Sido Kanhu Murmu University

Sido Kanhu Murmu University
सिदो कान्हू मुर्मू विश्वविद्यालय
Seal of Sido Kanhu Murmu University
Former names
Siddhu Kanhu University
MottoNīrakṣīravivekinī Vidyā (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Knowledge is that which discerns between milk and water
TypePublic University
Established1992 (1992)
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
ChancellorGovernor of Jharkhand
Vice-ChancellorKunul Kandir
Location, ,
India - 814110

24°16′24″N 87°17′13″E / 24.27333°N 87.28694°E / 24.27333; 87.28694
CampusUrban, 109 acres (44 ha)
AcronymSKMU
Websiteskmu.ac.in

Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU), formerly Siddhu Kanhu University, is a public state university situated in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand state in eastern India. It has its headquarters at Dumka, the second capital of Jharkhand. The university offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various streams and have 27 constituent colleges and 15 affiliated colleges across six districts of Jharkhand.