Brainware University is a

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located in Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal,

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. It was established on 25 February 2016. Brainware University, recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) is a state unitary university with the right to confer degrees as per Section 22(1) of the UGC Act, 1956.

History

Brainware university offers on-campus

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and

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programs. Brainware began as a private engineering college in West Bengal and became an IT education university. Eventually emerging as a

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university on 25 February 2016 under the West Bengal Act XXXI of 2015 (more commonly referred to as Brainware University Act of 2015) passed by the West Bengal Legislature. It is part of the Brainware Group of Institutions.

Approvals and recognitions

University Grants Commission,

Association of Indian Universities Association of Indian Universities (AIU) is an organisation and association of universities in India including central, state, institutes of National Importance and Deemed Universities. It is based in Delhi. It evaluates the courses, syllabi, s ...

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Indian Nursing Council Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body for nurses and nurse education in India. It is an autonomous body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the Central Government under section 3(1) ...

, West Bengal Nursing Council, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research or the DSIR,

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, Ministry of MSME,

Bar Council of India Bar Council of India (BCI) is a statutory body established under section 4 of the Advocates Act 1961 that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India. Its members are elected from amongst the lawyers in India and represent the In ...

Computer Society of India Computer Society of India is a body of computer professionals in India. It was started on 6 March 1965 by a few computer professionals and has now grown to be the national body representing computer professionals. It has 72 chapters across Indi ...

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, Institution Innovation Council.

Campus, infrastructure & amenities

Brainware University is built on a Barasat campus, located at Barasat Kazipara (Near Jagadighata Market). The 9-acre campus is home to over 10000 students from across India. Besides on-campus

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, multisport arenas, clinics for mental healthcare, general healthcare, and

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along with on-campus allied healthcare labs are available to the Brainware students.

Governance

*Mr. Phalguni Mookhopadhayay is the

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*Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar holds the office of

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Academic programs

Currently, the university offers over 55

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postgraduate Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor' ...

degrees along with

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and

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programs in the field of

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

Engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

, Media Science,

Multimedia Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms, such as Text (literary theory), writing, Sound, audio, images, animations, or video, into a single presentation. T ...

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

Biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

, Agriscience,

Nutrition Science Nutritional science (also nutrition science, sometimes short ''nutrition'', dated trophology) is the science that studies the physiological process of nutrition (primarily human nutrition), interpreting the nutrients and other substances in food ...

Nursing Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...

, Allied Health Sciences, and

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Development are taught through ten different schools. *Brainware University Schools of Learning *School of Engineering *School of Biotechnology & Bioscience *School of Agriculture *School of Management *School of Law *School of Medical & Allied Health Science *School of Communication, Multimedia & Film Studies *School of Humanities & Social Sciences *School of Skill Development

Campus life

*Anandadhara is the annual fest of the university. *Creative Communion is an intercollege mega-event hosted in the campus. *Texibition is the annual techfest for

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model-building

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and coding competitions. *Talent Clubs include

Photography Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...

Communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...

Cinematography Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...

Technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

Research

Brainware University has produced 418

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, published in

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. 113 book chapters have been published. The university currently has 59

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to its name. Brainwave: A Multidisciplinary Journal () is the

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. It is a peer-reviewed

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e-Journal.

Rankings

Brainware University, located in West Bengal, India, has received recognition across multiple ranking platforms for its academic standards and research impact. According to UniRank, the university ranks among the notable institutions in India and is known for its focus on innovation and student support. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Brainware University is acknowledged for its performance in research, teaching, and global outlook. The Ad Scientific Index provides a specialized evaluation, highlighting the university's H-Index and citation influence in various research fields. In the 2024 EPSI Ranking, Brainware University holds the 70th position within India's CLUB-100 category for multi-disciplinary universities. Edurank also lists the university favorably, affirming its commitment to education quality and academic growth within India.

References

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