Sikkim University is a
central university established under an Act of
Parliament of India
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. It is in
Gangtok
Gangtok is a city, municipality, the capital and the largest populated place of the Indian state of Sikkim. It is also the headquarters of the East Sikkim district, Gangtok District. Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayas, Himalayan range, at an e ...
. The campus is expected to be built at
Yangang
Yangang is a small town in South Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Yangang is the projected site for the construction of a Sikkim University
Sikkim University is a central university established under an Act of Parliament of I ...
in
South Sikkim district
Namchi District is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its headquarters is at Namchi.
Geography
South Sikkim lies at an altitude of 400 to 2000 metres and has a temperate climate for most of the year. Major urban centres include Namch ...
, about from Gangtok. Its first chancellor was
M. S. Swaminathan
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;
Mahendra P. Lama was the first vice chancellor.
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.
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 Bhutia
**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
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
Namchi is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Namchi district in the Indian state of Sikkim. The appellation Namchi means ''Sky (Nam) High (Chi)'' in Sikkimese.
Geography
Namchi is located at . It has an average elevation of .
...
South Sikkim
*
Government Arts College, Mangsila, North Sikkim
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*
Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College
Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College, formerly Sikkim Government College, Tadong, established in 1977, is the general degree college in Gangtok, the capital of the North Indian province of Sikkim. It offers undergraduate and post graduate co ...
, Tadong, East Sikkim
*Sikkim Government Law College Burtuk, East Sikkim
*Sikkim Government College Burtuk, East Sikkim
*
Sikkim Government College, Gyalshing
Sikkim Government College, Gyalshing is a co-educational degree College set up in 2011. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts and Social Sciences. It is located in the West District (District Headquarter) of Sikkim. The College is affiliated t ...
, West Sikkim
*Sikkim Govt. Science College Chakung, West Sikkim
*
Harkamaya College of Education
Harkamaya College of Education is a private teachers' training college in Gangtok, Sikkim under Sikkim University. The college offers Bachelor of Education and Master of Education degrees.
History of the College
The college was founded in 2003 ...
*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
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (NIT) is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal. The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to d ...
*Sikkim Institute of Science and Technology
References
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Universities in Sikkim
Universities and colleges in Sikkim
Central universities in India
Educational institutions established in 2006
Gangtok
2006 establishments in Sikkim