Are admissions open in Directorate of Distance Education, Kurukshetra University?

The Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University is Professor Som Nath Sachdeva. He was appointed in November 2020. He is an alumnus of Kurukshetra University. He has a Doctorate in Civil Engineering and more than 38 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and administration. 

Kurukshetra University is a public state university that is owned and run by the Government of Haryana. Some more details of KUK:

• Chancellor: The Governor of Haryana (ex-officio head of state universities in Haryana)
• Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Som Nath Sachdeva

The library offers a flexible schedule through out the year in order to meet the requirements of the students'' academic schedulse. Working hours of the Circulation Counter are from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. (Monday to Saturday, excluding gazetted holidays). The timings of Reading Area of Ranganathan b

The stream/course-specific rankings for Kurukshetra Universwity are:

• India Today 2026: Ranked #32 among the Top Government Engineering Colleges in India.
• India Today 2026 (B.Tech Specific): Ranked #129 across all B.Tech institutions nationally.
• NIRF 2024: Placed within the 201–300 band for Engine

Yes, KUK is an internationally acclaimed university. QS University Rankings are acclaimed rankings released annually by QS Top Universities. In 2026, Kurukshetra University ranked #951–1000 overall in Asia and #=312 under the Southern Asia category according to QS University Rankings.