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| Motto | Knowledge is power |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 11 January 2019 |
| Affiliation | UGC |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ashutosh Ghosh |
| Location | , , India 22°59′03″N 88°46′51″E / 22.9843°N 88.7809°E |
| Website | harichandguruchanduniversity |
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Faculty of arts
- Department of Bengali,
- Department of Education,
- Department of History
- Faculty of Mass communication
- Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mamata announces new university in name of Harichand, Guruchand | Other". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "হরিচাঁদ গুরুচাঁদ ঠাকুরের নামে নতুন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "The Harichand Guruchand University Act, 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal State Council of Higher Education :: Council Members". www.wbsche.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ মৈত্র, সীমান্ত. "Harichand Guruchand University: সূচনা নতুন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে পঠনপাঠনের". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "হরিচাঁদ–গুরুচাঁদ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে পঠনপাঠন শুরু হচ্ছে এবছরই". E SAMAKALIN. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ মৈত্র, সীমান্ত. "Harichand Guruchand University: সূচনা নতুন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে পঠনপাঠনের". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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