Bankura University

Bankura University
Motto	उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत (Sanskrit) ; uttiṣṭhata jāgrata (ISO)
Motto in English	Arise, awake
Type	Public State University
Established	2014; 7 years ago
Affiliation	UGC
Endowment	₹4.5825 crore (US$640,000) (2021–22 est.)
Chancellor	Jagdeep Dhankhar; (Governor of West Bengal)
Vice-Chancellor	Deb Narayan Bandyopadhyay
Location	Bankura, West Bengal, India; 23°16′39″N 87°05′06″E / 23.2775°N 87.0851°ECoordinates: 23°16′39″N 87°05′06″E / 23.2775°N 87.0851°E
Campus	Rural
Symbol	Bankura horse
Website	www.bankurauniv.ac.in

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.^[2] It offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

History[]

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.^[3]^[4]

Campus and Location[]

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

Organisation and Administration[]

Governance[]

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 show
No.	Name
1.	Prof. Deb Narayan Bandyopadhyay (Present)

Schools and Departments[]

Bankura University has 13 departments organized into three schools.^[5]^[6]

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[]

Bankura University is an affiliating university and has jurisdiction over the colleges of the Bankura district of West Bengal, India.^[7]

Academics[]

Accreditation[]

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

References[]

^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 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.
^ "Affiliated Colleges of the Bankura University". bankurauniv.ac.in.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[2] "Bankura University Act 2013" (PDF). wbhed.gov.in.

[3] "Bankura University Bill passed". The Hindu. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

[4] "CM to inaugurate varsity in Bankura". The Statesman. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

[5] "Bankura University :: Bankura :: West Bengal". bankurauniv.ac.in.

[6] "Schools of the Bankura University". bankurauniv.ac.in.

[7] "Affiliated Colleges of the Bankura University". bankurauniv.ac.in.

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