Bankura University is a public state university in

Bankura Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - ...

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. It was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature notified in the Kolkata Gazette. 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.

Campus and location

The university has four academic campuses in the

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.

Schools and departments

Bankura University has 13 departments organized into three schools. * 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

district of

. Govt./Govt.-Aided General Degree Colleges: # BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE(101) # BANKURA SAMMILANI COLLEGE(102) # Bankura Zilla Saradamani 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 Indas Mahavidyalaya, established in 2006, is the General Degree College in Indas, Bankura district, India.. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts and Sciences Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge i ...

(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 Women's College (124) # Institute of Computer and Information Science(125) # SARSUNA LAW COLLEGE # #

Academics

Accreditation

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 The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a public autonomous body of the government of India that assesses and accredits higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. It is funded by the University Grants Commission and hea ...

(NAAC).

References

External links

* Universities in West Bengal Universities and colleges in Bankura district Educational institutions established in 2013 2013 establishments in West Bengal Bankura University {{WestBengal-university-stub