Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science and Technology
Type University
Established 1987
Location Murthal, Haryana, India
Campus Area 273 acres (1.10 km2)
Website http://www.dcrustm.org/

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), formerly known as Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering, Murthal (CRSCE) started in 1987 is a government university in the State of Haryana. Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal came into being on 6th November 2006 by upgrading erstwhile Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering, Murthal through an Act 29 of 2006 of the Legislature of the state of Haryana with the vision to facilitate and promote studies and research in emerging areas of higher education with focus on new frontiers of science, engineering, technology, architecture and management studies, humanities, and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields. The University has been considered eligible for grants under Section 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956 in March, 2009. The University has got affiliating status and the technical and professional College/Institutes located in the District Sonepat have been affiliated to the University. Six B.Tech programmes of the University have also been accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). University has a Central Instrumentation Laboratory which is available to scholars belong to different depts or outside institute as central research facility.

History

It was known as the Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering, Murthal until the government of Haryana upgraded it to University in 2006. Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal came into being on 6th November 2006 by upgrading erstwhile Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering, Murthal through an Act 29 of 2006 of the Legislature of the state of Haryana with the vision to facilitate and promote studies and research in emerging areas of higher education with focus on new frontiers of science, engineering, technology, architecture and management studies, humanities, and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields. The University has been considered eligible for grants under Section 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956 in March, 2009. The University has got affiliating status and the technical and professional College/Institutes located in the District Sonepat have been affiliated to the University. Six B.Tech programmes of the University have also been accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). [1]

Location

The university is located on National Highway No. 44 at a distance of 50 km from I.S.B.T., Delhi and at a distance of 8 km from Sonipat railway station. The sprawling campus of the College has been developed on 273 acres (1.10 km2) of land which falls within the industrial and commercial belt extending from Kundli to Panipat. The site has a strategic location in that it is near the national capital while being in the clean and unpolluted environment of the country side.

Departments

The Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology has started functioning from the session 2010-11. It offers M.Tech and Ph.D. programmes. This department combines the cutting edge areas of Materials Science and Nano-technology and is committed to train students in all aspects of modern materials including metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic and optical materials and materials characterization. Modern state of the art laboratories are coming up with modern equipment and facilities. The faculty members of the department are actively engaged in the forefront domains of research and have individual Major Research Projects from Govt. funding agencies like DST, UGC etc.

Facilities

Canteen of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science and Technology

The university has a small dome shaped canteen constructed left on the way towards the university campus. University also provides free vehicle parking facility to the students, teachers and assistant staff of the university.

Hostels

A click of a boys hostel in Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science and Technology

University campus has a total of 7 hostels, three for girls and rest 4 for the boys. The capacity of girls hostel is 450 while the boys hostels in all can accommodate 966 students. Each hostel has a common room also known as club that is equipped with LCD TV for audio/visual entertainment of students. It also has mess facility and WiFi facility.[2]

S.No. Boys Hostel Girls Hostel
1 K.S. Krishnan Hall (BH-1) Gargi Hall (GH)
2 Chandrashekhar Hall (BH-2) Kalpana Chawla Hall (KCH)
3 Hargobind Khurana Hall (BH-3) Mother Teresa Hall (MTH)
4 Aryabhat Hall (BH-4)

Foreign collaborations

To promote research in specific domains University has signed up with the following foreign institutions

The University is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About University". dcrustm.org. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hostel Facilities". dcrustm.ac.in. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Deenbandhu University collaborates with German University". indiancolleges.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University in student exchange collaboration with Germany's HOL varsity". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. ↑ www.acu.ac.uk
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