GURU KASHI UNIVERSITY

Guru Kashi University (GKU) is a private university in Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, established by the Guru Kashi University Act 2011 (Punjab Act No. 37 of 2011). Its origins trace back to Guru Gobind Singh Polytechnic College, founded in 1998, followed by the establishment of the Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Technology in 2001, the Guru Gobind Singh College of Education in 2005, and further institutions in 2006 and 2009, culminating in the university's formal creation in 2011. The university spans over 100 acres, about 33 kilometres from Bathinda, and includes hostels, sports facilities, a gymnasium, an auditorium, agricultural farms, orchards, herbal gardens, and a library. It is governed by a Board of Management and Academic Council, with S. Gurlabh Singh Sidhu as Chancellor and Dr. Rameshwar Singh as Vice-Chancellor. GKU offers undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and diploma programmes through faculties including Engineering and Technology, Visual and Performing Arts, Sciences, Humanities and Language, Agriculture, Health and Allied Sciences, Management and Commerce, Computing, and a School of Law, serving over 7,000 students.