Ranchi University
Ranchi University is a public teaching-cum-affiliating university located in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, India. Established in 1960, the university now spans five districts of Jharkhand. These include Ranchi, Gumla, Khunti, Simdega and Lohardaga. The current acting Vice-Chancellor of Ranchi University is R. K. Pandey.
History
RU was established on 12 July 1960 and its first vice chancellor was Bishnudeo Narayan Singh.In 1992, university was bifurcated to create Vinoba Bhave University, reducing its area by nearly half for proper administration. In 2009 university was divided twice – in January to create Nilamber Pitamber University, at Medininagar, and in August 2009 to create Kolhan University, at Chaibasa.
Facilities
The university has a central library with approximately 150,000 books. There are a total of two male hostels and four female hostels in the university campus situated at Kutchery Road, Ranchi.Administration
Like most state universities in India, the Chancellor of the university is the governor of the state - the Governor of Bihar until the inception of Jharkhand on 15 November 2000 and the Governor of Jharkhand since then. The chief executive of the university is the Vice-Chancellor.Vice Chancellors of the Ranchi University
| # | Name | Incumbency | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | Bishnudeo Narayan Singh | Permanent | 12 July 1960 | 15 August 1962 |
| 2 | Sharang Dhar Singh | Permanent | 16 August 1962 | 15 October 1965 |
| 3 | Hare Krishna Lal | Temporary | 16 October 1965 | 16 November 1965 |
| 4 | A. F. Markham | Permanent | 17 November 1965 | 26 September 1969 |
| 5 | George Jacob | Permanent | 26 September 1969 | 21 October 1970 |
| 6 | Govind Minj | Temporary | 22 October 1970 | 24 December 1970 |
| 7 | B. N. Rohtagi | Permanaent | 24 December 1970 | 24 April 1972 |
| 8 | Nandeshwar Prasad | Temporary | 1 May 1972 | 14 May 1972 |
| 9 | K. Abraham | Temporary | 15 May 1972 | 2 September 1972 |
| 10 | R. S. Mandal | Permanent | 3 September 1972 | 6 November 1975 |
| 11 | A. K. Dhan | Permanent | 7 November 1975 | 10 January 1977 |
| 12 | Shaligram Singh | Permanent | 11 January 1977 | 28 August 1978 |
| 13 | N. L. Nadda | Permanent | 31 August 1978 | 21 April 1980 |
| 14 | Kumar Suresh Singh | Temporary | 22 April 1980 | 9 July 1980 |
| 15 | K. C. Bose | Temporary | 10 July 1980 | 16 November 1980 |
| 16 | A. K. Dhan | Permanent | 17 November 1980 | 14 February 1984 |
| 17 | Bishwanath Singh | Permanent | 15 February 1984 | 6 November 1985 |
| 18 | Sachidanand | Permanent | 6 November 1985 | 2 July 1986 |
| 19 | R. D. Munda | Temporary | 2 July 1986 | 26 January 1987 |
| 20 | R. D. Munda | Permanent | 27 January 1987 | 10 August 1988 |
| 21 | S. Patankar | Temporary | 11 August 1988 | 16 December 1988 |
| 22 | Lal Saheb Singh | Permanent | 17 December 1988 | 24 June 1990 |
| 23 | A. K. Singh | Permanent | 25 June 1990 | 26 August 1992 |
| 24 | K. K. Nag | Permanent | 26 August 1992 | 31 January 1996 |
| 25 | D. P. Gupta | Permanent | 1 February 1996 | 28 November 1997 |
| 26 | C. R. Laha | Temporary | 29 November 1997 | 2 April 1998 |
| 27 | S. S. Hussain | Temporary | 3 April 1998 | 3 March 1999 |
| 28 | L. C. C. N. Shahdeo | Permanent | 4 March 1999 | 4 June 2000 |
| 29 | Phool Singh | Temporary | 13 June 2000 | 29 November 2000 |
| 30 | S. S. Hussain | Temporary | 26 December 2000 | 8 April 2001 |
| 31 | Amit Khare | Temporary | 9 April 2001 | 10 June 2001 |
| 32 | Amit Khare | Temporary | 1 July 2001 | 10 July 2001 |
| 33 | L. C. C. N. Shahdeo | Permanent | 11 July 2001 | 3 March 2002 |
| 34 | Anand Bhushan | Temporary | 4 March 2002 | 31 December 2002 |
| 35 | S. S. Kushwaha | Permanent | 1 January 2003 | 31 December 2005 |
| 36 | A. A. Khan | Permanent | 1 January 2006 | 31 December 2011 |
| 37 | V. P. Sharan | Temporary | 1 January 2012 | 31 January 2012 |
| 38 | L. N. Bhagat | Permanent | 1 February 2012 | 31 January 2015 |
| 39 | M. Raziuddin | Temporary | 1 February 2015 | 2 March 2015 |
| 40 | R. K. Pandey | Permanent | 3 March 2015 | incumbent |
Administration: SENATOR
Education in Ranchi University
There are 15 constituent colleges and 29 affiliated colleges of Ranchi University. The colleges under Ranchi University offer courses in Medical, Engineering, Management, Science, Arts and Law streams.| Affiliated colleges | Constituent colleges | Institutes |
| Basia College, Basia, Gumla | Birsa College, Khunti | Abdul Razak Memorial Nursing College, Irba, Ranchi. |
| Dumri College, Dumri, Gumla | B.N.J. College, Sisai, Gumla | Alice Institute of Technology, Ranchi |
| Gossner College, Ranchi | B.S. College, Lohardaga | Cambridge Institute of Technology |
| K.O. College, Ratu, Ranchi | Doranda College, Ranchi | Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi |
