Kumaun University Nainital
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Kumaun University Nainital
Kumaun University – Nainital, (Uttarakhand)
Found: 1973
Type: University
Contact number: +91-05942-235563 or 235562
Email address: registrar@kuntl.in or registrarnainital@gmail.com
Nainital is well known for its unending scenic beauty and splendor natural resources. Besides
this Nainital is also the divisional head office of Kumoun University that contain about the list of
35 affiliated colleges and almost same number of affiliated professional institutes spread over the
Kumaun Region. The University was started in 1 December, 1973 under UP state act and it has
contains three campuses located at Nainital, Almora and Bhimtal. The area covered by Kumoun
University is approx. 155 acres which is quite impressive. The Kumoun University campus in
Nainital is known as DSB campus, KU campus Bhimtal and another one in Almora is named as
christened SSJ Campus. These beautifully designed campuses merge in perfectly with beautiful
surrounding architecture and extreme breath taking scenery.
With headquarter based in Nainital, Kumoun University is “residential cum affiliating”
university, plus permanent member of AIU i.e. association of Indian universities. From the time
of its existence it has been consistently offered excellent research and high quality teaching
in its campuses with emphasis on kumaun region. Academic courses have been separated in
the both Nainital campus and Almora campus to ensure the same regional representation and
development. The study programs offered by this university are varied from conventional
programs, pharmacy, biotechnology and tourism to the professional courses such as taxation,
functional English, and tourism. Except this gigantic plants & herbs, as well as minerals, rocks
and eco system can be studied at the university. Kumaun University is also raised up awareness
in the wide range of topics including medical plants, development of tribes, symmetries and
conversation, economic resources, and environment.
Prominent features of Kumaun University
The university has 3 large campuses, named as DSB Campus in Nainital, SS Jeena and bhimtal
campus. The academic courses of the university is divided in 6 faculty departments namely-
science, commerce, engineering & technologies, law, arts and education.
Number of affiliated colleges: 35
Build-up area of this university: Approx. 2, 20,500 sq. meters
Courses offered by Kumaun University
Master of science- botany
Master of commerce
Master of science- statistics
Master of science- physics
Master of Science – zoology
Master of arts-economics
Master of arts-education
Master of arts-English
Master of arts- Hindi
Master of arts- Geography
Master of arts- home science
Master of arts- psychology
Master of arts- sociology
Master of arts- Sanskrit
Admission: as per association of Indian University records for year 2001, over 38,000 students,
with equal ratio of female and male students are listed. Admission of students in colleges is
approx. 17,000 and it changing from 50 to 7,500
Library facility: it has more than 20,000 reference books.
Kumaun University contact address is for coming year’s admissions, results, and other
information stuff related exam dates,
Kumaun University –District Nainital, (Uttarakhand), India
Contact number: +91-05942-235563 or 235562
Email address: registrar@kuntl.in or registrarnainital@gmail.com