Sikkim university - wikipedia Sikkim university Sikkim University Type Central Established 2006 Chancellor Justice Ruma Pal Vice-Chancellor Jyoti Prakash Tamang ( Officiating ) Location Gangtok, Sikkim, India Campus Urban Website www.cus.ac.in Sikkim University is a central university established under an Act of Parliament of India. It is in Gangtok. The campus is expected to be built at Yangang in South Sikkim district, about 56 kilometres ( 35 mi ) from Gangtok. Its first chancellor was M.S. Swaminathan ; Mahendra P. Lama was the first vice chancellor. In 2008 the university started from four departments -- Social System and Anthropology ; Peace and Conflict Studies and Management ; International Relations / Politics ; and Microbiology. The university offers traditional courses in humanities, physical and life sciences and forestry along with non-traditional courses that are unique and related to the state including subjects like ethnic history, mountain studies, border studies, and hill music and culture. All the colleges in the state of Sikkim are affiliated to this university. In 2016 Bitu Subba became the first to successfully complete a PhD from Sikkim University. References Jump up ^ `` From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk ''. www.cus.ac.in. Retrieved 9 March 2018. Jump up ^ The Sikkim University Act, 2006, No. 10 of 2007. Jump up ^ `` Sikkim VC swipe at government on land ''. The Telegraph. December 29, 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012. Jump up ^ `` Prof Tanka Bahadur Subba, New VC of Sikkim University ''. Northeast Today. September 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012. Jump up ^ `` The Voice of Sikkim ''. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 02. External links Official website Colleges affiliated with Sikkim University Sikkim Government College, Tadong Sikkim Government College, Geyzing West Sikkim Namchi Government College Pakim Palatine College, Pakyong Universities in Sikkim Private Universities Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management University SRM University, Sikkim Sikkim Manipal University ICFAI University, Sikkim Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University Central university Sikkim University Central universities of India Central universities Aligarh Muslim University Assam University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Banaras Hindu University Central Agricultural University Dr. Hari Singh Gour University English and Foreign Languages University Indian Maritime University Indira Gandhi National Open University Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Jamia Millia Islamia Jawaharlal Nehru University Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Manipur University Maulana Azad National Urdu University Mizoram University Nagaland University North Eastern Hill University Pondicherry University Rajiv Gandhi University Sikkim University Tezpur University Tripura University University of Allahabad University of Delhi University of Hyderabad Visva - Bharati University New central universities ( 19 ) Central University of South Bihar Central University of Gujarat Central University of Himachal Pradesh Central University of Haryana Central University of Jammu Central University of Jharkhand Central University of Karnataka Central University of Kashmir Central University of Kerala Central University of Orissa Central University of Punjab Central University of Rajasthan Central University of Tamil Nadu Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Mahatma Gandhi Central University Nalanda University Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University South Asian University Established or granted central university status in 2009 or afterwards. 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Question: who is the first vice chancellor of sikkim university
Answer: Mahendra P. Lama