University of Mysore
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About University of Mysore
According to Wikipedia, The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV and the premiership of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission for offering higher studies degree courses on-campus as well as online. It was inaugurated on 27 July 1916. Its first chancellor was the maharaja himself; the first Vice-Chancellor was H. V. Nanjundaiah. This was the first university outside of British administered Indian provinces, the sixth in the Indian subcontinent as a whole, and the first in Karnataka. It is a state university of the affiliating type, and was deemed autonomous within the Republic of India on 3 March 1956, when it gained recognition from the University Grants Commission.
What Is University of Mysore Known For?
University of Mysore is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Literature
- Physics
- Education
- Communications
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- History
- Engineering
- Law
- Business
- Biology
- Mathematics
- Medical
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Computer Science
- Chemistry
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- Earth Sciences
- Social Work
- Nursing
University of Mysore's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much University of Mysore's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
University of Mysore ranks #306 worldwide for influence in Literature.
University of Mysore ranks #298 worldwide for influence in Physics.
University of Mysore ranks #1063 worldwide for influence in Education.
University of Mysore ranks #799 worldwide for influence in Communications.
University of Mysore ranks #818 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
University of Mysore ranks #614 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
University of Mysore ranks #817 worldwide for influence in History.
University of Mysore ranks #1390 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
University of Mysore ranks #826 worldwide for influence in Law.
University of Mysore ranks #2038 worldwide for influence in Business.
University of Mysore ranks #1245 worldwide for influence in Biology.
University of Mysore ranks #1305 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
University of Mysore ranks #1862 worldwide for influence in Medical.
University of Mysore ranks #670 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
University of Mysore ranks #1187 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
University of Mysore ranks #1478 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
University of Mysore ranks #1206 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
University of Mysore ranks #685 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
University of Mysore ranks #916 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
University of Mysore ranks #870 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
University of Mysore ranks #2387 worldwide for influence in Economics.
University of Mysore ranks #1872 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
University of Mysore ranks #1868 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
University of Mysore ranks #5628 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesWho Are University of Mysore's Most Influential Alumni?
University of Mysore's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Physics, Literature, and Philosophy. Here are some of University of Mysore's most famous alumni:
- Kuvempu
- An Indian poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker.
- C. N. R. Rao
- An Indian chemist.
- Raimon Panikkar
- A Spanish-Indian Catholic priest and theologian .
- A. K. Ramanujan
- An Indian linguist .
- Roddam Narasimha
- An Indian scientist.
- J. A. K. Tareen
- An Indian academic.
- S. Srikanta Sastri
- A Historian, Indologist, Polyglot.
- B. V. Sreekantan
- An Indian astrophysicist.
- S. N. Balagangadhara
- An Indian philosopher.
- K. Chidananda Gowda
- An Indian academic.
- K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar
- An Indian writer, vice-chancellor.
- M. R. S. Rao
- An Indian scientist.
