Jagannath University

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Jagannath University
জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
JnUlogo.svg
Other name
জবি/JnU
Former names
Dhaka Brahma School, Jagannath College[1]
Motto
শিক্ষা, ঈমান, শৃঙ্খলা
Motto in English
Education, Faith, Discipline
TypePublic
Established1858 (As School), 1884 (As College), 2005 (As University)[2]
ChancellorAbdul Hamid
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Dr. Md. Imdadul Hoque [3]
Academic staff
960
Administrative staff
850
Students19,088[4]
Location
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23°42′37″N 90°24′40″E / 23.71028°N 90.41111°E / 23.71028; 90.41111Coordinates: 23°42′37″N 90°24′40″E / 23.71028°N 90.41111°E / 23.71028; 90.41111
CampusUrban, 7.5 acres & Second Campus (Under Construction) area is Approx. 200 acres near Keraniganj, Dhaka
Websitejnu.ac.bd

Jagannath University (JnU) (Bengali: জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Jagannātha biśbabidyālaẏa, University Acrostic : জবি or JnU) is a state-funded public university[5][6] at 9-10, Chittaranjan Avenue in Sadarghat, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[7] Even though it is one of the most famous and academically one of the best universities in Bangladesh, JnU is the only non-residential University in this country [8] Jagannath University is in the southern part of Dhaka city near the River Buriganga and a new super modern campus of approximately 200 acres is being built at Keraniganj.[9]

History[]

The university has a history that started in 1858 when Dhaka Brahma School was founded by Dinanath Sen, Prabhaticharan Roy, Anathbandhu Mallik and Brajasundar Kaitra. The name Jagannath School was given by  [bn], the Zamindar of Baliati in Manikganj, who took over the school in 1872 and renamed it after his father.

In 1884, it was raised to a second grade college. Law was one of the first courses introduced. A common management committee administered the school and college until 1887, when the school section was separated to form the independent Kishore Jubilee School, now known as K. L. Jubilee School. The administration of the college was transferred to a board of trustees in 1907. In the following year, it became a first grade college.

The college started with 48 students. In five years, the roll rose to 396. In 1910, Raja Manmath Roy Chowdhury, the Zamindar of Santosh, Tangail, affiliated the Pramath-Manmath College of Tangail with Jagannath College. With the establishment of the University of Dhaka in 1921, it stopped admission to degree courses and was renamed Jagannath Intermediate College. This status was changed after 28 years in 1949, when it reopened degree classes. The college was taken over by the government in 1968.

Jagannath College opened honours and masters programmes in 1975. That year the government once again took over and upgraded it into a postgraduate college. In 1982, the college closed its programmes at the intermediate level. It introduced evening shifts in 1992.

It was transformed into Jagannath University in 2005 by passage in the national parliament of the Jagannath University Act-2005.[10]

Academics[]

Jagannath University has 36 departments under seven faculties. Every department follows the semester system. As of August 2019 there are 960 teachers and 17,134 students in Honors, Masters, M.Phil and PhD programmes.

Faculties[]

There are six faculties, 36 departments, and two institutes at Jagannath University.[11]

Jagannath University Bird View
Administrative building of Jagannath University
Muktijoddher Prostuti, a sculpture on the Bangladesh Liberation War, at the heart of the campus
Building of Faculty of Business Studies

Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences[]

  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Department of Microbiology
  • Department of Pharmacy
  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Geography and Environment
  • Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Faculty of Science[]

  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)[12]
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Statistics
Bose Corner

Faculty of Business Studies[]

  • Department of Finance
  • Department of Management studies
  • Department of Marketing[13]
  • Department of Accounting and information systems

Faculty of Arts[]

  • Department of Bengali
  • Department of English
  • Department of History
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Islamic History and Culture
  • Department of Islamic Studies
  • Institute of Education Research
  • Institute of Modern Languages

Faculty of Law[]

  • Department of Law
  • Department of Land Management and Law

Faculty of Social Science[]

  • Department of Sociology[14]
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Public Administration
  • Department of Social Work
  • Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
  • Department of Film and Television

Faculty of Fine Arts[]

  • Department of Fine Arts and graphics
  • Department of Drama and Dramatics
  • Department of Music
Monument for the Martyred of 1857

List of vice chancellors[]

No Name From To
1. A. K. M. Sirazul Islam Khan 8 February 2006 26 July 2008
2. 2008 2009
3. Mesbah Uddin Ahmed 2009 19 March 2013
4. Mijanur Rahman 20 March 2013 19 March 2021
5. Kamaluddin Ahmed (acting) 20 March 2021 Present

Notable alumni[]

The teachers and students of the then college took active part in the Language Movement of the early 1950s, the mass movements of the 1960s and the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971.

Ranking[]

International ranking[]

In 2011–2012, Jagannath University made it into the list of "Top World Universities" by the ranking agency Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds (THE–QS), UK. Out of over 30,000 universities around the world, JnU was placed as 2204.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.observerbd.com/2015/02/15/72677.php
  2. ^ [1] " The history of the Jagannath University "
  3. ^ "Professor Kamaluddin Ahmed made acting VC of Jagannath University". The Daily Star. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Jagannath University in pursuit of academic excellence"www.daily-sun.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. ^ "University Grants Commission of Bangladesh". List of Public Universities. University Grants Commission. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
  6. ^ "Unified test system to save on costs and time" Financial Express. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Jagannath University will get new campus at Dhaka's Keraniganj, education minister says" bdnews24.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ^ "The strange case of JnU" www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  9. ^ "New Jagannath University campus to attract foreigners: Nasrul Hamid" www.daily-sun.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020 .
  10. ^ "Handbook Universities of Bangladesh 2009: Public Universities 21–31". University Grants Commission. 2009. Archived from the original (DOC) on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  11. ^ University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Archived 6 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "N Lakhimpur students develop hybrid car" Assam Tribune. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  13. ^ faculty members
  14. ^ https://www.jnu.ac.bd/dept/portal/faculty/sociology/faculty_members.html
  15. ^ "ATM Shamsuzzaman: The star who won the world". New Age. 23 November 2019.
  16. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2011 (501–600) -Top Universities". University-list.net. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

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