Bankura University


Bankura University is a public state university in Bankura, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature. It currently offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
WWW bankurauniv.ac.in

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 Bankura 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.
No.Name
1.Deb Narayan Bandyopadhyay
2.Goutam Buddha Sural
3.Rup Kumar Barman

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.
Upcoming: Statistics, Geology, Electronic Science.
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 Bankura district of West Bengal, India.
Govt./Govt.-Aided General Degree Colleges:
  1. Bankura Christian College
  2. Bankura Sammilani College
  3. Bankura Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith
  4. Barjora College
  5. Birsha Munda Memorial College
  6. Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya
  7. Chhatna Chandidas Mahavidyalaya
  8. Gobinda Prasad Mahavidyalaya
  9. Indas Mahavidyalaya
  10. Jamini Roy College
  11. Khatra Adibasi Mahavidyalaya
  12. Onda Thana Mahavidyalaya
  13. Panchmura Mahavidyalaya
  14. Pandit Raghunath Murmu Smriti Mahavidyalaya
  15. Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya
  16. Raipur Block Mahavidyalaya
  17. Ramananda College
  18. Saldiha College
  19. Saltora Netaji Centenary College
  20. Sonamukhi College
  21. Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya
  22. Kabi Jagadram Roy Government General Degree College
  23. Government General Degree College, Ranibandh
  24. Akui Kamalabala Women's College
  25. Institute of Computer and Information Science
  26. Sarsuna Law College

Academics

Accreditation

Bankura University is recognized under Section 2 of UGC Act, 1956.
Bankura University has been awarded with a CGPA of 2.4 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.