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Bankura University

Bankura University is a public state university in Bankura, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature notified in the Kolkata Gazette.[3] It offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Bankura University
বাঁকুড়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Mottoउत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत (Sanskrit)
uttiṣṭhata jāgrata (ISO)
Motto in English
Arise, awake
TypePublic State University
Established2014; 10 years ago (2014)
AccreditationNAAC with Grade "B"
Academic affiliation
Endowment₹4.5825 crore (US$550,000) (2021–22 est.)[1]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorGoutam Buddha Sural (acting)
DeanJayanta Kumar Saha
RegisterDr. Saurabh Dutta (additional charge)
Academic staff
60[2]
Students1,180[2]
Postgraduates970[2]
210[2]
Location
Bankura
,
West Bengal
,
722155
,
India

23°16′39″N 87°05′06″E / 23.2775°N 87.0851°E / 23.2775; 87.0851
CampusRural
SymbolBankura horse
AcronymBKU
Colors🟦 Sky blue
Websitewww.bankurauniv.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata

History

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Bankura University was established by the West Bengal Act XIX of 2013 and the assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, of 6 January 2014.[4][5]

Campus and Location

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The university has four academic campuses in the Bankura district — Purandarpur Campus, Puabagan Campus, Mithila Campus, and the Chhandar Campus.

Organisation and Administration

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Governance

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The Vice-chancellor of the Bankura University is the chief executive officer of the university. Deb Narayan Bandyopadhyay is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.

List of All Vice-Chancellors
No. Name
1. Prof. Deb Narayan Bandyopadhyay
2. Prof. Goutam Buddha Sural (Acting)

Schools and Departments

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Bankura University has 13 departments organized into three schools.[6][7]

  • School of Science

Thus School consists of the departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.

  • School of Literature, Language, and Culture Studies

This school consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, and Santali.

  • School of Social Sciences

This school consists of the departments of History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, Social Work, and Law.

Affiliations

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Bankura University is an affiliating university and has jurisdiction over the colleges of the Bankura district of West Bengal, India.[8]

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Govt./Govt.-Aided General Degree Colleges-

  1. BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE(101)
  2. BANKURA SAMMILANI COLLEGE(102)
  3. B.Z.S MAHILA MAHAVIDYAPITH (103)
  4. BARJORA COLLEGE (104)
  5. BIRSHA MUNDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE(105)
  6. CHATRA RAMAI PANDIT MAHAVIDYALAYA (106)
  7. Chhatna Chandidas Mahavidyalaya(107)
  8. GOBINDA PRASAD MAHAVIDYALAYA(108)
  9. INDAS MAHAVIDYALAYA (109)
  10. JAMINI ROY COLLEGE(110)
  11. KHATRA ADIBASI MAHAVIDYALAYA (111)
  12. ONDA THANA MAHAVIDYALAYA(112)
  13. PANCHMURA MAHAVIDYALAYA (113)
  14. P. R. M.S Mahavidyalaya(114)
  15. PATRASAYER MAHAVIDYALAYA (115)
  16. RAIPUR BLOCK MAHAVIDYALAYA (116)
  17. RAMANANDA COLLEGE (117)
  18. SALDIHA COLLEGE (118)
  19. SALTORA NETAJI CENTENARY COLLEGE (119)
  20. SONAMUKHI COLLEGE (120)
  21. S. D. D. Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya(121)
  22. KABI JAGADRAM ROY GOVT. GENERAL DEGREE COLLEGE (122)
  23. GOVT. GEN. DEGREE COLLEGE AT RANIBANDH(123)
  24. AKUI KAMALABALA WOMENS COLLEGE (124)
  25. Institute of Computer and Information Science(125)
  26. SARSUNA LAW COLLEGE

Academics

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Accreditation

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Bankura University is recognized under Section 2(f) of UGC Act, 1956.

Bankura University (BKU) has been awarded with a CGPA of 2.4 (Grade B) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "NIRF 2020" (PDF). Bankura University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Bankura University Act 2013" (PDF). wbhed.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Bankura University Bill passed". The Hindu. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. ^ "CM to inaugurate varsity in Bankura". The Statesman. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Bankura University :: Bankura :: West Bengal". bankurauniv.ac.in.
  7. ^ "Schools of the Bankura University". bankurauniv.ac.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Affiliated Colleges of the Bankura University". bankurauniv.ac.in. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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