Gurukul Kangri University

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29°55′18″N 78°7′39″E / 29.92167°N 78.12750°E / 29.92167; 78.12750

Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University)

Former name	Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya
Type	Public Deemed Institute (1962)
Established	1902
Founder	Swami Shraddhanand
Accreditation	UGC, NAAC A, AICTE
Budget	100 crores
Chancellor	Satya Pal Singh
Vice-Chancellor	Prof Ambuj Kumar sharma( Officiating)
Students	6000+
Location	Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India , 249404 , India 29°55′12.16″N 78°7′22.69″E / 29.9200444°N 78.1229694°E / 29.9200444; 78.1229694
Campus	Urban, 500 acres, (2.02 square kilometres)
Nickname	GK (DU)
Affiliations	UGC AICTE
Website	www.gkv.ac.in

Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) ('गुरुकुल कांगड़ी समविश्वविद्यालय') is a Government-funded Deemed to be University u/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956 located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.^[1] It is fully funded by UGC/ Govt. of India. It is NAAC "A" grade accredited.^[2] Situated near the bank of the Ganges, Haridwar and about 200 km from New Delhi.^[3] Gurukula Kangri has 25 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Vedic Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management programs with a strong emphasis on Vedic and Modern Sciences and technological education and research.^[4] The university has signed about 34 memorandums of understanding with industries, universities, NGOs, and institutions.^[5]