Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), formerly Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering, Murthal (CRSCE), is a

state university A state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state, territory or federal district. These systems constitute the majority of public-funded universities in the country. State univer ...

located in Murthal, Sonipat, Haryana, India. It was established in 2006 by an Act of the

Government of Haryana The Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...

, upgrading a 1986 established college.

History

It was founded in 1986 by the

in memory of Sir

Chhotu Ram Sir Chhotu Ram (born Ram Richpal; 24 November 1881 – 9 January 1945) was a prominent politician in British India's Punjab Province, an ideologue of the pre-Independent India, who belonged to the Jat community and championed the interest of op ...

(1881–1945). It was then known as the Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering, Murthal until the government of Haryana upgraded it to University on 6 November 2006 through an Act 29 of 2006 of the Legislature of the state of Haryana. The university has been considered eligible for grants under Section 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956 in March, 2009

Location

The university is in Murthal on National Highway No. 44, from Inter State Bus Terminal,

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

and from

Sonipat Sonipat is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from New Delhi. It is also around 214 km (128 miles) southwest o ...

bus stand. The campus of the college has been developed on of land which falls within the industrial and commercial belt extending from Kundli to Panipat.

Departments

The university has the following departments:

Engineering/science

* Architecture * Biomedical * Biotechnology * Center of Excellence for Energy and Environment Studies (CEEES) * Chemical * Civil * Computer science * Electrical * Electronics and communication * Mechanical *Education

Management and humanities

* Humanities * Management

Sciences and mathematics

* Chemistry * Mathematics * Physics * Environmental science

Hostels

The university campus has a total of 7 hostels, three for women and 4 for men. The capacity of the women's hostels is 450; the men's hostels, 966.

Foreign collaborations

The university is a member of

Association of Commonwealth Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) was established in 1913, and has over 500 member institutions in over 50 countries across the Commonwealth. The ACU is the world's oldest international network of universities. Its mission is ...

(ACU).

References

External links

Official website
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