University of Burdwan

University of Burdwan
বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Seal of the University of Burdwan
Other name
Burdwan University
Mottoसा विद्या या विमुक्तये (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Learning Leads To Emancipation
TypePublic state university
Established15 June 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-06-15)
Founder
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
Endowment₹156.9 crore (US$19 million)
(FY2024–25 est.)[3]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorProf. Goutam Chandra[4]
RegistrarDr. Sujit Kumar Chowdhury[5]
Academic staff
233 (2024)[6]
Students8509 (2024)[7]
Undergraduates1584 (2024)[8]
Postgraduates6070 (2024)[9]
855 (2024)[10]
Location
Burdwan
,
Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
,
713104
,
India India

23°14′21″N 87°51′04″E / 23.2392585°N 87.8511835°E / 23.2392585; 87.8511835
Campus Urban
  • 400 acres (160 ha)
    (Academic campus at Golapbag)
  • 80 acres (32 ha)
    (Administrative campus at Rajbati)
AcronymBU
Websitewww.buruniv.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata

The University of Burdwan (also known as Burdwan University or B. U.) is a public state university located in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 15 June 1960 with six graduate departments and 30 undergraduate colleges spread over three districts that come under the jurisdiction of the university.[11] The university currently offers more than 30 undergraduate and 66 postgraduate courses. It has grown as the second largest state university in West Bengal after University of Calcutta.Over the years, the University has consistently performed in the NIRF ranking by securing rank within top 100 under ‘University’ Category and occupied the rank of 89, 92, 85 and 87 in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 respectively.[12]

  1. ^ List of State Universities, University Grants Commission
  2. ^ "AICTE :: Burdwan University".
  3. ^ "Demands for Grants 2024-25 :: Finance Department, Gov't of West Bengal" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Burdwan University: অবশেষে উপাচার্য পেল বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, নতুন উপাচার্য হলেন গৌতম চন্দ্র - TSP Bangla". www.tspbangla.com. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Registrar :: University of Burdwan".
  6. ^ "NIRF 2024 :: University of Burdwan" (PDF).
  7. ^ "NIRF 2024 :: University of Burdwan" (PDF).
  8. ^ "NIRF 2024 :: University of Burdwan" (PDF).
  9. ^ "NIRF 2024 :: University of Burdwan" (PDF).
  10. ^ "NIRF 2024 :: University of Burdwan" (PDF).
  11. ^ "University of Burdwan :: Government of West Bengal".
  12. ^ "Profile::University of Burdwan".