Motto | Vidyayā'mritamașnute |
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Motto in English | Immortal through knowledge |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 16 August 2012 |
Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
Budget | ₹22.243 crore (US$2.7 million) (FY2021–22 est.)[4] |
Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
Vice-Chancellor | Debashis Bandyopadhyay (acting)[5] |
Academic staff | 128 (2023)[4] |
Students | 2,268 (2023)[4] |
Undergraduates | 305 (2023)[4] |
Postgraduates | 1,675 (2023)[4] |
288 (2023)[4] | |
Location | , , India 23°41′41.09″N 86°59′41.7″E / 23.6947472°N 86.994917°E |
Campus | Midsize city 15.6 acres (6.3 ha) |
Mascot | Flambeau & Sitar |
Website | www |
Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) is a public state research university located in Asansol, West Bengal.[6][7] The CM Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone on 10 January 2013.[8] The university has been named after the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The university was established under the Kazi Nazrul University Act, 2012.[9] Anuradha Mukherjee was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of the university.[10] In 2018 in a special convocation the university honored Ex Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina with honorary Doctorate of Literature.[11]
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