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 (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]

Kazi Nazrul University

Motto	Vidyayā'mritamașnute
Motto in English	Immortal through knowledge
Type	Public research university
Established	16 August 2012 (12 years ago) (2012-08-16)
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	AICTE[1] AIU BCI[2] UGC[3]
Budget	₹22.243 crore (US$2.7 million) (FY2021–22 est.)[4]
Chancellor	Governor of West Bengal
Vice-Chancellor	Vacant
Academic staff	128 (2023)[4]
Students	2,268 (2023)[4]
Undergraduates	305 (2023)[4]
Postgraduates	1,675 (2023)[4]
Doctoral students	288 (2023)[4]
Location	Asansol , West Bengal , India 23°41′41.09″N 86°59′41.7″E
Campus	Midsize city 15.6 acres (6.3 ha)
Mascot	Flambeau & Sitar
Website	www.knu.ac.in

Organisation and administration

Governance

Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol Gate-1

List of All Vice-Chancellors
Anuradha Mukherjee, 2012-2014 Sajalkumar Bhattacharya, 2014-2015 Sadhan Chakrabarti, 2015-2023 Debashis Bandyopadhyay, 2023-2024

In June 2023 Governor of West Bengal, as chancellor of universities, appointed Debashis Bandyopadhyay new interim vice chancellor of the university.^[11]

Jurisdiction

The university is an affiliating institution and has jurisdiction over the colleges of the Paschim Bardhaman district.^[12]

Main page: Template:Kazi Nazrul University

Faculties

Kazi Nazrul University has 19 departments organized into four faculty councils.^[13]

Faculty Council for Post-Graduate Studies in Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Traditional Art Forms
Department of Bengali	Department of Hindi	Department of English	Department of Urdu
Department of Education	Department of History	Department of Phyilosophy	Department of Political Sciences
Nazrul Sangeet
Faculty Council for Post-Graduate Studies in Commerce and Management
Department Of Commerce
Faculty Council for Post-Graduate Studies in Law, Education, Journalism and Mass Communication, Library Science and Physical Education
Department of Law
Faculty Council for Post-Graduate Studies in Science, Technology and Vocational Studies
Department of Animal Science	Department of Applied Psychology	Department of Chemistry	Department of Computer Science
Department of Geography	Department of Mathematics	Department of Physics
Department of Mining Engineering	Department of Metallurgical Engineering	Department of Allied Health Science and Technology

Schools

• School of Health Science and Technology
• School of Management
• School of Mines And Metallurgy

In 2016 CM Mamata Banerjee gave clearance to set up Institute for Mines, Minerals and Metallurgic Sciences in Asansol under Kazi Nazrul University, now the university offers courses like Diploma, B.Tech., B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD. 7 acres of plot has been allotted for institute campus.^[14] The School of Mines And Metallurgy consists of the Department Of Mining Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science).

Centres

Centre For Studies

Centre For Organic Spintronics And Optoelectronics Devices(COSOD) Centre for Studies In Clinical Psychology Centre for Counselling & Positive Psychology Centre for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development

Centre for Studies in History of society and Culture Centre for Studies of South & South-East Asian Societies Centre for Studies in Ethics & Socio-Political Philosophy

Centre for Theatre Studies & Performance Centre for Critical Social Inquiry Nazrul Centre for Social & Cultural Studies[15]

Academics

Admission

• For UG & PG: Good marks in the higher secondary (10+2) and graduation (10+2+3) levels are necessary for admission in the undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by the university.
• For B.Tech: Admission through Centralized Counselling based on WBJEE rank conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board and time to time notification issued by Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal. also students can admitted through Joint Entrance for Lateral Entry (JELET) exam conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board in lateral entry in 2nd year (3rd semester) of the four-year course of bachelor's degree in technology.
• For MCA: Admission through Centralized Counselling based on JECA rank conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board in 2 years of Master of Computer Application (MCA) course.

