| The University of Burdwan | |
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Burdwan University administrative complex gate |
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| Motto | To generate Curiosity, Creativity, Competence, Compassion among the students |
| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Mayankote Kelath Narayanan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Debidas Chattoraj[1] |
| Location | Bardhaman, West Bengal, India |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.buruniv.ac.in |
The University of Burdwan (also Burdwan University or B.U.; Bengali: বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university located in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal government as a teaching and affiliating university on 15 June 1960 with six graduate departments and thirty undergraduate colleges spread over five districts that come under the jurisdiction of the university. The jurisdiction covers the districts of Burdwan, Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia and Hooghly (except Srirampur). The main campus of the university is of 398 acres (approx).
The university offers 30 graduate programmes. There are 139 affiliated colleges (including degree colleges, B.Ed. colleges and private professional institutes).
The university has been awarded four-star status by the NAAC.
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The last maharaja of Burdwan, Uday Chand Mahtab left the entire property of Burdwan to the government of West Bengal after the zamindari system ended in the 1950s. The then chief minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy took the initiative of establishing an university at the premises of the palace of the maharaja. Thus the university was established in 1960. Sukumar Sen (ICS) was the first vice-chancellor. The university began its function only with the humanities division. The science subjects were included afterwards.
Biotechnology, Botany, Education, Mathematics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Geography, Zoology, Physics.
Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Foreign Language, Business Administration, Business Administration (Human Resource), Tourism Management, History, Economics, Commerce, Mass Communication, Library and Information Science, Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, Law.
This university has a Directorate of Distance Education (DDE,BU) for conducting post graduate studies in distance mode. This is for people (mainly workers) who cannot undergo post graduate studies in regular (full-time) mode.
Due to its good reputation in education scenario of West Bengal, students and research scholars are keen on receiving admission in this institute. For undergraduate and post graduate admission, students keep a close watch over the admission notification which comes out after publication of higher secondary (10+2) and graduation (10+2+3) level results, respectively.
For research level programs, the aspirants have to sit for a qualifying test followed by an interview. It is mandatory that they secure at least 55% marks in their post graduate level examination.
University Institute of Technology (UIT) is a professional engineering college under the University of Burdwan, and currently represents the Faculty of Engineering that was at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur since its inception. This college was inaugurated in 2001 by the then chief minister of West Bengal Sri Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. UIT is approved by the government of West Bengal and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). UIT is a National Board of Accreditation (NBA) Accredited Institute. Admission in this college is done through the merit list and counseling by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board.
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