Sikkim University

Sikkim University
Motto	Quest Knowledge Wisdom
Type	Public Central University
Established	2007; 19 years ago
Accreditation	NAAC
Affiliations	UGC; AICTE;
Chancellor	Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D. B. Shekatkar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
Vice-Chancellor	Santanu Kumar Swain
Rector	Governor of Sikkim
Visitor	President of India
Faculty	163
Students	1,986
Undergraduates	267
Postgraduates	1,347
Doctoral students	372
Location	Gangtok, Sikkim, India; 27°18′32″N 88°35′17″E / 27.3087859°N 88.5879671°E
Campus	Urban;
Website	www.cus.ac.in

Sikkim University is a central university established under an Act of Parliament of India. It is in Gangtok. The campus is expected to be built at Yangang in Namchi district, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Gangtok. Its first chancellor was M. S. Swaminathan; Mahendra P. Lama was the first vice chancellor. It has its jurisdiction over whole of the state of Sikkim.

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.

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:

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

References

↑ "From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk". www.cus.ac.in. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 "NIRF 2021" (PDF). Sikkim University.
↑ "Sikkim University". cus.ac.in. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
↑ The Sikkim University Act, 2006, No. 10 of 2007.
↑ "Sikkim VC swipe at government on land". The Telegraph. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "The Sikkim University act, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2020.
↑ "Prof Tanka Bahadur Subba, New VC of Sikkim University". Northeast Today. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
↑ "Schools of study". cus.ac.in. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] "From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk". www.cus.ac.in. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[nirf_stud-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "NIRF 2021" (PDF). Sikkim University.

[3] "Sikkim University". cus.ac.in. Retrieved 27 September 2026.

[4] The Sikkim University Act, 2006, No. 10 of 2007.

[5] "Sikkim VC swipe at government on land". The Telegraph. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[6] "The Sikkim University act, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2020.

[7] "Prof Tanka Bahadur Subba, New VC of Sikkim University". Northeast Today. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

[8] "Schools of study". cus.ac.in. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

v t e Universities in Sikkim
Central university	Sikkim University
State university	Khangchendzonga State University
Private universities	SRM University, Sikkim Sikkim Manipal University ICFAI University, Sikkim Sikkim Professional University Medhavi Skills University, Sikkim Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University Sikkim Alpine University Capital University, Sikkim

v t e Central universities of India
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^† Established or granted central university status in 2009 or afterwards.

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Motto	Quest Knowledge Wisdom
Type	Public Central University
Established	2007; 19 years ago (2007)
Accreditation	NAAC
Affiliations	UGC AICTE
Chancellor	Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D. B. Shekatkar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
Vice-Chancellor	Santanu Kumar Swain
Rector	Governor of Sikkim
Visitor	President of India
Faculty	163
Students	1,986
Undergraduates	267
Postgraduates	1,347
Doctoral students	372
Location	Gangtok , Sikkim , India 27°18′32″N 88°35′17″E / 27.3087859°N 88.5879671°E / 27.3087859; 88.5879671
Campus	Urban
Website	www.cus.ac.in