# Kumaun University

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Last verified: 2026-10-24

Kumaun University (Nainital, Uttarakhand) is a recognised state university. UGC status: 2(f) & 12B.

## Facts
- Type: State University
- UGC status: 2(f) & 12B
- UGC Section 12(B): Yes (about UGC grants only; it does not decide whether degrees are valid)
- State: Uttarakhand
- AISHE code: U-0562 (from its NIRF 2025 ID)
- NIRF 2025: Pharmacy #73
- Address: Sleepy Hallow,Mallital,Nainital 263001
- Official website (as listed by UGC): http://www.kunainital.ac.in

## Online programmes approved by UGC-DEB for 2026-27
Kumaun University is not on the UGC-DEB list for online programmes in 2026-27.

## Distance (ODL) programmes approved by UGC-DEB for 2026-27
Kumaun University is not on the UGC-DEB list for distance (odl) programmes in 2026-27.

## Technical degrees on campus
Kumaun University does not need separate AICTE approval for regular on-campus technical degrees (Supreme Court, Bharathidasan University v AICTE, 2001). Colleges affiliated to it need their own AICTE approval.

## Never valid by distance or online
Engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy, architecture, law, agriculture, hotel management and Ph.D.