Kazi Nazrul University

Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) is a public University in Asansol, West Bengal.[6][7] The university has been named after the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The university was established under West Bengal Act XIX of 2012. Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata gazette, extraordinary 16 August 2012.[8] The University has been founded with a vision. The vision is to function efficiently as a university encouraging and providing instructions, teaching, training and research in verious branches of learning and courses of study for promoting advancement and dissemination of knowledge and extending higher education to meet the growing needs of the society. Anuradha Mukherjee was the first vice-chancellor of Kazi Nazrul University.[9]

This article is about the university in West Bengal. For the university in Bangladesh, see Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University.

Kazi Nazrul University
Mottoविद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते (Sanskrit)
Vidyayā'mritamașnute (ISO)
Motto in English
Knowledge Imparts Immortality
TypePublic
Established16 August 2012 (2012-08-16)
Academic affiliations
Endowment₹12.217 crore (US$1.7 million) (2021-22 est.)[4]
ChancellorJagdeep Dhankhar,(Governor of West Bengal)
Vice-ChancellorSadhan Chakrabarti[5]
Location
Asansol
,
West Bengal
,
India

23°41′41.09″N 86°59′41.7″E
CampusUrban
Websitewww.knu.ac.in

History

There was a demand for a university in the area from a long time. The setting up of Kazi Nazrul University was primarily intended at responding to these local-material needs of democratizing higher education, outside of urban-metropolitan centers of cultural dominance. Professor Anuradha Mukhopadhyay, the first Vice Chancellor, assumed office on 3 December 2012 at the Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA) building. On 10 January 2013, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Smt. Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone of Kazi Nazrul University on its own campus, close to the birthplace of Kazi Nazrul Islam at Churulia, 31 kilometres away from the city of Asansol.[10]

Academics

In July 2013, the University inaugurated its teaching programs by commencing post graduation classes in four core disciplines – Bengali, English, History and Mathematics – with about one hundred and twenty students. In the academic session 2014-15 four new Postgraduate courses, including M.A in Education, Hindi, Political Science & M.Com., had been introduced. Professor Sadhan Chakraborti joined as the Vice-Chancellor of Kazi Nazrul University in April 2015. Over time, 17 PG departments have started functioning with all necessary infrastructures on the campus of the university and with an actual intake of 1269 students in the academic year 2018-19.[10]

School Of Mines And Metallurgy

On 2016 CM Mamata Banerjee gave clearance to set up Institute for Mines, Minerals and Metallurgic Sciences in Asansol under kazi nazrul University, it will offer courses like BTech, MTech, BSc, MSc and PhD. 7 acres of plot has been allotted for institute campus.[11]

  • Department Of Mining Engineering
  • Department Of Metallurgical Engineering
DegreeSpecialization
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and DiplomaMining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering
PhDMining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering

See also

References
  1. "AICTE Letter of Approval for New Institution 2019-20" (PDF). AICTE. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "কেন্দ্রের অনুমোদন পেল কাজী নজরুল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় 09:00AM IST". eisamay.indiatimes.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ভট্টাচার্য, বিশ্বদেব (9 November 2019). "আজ শুরু এলএলবি, কাজী নজরুলে স্নাতকোত্তরে উর্দুও". eisamay.indiatimes.com (in Bengali). Asansol. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. "Vice chancellors Profile" (PDF).
  6. "Private education Bill passed amidst Opposition walkout". The Statesman. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  7. "Bill passed to set up private varsity". Asian Age. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  8. http://www.knu.ac.in/AboutUs_home.aspx
  9. "Anuradha Mukherjee appointed as new vice-chancellor of Kazi Nazrul Islam University". Times of India. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  10. "Chronicle of KNU". Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  11. "West Bengal set for mining institute in Asansol". The Times of India Nov 3, 2016, 04.12 AM IST. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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