Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state university located in

Purulia Purulia, officially Purulia Sadar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district. It is located on the north of the Kangsabati River. Geography Location Purulia is locate ...

district of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

, India. It was established under an Act of the

Legislature in April 2010. It offers different

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education, usually in a college or university. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, ...

and

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' ...

courses in liberal arts.

History

The university was founded on 6 July 2010 by the Sidho Kanho Brisha University Act, 2010, passed by the

Legislature. Jagannath Kishore College,

donated 13 acres to the university for the establishment. The university is named for three rebels who put up resistance against British rule: Sidhu Murmu, Kanhu Murmu, and

Birsa Munda Birsa Munda (15 November 1875 – 9 June 1900) was an Indian tribal independence activist, and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded a tribal religious millenarian movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now Jharkha ...

. Tapati Mukherjee was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of this university. One of the important focus of this university is to promote and protect indigenous culture and language — especially the

Santali language Santali (, , , , ) is a Kherwarian languages, Kherwarian Munda languages, Munda language spoken natively by the Santals, Santal people of South Asia. It is the most widely-spoken language of the Munda subfamily of the Austroasiatic languages, ...

. Its post-graduate departments started functioning from the 2011-12 session with 12 academic departments (

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, English,

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

, Santali, History,

Political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

, Philosophy, Education,

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

, Mathematics & Commerce). Over the years in an expansive and forward-looking drive, they grew to 19 departments with the introduction to Economics, Sociology, Tribal Studies,

Geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

Zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...

Botany Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

department, many of which are in the frontier areas of Science and

Social Sciences Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of society, societies and the Social relation, relationships among members within those societies. The term was former ...

Campus and location

The total area of university campuses in the semi-rural areas is 12.86 acres. This land is donated by Jagannath Kishore College,

. The campus is located in the

district, beside the Purulia-Ranchi national highway (NH 32). It is 7 Km from the

railway station and 3 Km from the

central bus stand. Ajodhya Hills is prominently visible from the university campus.

Organisation and administration

Governance

The Vice-chancellor of the Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University is the chief executive officer of the university. Dipak Kumar Kar is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.

Faculties and Departments

Sidho Kanho Birsha University has 22 departments organized into three faculties: Science, Arts, and Commerce. * Faculty of Science This faculty consists of the departments of

, Mathematics,

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, ...

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 ...

, Environmental science, and

. * Faculty of Arts and Social Science This faculty consists of the departments of

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...

and Tribal Studies,

, English, Economics, Education, History,

, Philosophy, Journalism and

Mass Communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples o ...

, Santali, Kudmali, Law, and Sociology. * Faculty of Commerce This faculty consists of the departments of Commerce, and Master of Business Administration (

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...

Affiliations

Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is an affiliating university with jurisdiction over the colleges of the

district. The university has 31 colleges. Among them 21 are degree colleges and ten are B.Ed. colleges and professional colleges:

Academics

Admission

One has to pass higher secondary (10+2) and graduation (10+2+3) levels for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the university. For Ph.D. level admission, One has to qualify National Eligibility Test (NET) examination or Research qualifying test (RET) conducted by the University.

Diploma and Certificate Courses

Besides different undergraduate and postgraduate courses, SKBU also offers different diploma and certificate courses. These courses are generally of shorter duration compared to degree-level courses. Specifically, it offers one-year diploma courses in

Chhau dance ''Chhau'', also spelled ''Chhou'', is a semi classical Indian dance with martial and folk traditions. It is found in three styles named after the location where they are performed, i.e. the ''Purulia Chhau'' of West Bengal, the ''Seraikella Chh ...

(Indian semi-classical folk dance of this region) and Jhumur (folk song of this region). It also offers six-month certificate courses on different topics to preserve the indigenous identity of this locality. This is the only university that offers certificate courses in Kudmali language and Santali Scriptology.

Accreditation

Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) has been awarded B+ grade 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

{{authority control Memorials to Birsa Munda Educational institutions established in 2010 Universities and colleges in Purulia district 2010 establishments in West Bengal