Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, formerly Karunya University, is a private residential institute deemed to be university in Coimbatore, India. It was founded by D. G. S. Dhinakaran and his son Paul Dhinakaran.

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Former name
Karunya University
MottoArise and Shine
TypeDeemed to be University
Established1986 (1986)
FoundersD.G.S. Dhinakaran, Paul Dhinakaran
ChancellorPaul Dhinakaran[1][2]
Vice-ChancellorP. Mannar Jawahar[3]
Location
Coimbatore
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusRural
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC
Websitekarunya.edu

Accreditation

Karunya University was accredited in 2014 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an "A" grade.[4]

Rankings
University and College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2018)[5]101–150
NIRF (Universities) (2018)[6]89
Engineering – India
NIRF (2018)[7]72

The university was ranked 89 among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018,[6] in the 101–150 band overall[5] and 72 in the engineering rankings.[7]

Controversy

In November 2017, Karunya was ordered to close two off-campus centres in Periyanaickenpalayam and Lakshmi Mills, which were opened without permission. In addition, a letter from the UGC showed that Karunya has not renewed its deemed-to-be-university status, which expired in 2007.[8] The institute has agreed to close the centres, leaving 750 students to find other solutions, since the courses they were pursuing (management, science and social science) are not offered at Karunya's main campus. The UGC had also formed a committee of experts to inspect the institution.[9] Acting on the recommendations of said committee in June 2018, an extension to the deemed-to-be-university status was granted for a period of five years.[10]

References
  1. "Profile of Dr. Paul Dhinakaran :: Jesus Calls Ministries | Prayer Tower Online". www.jesuscalls.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "Administration". karunya.edu. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "VC Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  4. "List of Institutions Accredited by NAAC (1st Cycle) (on 24th September 2014)" (PDF). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  6. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  7. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  8. "Karunya Univ to shut off-campus centres". The Times of India. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. "Karunya Univ to shut its illegal off-campus centres by Dec-end". The Times of India. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. "Extension of deemed university status to Karunya". The Hindu. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

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