Harichand Guruchand University
MottoKnowledge is power
TypePublic
Established11 January 2019; 5 years ago (2019-01-11)
AffiliationUGC
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorTapan Kumar Biswas
Location
Gaighata, North 24 Parganas district
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°59′03″N 88°46′51″E / 22.9843°N 88.7809°E / 22.9843; 88.7809
Websiteharichandguruchanduniversity.com

Harichand Guruchand University (Bengali: হরিচাঁদ গুরুচাঁদ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university, located in Thakurnagar, Gaighata, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.[1][2]

History

The university was established in 2018 as Harichand Guruchand University under The Harichand Guruchand University Act, 2018, West Bengal Act XXVII of 2018, Part- III, Acts of the West Bengal Legislature, Law Department Legislative Notification, published in The Kolkata Gazette (Extraordinary), 2nd January, 2019..[3] It started its educational programme with the appointment of the first vice-chancellor, Tapan Kumar Biswas, in January 2021.[4]

At the initial stage, until the completion of new university buildings, all administrative works and physical teaching programme were operated from P. R. Thakur Government College building, located adjacent to the university.[5][6] In November 2021, The university started its online teaching programme due to COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Faculties and Departments

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mamata announces new university in name of Harichand, Guruchand | Other". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "হরিচাঁদ গুরুচাঁদ ঠাকুরের নামে নতুন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "The Harichand Guruchand University Act, 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "West Bengal State Council of Higher Education :: Council Members". www.wbsche.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  5. ^ মৈত্র, সীমান্ত. "Harichand Guruchand University: সূচনা নতুন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে পঠনপাঠনের". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "হরিচাঁদ–গুরুচাঁদ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে পঠনপাঠন শুরু হচ্ছে এবছরই". E SAMAKALIN. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ মৈত্র, সীমান্ত. "Harichand Guruchand University: সূচনা নতুন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে পঠনপাঠনের". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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