Highly innovative and rapidly growing, Usha Martin University (UMU) is one of the most famous higher education universities of Jharkhand. It was Established in 2012, as a state private university. The high quality, employment-friendly, and superlative programmes of UMU, Ranchi, which are available at all academic levels, can be pursued quite economically. These vocational, professional, and research-oriented courses and programs are stipulated separately in paragraphs below. The main and ultimate aims of UMU are the following :- extending top-notch and cost-effective higher education to ambitious students and professionals in diverse disciplines, belonging to Jharkhand and other States of India; nurturing and promoting multifaceted learning, skill development, and innovative research studies; and contribute significantly to the industrial, social, and economic growth of Jharkhand and the whole nation at large. The high quality and prolific courses of UMU can be classified into the following broad Categories :- 1.Diploma Courses 2.Undergraduate/Postgraduate Courses 3.Integrated Courses 4. Research-oriented programs (M.Phil. and Ph.D.). These courses/programs are conducted in the broad disciplines of Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Commerce & Business Management, Engineering, Computers & Information Technology, Journalism, Agriculture and Law. Many more educational and professional streams/subjects will soon be included. By dint of fast and steady progress since its inception, UMU has been earning far and wide prominence, and most recently it won the following recognition and award :1. The "Best Upcoming University in Jharkhand" --- honored during the mega educational ceremony of the ‘National Education Excellence Award 2017' organized by College & Campus.2. "University of the Year 2017" – adjudged by the nationwide famous magazine Higher Education Review.