Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences


Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, formerly Karunya University, is a private residential institute deemed to be university in Coimbatore, India. It was founded by D. G. S. Dhinakaran and his son Paul Dhinakaran.

Accreditation

Karunya University was accredited in 2014 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with an "A" grade.

Rankings

The university was ranked in the 101–150 band among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020, in the 101–150 band overall and 80 among the engineering rankings.

Controversy

In November 2017, Karunya was ordered to close two off-campus centres in Periyanaickenpalayam and Lakshmi Mills, which were opened without permission. In addition, a letter from the UGC showed that Karunya has not renewed its deemed-to-be-university status, which expired in 2007. The institute has agreed to close the centres, leaving 750 students to find other solutions, since the courses they were pursuing are not offered at Karunya's main campus. The UGC had also formed a committee of experts to inspect the institution. Acting on the recommendations of said committee in June 2018, an extension to the deemed-to-be-university status was granted for a period of five years.