Kumaun University, Nainital, under the dynamic leadership and initiatives of the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Prof. N. K. Joshi has established a plateform for assisting students aspiring for competitive examinations. Towards this objectives a Competitive Examination Center has been established with the  Hon'ble Vice Chancellor as the chief patron.

The Center aims at envolving all the stakeholders-students, faculty members and allumini in this endeavour. A focused approach centering on students will be adopted to equip them with inputs for taking competitive examinations like Central and State Civil Services, UGC-NET, Defence, Banking and other similar competitive examinations. Students are encouraged to play an active role in this, they will be offered relevent and timely assistance for fullfilling their aspirations.