Research

In May 2015 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a Nazrul Research Centre would be established at the university, it's been a long pending demand from poet's family.^[16] In 2023 the University signed agreement with Taylor's University from Malaysia for research and faculty exchange programme.^[17]

Libraries

The Central Library of Kazi Nazrul University was established in 2013. It is located in a convenient place on the ground floor of the vidyacharya building. The books are classified according to the Dewey decimal classification. All books are barcoded. Students of affiliated colleges are also be able to enter the central library. The collection of books includes documents on a wide range of topics such as Bengali literature, English literature, pure science, art, history and social sciences, language, etc. The university library has a valuable collection of more than 20,000 books.^[18] In 2024 the university started to digitisation, Kazi Nazrul Islam's manuscripts and shellac records to preserve culturally important archives.^[19]

Publishing

In 2022, the university started to publish the journal Nazrul Journal.^[20]

Rankings

Kazi Nazrul University was ranked 65th among the academic institutions in India by the Nature Index in 2023.^[21]

Accreditation and recognition

In July 2019, the university was given membership of the Association of Indian Universities.^[22]

The University Grants Commission (U.G.C.) accorded recognition to the university in terms of Section 12B of the U.G.C. Act, in 2019.^[23][24]

In September 2021, the university has been awarded Grade B with a CGPA of 2.1 by the NAAC.^[25]

Controversies

The university suddenly suspended giving Nazrul award, also in 2022 the state body discontinued the award in the poet's name.^[26]

In May 2023, a teacher was accused of raping a Bangladeshi student on the promise of marriage. The victim student made this allegation against a professor of the Bengali department of the same university. The female student from Rangpur, Bangladesh, is a postgraduate student of Bengali department of the university. A few months ago, the woman student informed the university authorities and Asansol Women Police Station about the incident. Though several days have passed, there has been no resolution.^[27] The victim then approached the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission at Kolkata in the hope of justice. She also filed a written complaint against the professor at Durgapur Women's Police Station on 10 May. The girl also lodged a complaint with the state women's commission. Based on that complaint, the Women's Commission launched an investigation.^[28]

See also

• List of universities in India
• Universities and colleges of West Bengal

References

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2. "Fresh approval to Department of Law, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal for imparting five year BA LL.B (Hons.) course" (PDF). Bar Council of India. New Delhi. 27 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
3. "Establishment of Kazi Nazrul University, West Bengal as a State University" (PDF). University Grants Commission (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
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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.
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17. Chakraborti, Debajyoti (11 December 2023). "KNU of Asansol inks MoU with top Malaysian University for research and faculty exchange". The Statesman December 11, 2023 8:45 am. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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19. Banerjee, Sudeshna (18 April 2024). "arsity in Asansol to digitise Kazi Nazrul Islam's manuscripts and shellac records". The Telegraph (India) | Calcutta | 18.05.24, 06:43 AM.
20. "Nazrul Journal published by Kazi Nazrul University". The Statesman August 31, 2022 4:32 pm IST. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
21. "2023 tables: Institutions". Nature Index. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
22. "University Approved Kazi Nazrul University (250-300)". Ei Samay Sangbadpatra 12 Jul 2019, 9:00 am IST. 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
23. "Proposal for 12-B Status" (PDF). University Grants Commission (India). 27 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
24. "University Grants Commission, 12B list" (PDF). ugc.ac.in.
25. "NAAC Accreditation Grade Sheet". NAAC. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
26. SIDDIQUI, KANCHAN (25 May 2022). "As university takes care of Nazrul fair, award on the poet stopped". The Statesman May 25, 2022 5:38 pm. CHURULIA. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
27. "B'deshi student alleges rape by varsity teacher; WB women's panel takes cognisance". Press Trust of India May 15, 2023 4:39PM. 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
28. "'Death threat' to Bangladeshi student: WB women's body takes note of allegations". The Daily Star May 15, 2023 07:51 PM. 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

External links

• Official website