Tumkur University, established in the year 2004, has gained significance as one of the young universities in the country and has been recognized as an institution of higher learning on par with high profile national institutions. It is a State University, established to cater to the educational needs of Tumakuru district where the majority of students hail from the rural background.Since its inception, the University has been witnessing tremendous growth in the development of its academic profile and infrastructural facilities. Within a short span of thirteen years, the University has been successful in being recognized as an Institute of National Eminence by the UGC, besides being recognized under section 12 (B) of the UGC Act 1956 and also successfully gaining 'B' grade by the NAAC accreditation.Recently, the university has been rated as a 'Three Star' institution under the Karnataka State Universities Rating Framework (KSURF) released by the Karnataka State Higher Education Council, Bengaluru. The evaluation was based on the criteria of Knowledge Production, Knowledge Transmission and Social Inclusiveness, besides taking into consideration the performance of the university in the domain of research, innovation, teaching, generating employment opportunities, providing basic amenities, inclusiveness and making social impact.Seventeen Departments of Postgraduate Studies and Research in the faculties of Science and Technology, Arts, Commerce and Management; two Constituent Colleges, the University College of Arts and the University College of Science; and more than eighty-six affiliated Colleges constitute the universe of the Tumkur University. The ever swelling academic profile of the University constantly witnesses the highly qualified faculty of the University who have been regularly publishing scientific and research papers in refereed international journals and other new media, in addition to participating in conferences, workshops and other academic events.The University offers PhD Programmes in all the faculties. The research profile of the University includes 62 Research projects from various funding agencies such as Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), UGC, ICSSR, ICHR, Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST), Government of Karnataka, and the British Council, etc.The Prasaranga, publication division of the University, has so far brought out several research-based books, besides bringing out a University Newsletter and two scholarly refereed journals including Pragmata: Journal of Human Sciences and Lokajnana: Journal of Cultural Studies in Kannada.In addition, the University has had significant academic collaborations with several organizations and institutions of national importance including the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore; Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; Intel, India; University of Rouen, France, National Law School of India University, Bangalore; and Mangalore University.The gleaming history of the University owes its glory also to eminent scientists, Nobel Laureates, Spiritual Leaders including the 14th Dalai Lama who have visited the University. Our students and faculty have been immensely benefited by their interaction with scientists like Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and several other thinkers and educationistsWell defined strategy is a primary requirement to achieve the desired objective. The time has now come to realize that the image of a university as a temple of ivory tower of closed academic learning for limited number of students has become the part of history. No university can isolate itself from the changes that are taking place elsewhere. Keeping all these factors in the mind the university in its wisdom has adopted the following strategy to achieve its Vision and Mission statement.
