Bankura University
বাঁকুড়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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| Motto | उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत (Sanskrit) uttiṣṭhata jāgrata (ISO) |
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Motto in English | Arise, awake |
| Type | Public State University |
| Established | 2014 |
| Accreditation | NAAC with Grade "B" |
Academic affiliation | |
| Endowment | ₹4.5825 crore (US$550,000) (2021–22 est.)[1] |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Goutam Buddha Sural (acting) |
| Dean | Jayanta Kumar Saha |
| Register | Dr. Saurabh Dutta (additional charge) |
Academic staff | 60[2] |
| Students | 1,180[2] |
| Postgraduates | 970[2] |
| 210[2] | |
| Location | , , 722155 , India 23°16′39″N 87°05′06″E / 23.2775°N 87.0851°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Symbol | Bankura horse |
| Acronym | BKU |
| Colors | 🟦 Sky blue |
| Website | www |
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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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]The university has four academic campuses in the Bankura district — Purandarpur Campus, Puabagan Campus, Mithila Campus, and the Chhandar Campus.
Organisation and Administration
[edit]Governance
[edit]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.
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. Deb Narayan Bandyopadhyay |
| 2. | Prof. Goutam Buddha Sural (Acting) |
Schools and Departments
[edit]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
[edit]Bankura University is an affiliating university and has jurisdiction over the colleges of the Bankura district of West Bengal, India.[8]
Govt./Govt.-Aided General Degree Colleges-
- BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE(101)
- BANKURA SAMMILANI COLLEGE(102)
- B.Z.S MAHILA MAHAVIDYAPITH (103)
- BARJORA COLLEGE (104)
- BIRSHA MUNDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE(105)
- CHATRA RAMAI PANDIT MAHAVIDYALAYA (106)
- Chhatna Chandidas Mahavidyalaya(107)
- GOBINDA PRASAD MAHAVIDYALAYA(108)
- INDAS MAHAVIDYALAYA (109)
- JAMINI ROY COLLEGE(110)
- KHATRA ADIBASI MAHAVIDYALAYA (111)
- ONDA THANA MAHAVIDYALAYA(112)
- PANCHMURA MAHAVIDYALAYA (113)
- P. R. M.S Mahavidyalaya(114)
- PATRASAYER MAHAVIDYALAYA (115)
- RAIPUR BLOCK MAHAVIDYALAYA (116)
- RAMANANDA COLLEGE (117)
- SALDIHA COLLEGE (118)
- SALTORA NETAJI CENTENARY COLLEGE (119)
- SONAMUKHI COLLEGE (120)
- S. D. D. Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya(121)
- KABI JAGADRAM ROY GOVT. GENERAL DEGREE COLLEGE (122)
- GOVT. GEN. DEGREE COLLEGE AT RANIBANDH(123)
- AKUI KAMALABALA WOMENS COLLEGE (124)
- Institute of Computer and Information Science(125)
- SARSUNA LAW COLLEGE
Academics
[edit]Accreditation
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "NIRF 2020" (PDF). Bankura University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Bankura University Act 2013" (PDF). wbhed.gov.in.
- ^ "Bankura University Bill passed". The Hindu. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "CM to inaugurate varsity in Bankura". The Statesman. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Bankura University :: Bankura :: West Bengal". bankurauniv.ac.in.
- ^ "Schools of the Bankura University". bankurauniv.ac.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Affiliated Colleges of the Bankura University". bankurauniv.ac.in. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links
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