residential campuses and
affiliated colleges of the university.
UGC-Academic Staff College
The UGC-Academic
Staff College, Kumaun University, Nainital was sanctioned by the UGC, New Delhi
on 10 October 2006 and started its first orientation programme on 12 February
2007. In addition to conducting orientation programmes and refresher courses,
the UGC-ASC undertakes a number of innovative extension activities.
UGC-ASC Nainital also
conducted short-term courses (2–6 days) for the senior faculty and professional
development programme for non-teaching staff.
The UGC-ASC, Kumaun
University, Nainital shares the vision of making quality the defining element
of higher education in India. It is envisaged that the college will engage not
only in its primary task of training of teachers of higher education
institutions but will also undertake varied innovative extension activities in
the academic arena.
The UGC-ASC Nainital is
single Academic Staff College in the state of Uttarakhand and is to play a
leading role in the pursuit of excellence in higher education in the region.
The overall vision is to make the Academic Staff College a centre for academic
activity that will contribute to the development of this Himalayan region.
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