Kazi Nazrul University
Coat of arms
Latin: Cazio Nazrul Universitas
MottoVidyayā'mritamașnute (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Knowledge Imparts Immortality
TypePublic research university
Established16 August 2012
(11 years ago) (2012-08-16)
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
Budget₹22.243 crore (US$2.8 million)
(FY2021–22 est.)[4]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorDebashis Bandyopadhyay
(interim VC)[5]
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.[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 Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina with honorary Doctorate of Literature.[11]

Organisation and administration

Governance

In June 2023 Governor of West Bengal, as chancellor of universities, appointed Debashis Bandyopadhyay new interim vice chancellor of the university.[5]

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

Jurisdiction

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

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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

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

Academics

Admission

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.[15]

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.[16]

Publishing

In 2022, the university started to publish the journal Nazrul Journal.[17]

Rankings

Kazi Nazrul University was ranked 65th among the academic institutions in India by the Nature Index in 2023.[18]

Accreditation and recognition

In July 2019, the university was given membership of the Association of Indian Universities.[19]

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.[20][21]

In September 2021, the university has been awarded Grade B with a CGPA of 2.1 by the NAAC.[22]

Controversies

The university suddenly suspended giving Nazrul award, also in year of 2022 state body discontinued the award in the poet's name.[23]

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 kazi Nazrul Islam informed the university authorities and Asansol Women Police Station about the incident. Though several days have passed, there has been no resolution.[24] 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 May 10. The girl also lodged a complaint with the state women's commission. Based on that complaint, the Women's Commission launched an investigation.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ "AICTE Letter of Approval for New Institution 2019-20" (PDF). AICTE. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2023" (PDF). Kazi Nazrul University.
  5. ^ a b "Fresh tussle plays out between West Bengal govt, Governor over V-C appointments". The Indian Express June 5, 2023 11:56 IST. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Private education Bill passed amidst Opposition walkout". The Statesman. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Bill passed to set up private varsity". Asian Age. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  8. ^ Chakraborty, Debajyoti (7 January 2013). "Chief minister Mamata Banerjee may announce new district on Asansol trip". The Times of India Jan 7, 2013, 02:47 IST. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  9. ^ "The Kazi Nazrul University Act, 2012" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Affiliated Colleges of the Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol". knu.ac.in.
  13. ^ "Kazi Nazrul University :: Asansol :: West Bengal". knu.ac.in.
  14. ^ "West Bengal set for mining institute in Asansol". The Times of India Nov 3, 2016, 04.12 AM IST. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  15. ^ Chakraborty, Debajyoti (11 May 2015). "Nazrul research centre in Asansol". The Times of India May 11, 2015, 04:33 IST. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Central Library". Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "2023 tables: Institutions". Nature Index. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "University Grants Commission, 12B list" (PDF). ugc.ac.in.
  22. ^ "NAAC Accreditation Grade Sheet". NAAC. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "'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.

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