Techno India University (TIU) is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

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 India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. The university is known for being one of the first privately owned universities in West Bengal. The students of the university participate in various cultural and technical events across the city.

History

In 2023, during the annual convocation event of the university that saw over 4500 students receive their degrees, NR Narayana Murthy, the chief guest for the convocation conferred a honorary doctorate in literature to

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Controversies

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Ragging

In August 2017, a freshman student with Engineering major reported a ragging case with his parents. This matter was unveiled when

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telecast the news.

Cheating and harassment

Also in 2017, widespread cheating at Techno India University was reported, as well as harassment of teachers who attempted to rectify the situation.

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