Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, formerly Ranchi College, is a state university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.[2] It is named after the Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. It was established as a college in 1926 and upgraded to a university in 2017.[3][4][5]

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University
TypeState
Established2017 (2017)
1926 (1926) (Ranchi College)
ChancellorGovernor of Jharkhand
Vice-ChancellorTapan Kumar Shandilya[1]
Location, ,
India

23.3883°N 85.3224°E / 23.3883; 85.3224
Websitewww.dspmuranchi.ac.in

History

Ranchi College was established as a government intermediate college in 1926, and begun undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 1946. Following the Indian independence it operated as unit of Patna University. It became a unit of Ranchi University upon its creation in 1960 and became autonomous in 2009.[6] In 2017 it was upgraded to a state university through the Jharkhand State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017.[7]

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