West Bengal State University
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ রাজ্য বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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| Motto | लक्ष्यं विश्वमानम् (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | The goal is good |
| Type | Public State University |
| Established | 25 February 2008[1] |
| Accreditation | NAAC[2] |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹16.0689 crore (US$1.9 million) (2021–22 est.)[3] |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee[4] |
Academic staff | 99 (2021)[5] |
| Students | 1,757 (2021)[5] |
| Postgraduates | 1,485 (2021)[5] |
| 272 (2021)[5] | |
| Location | , , 700126 , 22°44′21″N 88°26′06″E / 22.7391375°N 88.4350716°E |
| Campus | Urban, 27.86 acres (0.1127 km2)[6] |
| Website | wbsu |
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West Bengal State University (WBSU) is a public university situated in Berunanpukuria, North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly in 2007.[7]
History
[edit]The Government of West Bengal through an Act of the Legislative Assembly has passed West Bengal Act XXVIII, 2007 implementing a long-standing public demand in creating the university named West Bengal State University at Barasat, North 24 Paraganas.[8] This became functional from the academic session 2008–09. On 26 May 2008, there were 63 colleges formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta. They were, through a government notification (No.300-Edn (U)/ IU-38/08), transferred to this new university.[9][10] The university began functioning under its first Vice-Chancellor Ashoke Ranjan Thakur, the erstwhile Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University.
Campus and location
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The total area of university campuses is 29 acres (0.12 km2). The university is located in very quiet place, free of crowd, at a remote village named Berunanpukuria, which is located in the North 24 Parganas district, 7 km off Barasat city (the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas), North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India.
Organization and administration
[edit]Governance
[edit]The Governor of West Bengal is the ex-officio Chancellor of the university, while the Vice-chancellor of the university is the chief executive officer of the university. Currently, Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee is the Vice-Chancellor of the university.[11]
| List of All Vice-Chancellors | ||
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| No. | Name | Period |
| 1. | Ashoke Ranjan Thakur | May 2008 - May 2012 |
| 2. | Kaushik Gupta | May 2012 - May 2014 |
| 3. | Chanchal Kumar Basu | May 2014 - December 2014 |
| 4 | Jyotish Prakash Basu | December 2014 - Septermber 2015 |
| 5 | Basab Chaudhuri | September 2015 - February 2021 |
| 6 | Mahua Das | February 2021 - May 2023 |
| 7 | Raj Kumar Kothari | September 2023 - June 2024 |
| 8 | Dr. Souren Bandhopadhyay | June 2024 - May 2025 |
| 9 | Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee | May 2025 - Present |
Faculties and departments
[edit]West Bengal State University has 30 departments organized into three faculty councils.[12]
- Faculty of Science
This faculty consists of the departments of Anthropology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Psychology, Geography, Rural Studies, Electronics, Food and Nutrition, Microbiology, Statistics, Economics, Botany, Zoology, and Physiology.
- Faculty of Arts
This faculty council consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Arabic, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, Sociology, Library Science, Film Studies, and Journalism.
- Faculty of Commerce and Management
This faculty consists of the departments of Commerce and Business Administration.
Affiliations
[edit]The university is an affiliating institution. All the 55 colleges (including Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and B.Ed.) in the district of North 24 Parganas, which were formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta, are affiliated to this university.[13][14] As of June 2025[update] the university has 55 affiliated colleges, of which 8 are Fully Govt. funded, 7 are S.F (Self-Financing) and rests are Govt. Aided (G.A) colleges.[15] Out of 55 colleges, eight are NAAC-accredited A-grade colleges and 19 colleges offer Postgraduate courses.[1]
Academics
[edit]Admission
[edit]One can take admission in the undergraduate course of the university based on their results in the higher secondary (10+2) examination. For admission in the postgraduate courses and doctoral degree courses, one has to take an entrance exam (written test/interview) given by the university or any national level exam related to the subject, held by the University Grants Commission.
Library
[edit]The university has a library on the first floor of its main building with an internet facility. This library is usually called as "Central library of WBSU". The recent Librarian is Dr. Sushanta Banerjee. The central library maintains various subjects like,
- Number of books - 159000 (approx)
- Number of journals - 50 (approx)
- Number of reference books - 1500 (approx)
Accreditation
[edit]The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (U.G.C.) in terms of Section 12B of the U.G.C. Act.[16] The university received accreditation from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on 23 February 2021.[17]
Gallery
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WBSU Administrative building side view -
WBSU first building -
Administrative building front view -
Entrance of West Bengal State University (captured in 2016)
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Notable alumni
[edit]- Raj Chakraborty — filmmaker
- Partha Bhowmick — theater artist
- Rubel Das — actor
- Shweta Bhattacharya — actress
- Sayantan Ghosal — Indian screenplay writer and filmmaker
Notable Faculty
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "WBSU / About Us". WBSU. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "NAAC Grade Sheet". NAAC. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Vice-Chancellor- WBSU".
- ^ a b c d "NIRF 2021" (PDF). West Bengal State University.
- ^ "Self Study Report - 1st cycle 2020" (PDF). NAAC-SSR. p. 11. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "The West Bengal State University Act, 2007" (PDF). wbhed.gov.in. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "The West Bengal State Universities Act" (PDF). WBSU. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ http://www.wbsubregistraion.org/ [dead link]
- ^ "Untitled Page".
- ^ "WB state univ gets VC". The Times of India. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "West Bengal State University :: Barasat :: West Bengal". wbsuregistration.org.
- ^ "WBSU bags place in one of best Public varsities in WB".
- ^ "Barasat University to apply UGC new CBCS syllabus from 2018-19 sesion".
- ^ "Affiliate College Name List – WBSU". Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "University Grants Commission, 12B list" (PDF). ugc.ac.in.
- ^ NANDI, SOUMITRA (12 April 2019). "Varsity to vie for NAAC tag post 2020 convocation". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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