Kazi Nazrul University

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

Kazi Nazrul University
MottoVidyayā'mritamașnute
Motto in English
Immortal through knowledge
TypePublic research university
Established16 August 2012
(12 years ago) (2012-08-16)
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
Budget₹22.243 crore (US$2.7 million)
(FY2021–22 est.)[4]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-Chancellor(in-vacant)
Academic staff
128 (2023)[4]
Students2,268 (2023)[4]
Undergraduates305 (2023)[4]
Postgraduates1,675 (2023)[4]
288 (2023)[4]
Location
Asansol
,
West Bengal
,
India

23°41′41.09″N 86°59′41.7″E / 23.6947472°N 86.994917°E / 23.6947472; 86.994917
CampusMidsize city
15.6 acres (6.3 ha)
MascotFlambeau & Sitar
Websitewww.knu.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata

Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) is a public state research university located in Asansol, West Bengal.[5][6] The CM Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone on 10 January 2013.[7] The university has been named after the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The university was established under the Kazi Nazrul University Act, 2012.[8] Anuradha Mukherjee was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of the university.[9] In 2018 in a special convocation the university honored Ex Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina with honorary Doctorate of Literature.[10]

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  8. ^ "The Kazi Nazrul University Act, 2012" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Anuradha Mukherjee appointed as new vice-chancellor of Kazi Nazrul Islam University". The Times of India Nov 24, 2012, 05:53 IST. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Hasina conferred honorary D.Litt by Kazi Nazrul University". Business Standard 17:35 IST. Asansol. Indo-Asian News Service. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.