| Lady Shri B.K.Singh College, Lohardaga | J.N. College, Dhurwa, Ranchi | Institute of Management Studies, Ranchi |
| Maulana Azad College, Ranchi | K.C. Bhagat College, Bero, Ranchi | Metas Adventist College |
| Nirmala College, Ranchi | Kartik Oraon College, Gumla | NIFFT |
| P.V.A.E. College, Chainpur, Gumla | Mandar College, Mandar, Ranchi | Nilai Educational Trust's Group of Institutions, Ranchi |
| Ram Tahal Chaudhry College, Ormanjhi, Ranchi | Marwari Boys' College, Ranchi | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi |
| Sanjay Gandhi Memorial College, Ranchi | Panch Pargana Kisan College, Bundu, Ranchi | RINPAS |
| S.K. Bage College, Kolebira, Gumla | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College, Ranchi | R T C Institute of Technology, Ormanjhi, Ranchi |
| Silli College, Silli, Ranchi | Ranchi Women's College | S.N.Sinha Institute of Business Management, Dhurwa, Ranchi |
| St. Joseph College, Torpa, Khunti | Simdega College, Simdega | |
| St. Paul's College, Ranchi | Suraj Singh Memorial College, Ranchi | |
| St. Xavier's College, Ranchi | Degree Standard Women's College, Khunti | |
| St. Xavier's College, Simdega | ||
| Tana Bhagat College, Gaghra, Gumla | ||
| Uttri Karnpura Sharmik Mahavidyalay, Dakra, Ranchi | ||
| Yogoda Satsanga Mahavidyalaya, Ranchi |
Controversy
University since its inception have undergone through many changes, some were acceptable and others inappropriate. University is unable to audit it financial affairs, every year which makes it an easy target for officers and staffs for corrupt practices. In 2011 there were instances where registrar and financial officer were engaged in embezzlement of funds provided by UGC for paying arrears to Teacher and Non- Teaching Staff. This was a loss for Ranchi University with accused still on loose. The accused son was arrested, with finance officer still absconding.In 2000, the Vigilance Bureau of the Bihar Government arrested its vice chancellor L.C.C.N Shahdeo for being involved as a mastermind in a racket for appointing undeserving people to the teaching and non-teaching staff of 40 colleges affiliated to the Ranchi University.
D.P. Gupta, the then vice-chancellor of the Ranchi University took severe measures to make an audit of Ranchi University books from 1985 onwards. The audit revealed mass scale bungling of exam and registration fees running into crores with university officers colluding with college principals in submitting fake bank challans, payment of bogus T.A. bills worth into lakh of rupees, unlimited over time payments, non maintenance of even cash books over the years. Audit reports revealed financial irregularities and university staff has taken help of anti-social elements to terrorise the auditors.
In a meeting of the Public Account Committee of the Jharkhand Assembly held in 2006, Account General revealed that heads of various departments, lectures and non teaching employees of Ranchi University have taken Rs.6.43 crores as an advance and this amount has not been adjusted to their salaries. In June itself, the RU administration, in response to the matter raised in the State Assembly, instructed the heads of the postgraduate departments and the principals of the 34 constituent colleges to submit the expenditure receipts of the advance given to them, in the main for conducting examinations. The unaccounted expenses date back to so long that the heads of the departments and principals, in whose names the money was issued, have either retired or do not hold those posts any longer.
On April 2007, university administration lodged an FIR against its 24 office staff, involved in embezzlement of funds maintained in Pension and Gratuity Account including other heads of accounts by creating fake documents. It was believed that it involved white collared officials as well.
There was also a case, where an external person / non-employee
was working in sensitive Examination department for more than nine months without being caught. On every second day there was question paper leak and tapering of answer sheet.
Furthermore, three teachers were appointed in the constituent college of the university who forged their degree certificate and marksheet. It came to the notice of university administration, but no actions were taken. The accused drew salary for 10 years due to lack of efficiency in incompetent authorities.
A scandal got caught where teachers drawing pension, retired prior to 2016, had their salary fixed under 7th Pay Commission by University Administration and State Government paid lakhs rupees to University for illegal payments.
Salary arrear scam came into light when Ranchi University procured Rs.99.60 Crores for 1013 teachers, but in legal sense 860 teachers would have to be paid arrears.