Shri Rukmani Dwarkadhish University of Science and Technology (SRDU) is a State Private University in the Namchi area of Sikkim. The current UGC record now lists the university and shows 7 January 2026 as the date of establishment / Gazette notification in the UGC university record.
Statutory history: the Shri Rukmani Dwarkadhish University of Science and Technology Act, 2024 (Act No. 12 of 2024) received the Governor's assent on 20 June 2025 and was published by the Government of Sikkim on 17 July 2025. The later Sikkim Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2025 repealed the individual university Acts while continuing the corresponding universities under the new common framework.
Effective establishment under the current framework: SRDU's current accreditation page states that the Government of Sikkim notified the university under the 2025 Act with effect from 7 January 2026. This aligns with the current UGC record and is the date CITM now uses for the university's current establishment entry.
2026–27 admission context: the university's current admissions portal publishes Admissions 2026–27 for UG, PG, diploma, PG diploma, certificate, vocational and Ph.D. programmes. Partners should verify the exact active programme, eligibility, campus requirement, fee, intake and admission notice before counselling.
Programme-specific approvals: the university publishes documents relating to AICTE and other bodies on its recognition pages. These should be checked against the exact programme and approval period. Law, pharmacy, technical, health, teacher-education and other regulated programmes require their applicable regulator verification. Any ODL or online offering must additionally be checked against current UGC-DEB entitlement.