Durgapur is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Bengal and a major industrial hub of West Bengal. It was planned by two American architects, Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk in 1955. Durgapur is the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock. Durgapur has been nicknamed the 'Ruhr of India'.
Education in West Bengal is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector. The modern education system was developed by the British missionaries and the Indian social reformists. West Bengal has many institutes of higher education like –Amity University,Visva-Bharati University, Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Jadavpur University, Aliah University, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani, Indian Statistical Institute, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, University of North Bengal and University of Calcutta.
Durgapur Government College, India, is the only government college not only in the home district of Paschim Bardhaman, but also in the neighbouring districts of Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum. It was established on 15 September 1970. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University. It is funded and administered by the Government of West Bengal. Direct administrative control lies with the Director of Public Instruction, Higher Education Directorate, Government of West Bengal.
The University of Burdwan is an Indian premier autonomous state research university in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 15 June 1960 with six graduate departments and 30 undergraduate colleges spread over three districts that come under the jurisdiction of the university. The university currently offers more than 30 undergraduate and 66 postgraduate courses.
Asansol Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Durgapur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Bengal College of Engineering and Technology, Durgapur or BCET is a self-financing college located in West Bengal, India providing under-graduate as well as post-graduate courses in engineering and technology disciplines. It was established by SKS Educational and Social Trust in 2001. The college is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and all the programmes are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.
Banwarilal Bhalotia College, known by the abbreviation B. B. College, established in 1944, is a college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated with Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol.
Michael Madhusudan Memorial College, established in 1996, is a general degree college in Durgapur, in the Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts, Commerce, Management and Sciences. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University.
Asansol Girl's College is a women's college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. The College is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India.
Bidhan Chandra College, also known as B.C.College, Asansol, established in 1961, is the well known college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol.
Raniganj Girl's College, established in 1980, is a college for girl students at Raniganj in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol. The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under sections 2f and 12B of the UGC Act 1956.
Durgapur Women's College, established in 1980, is a women's college in Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and commerce. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University.
Kulti College is one of the general degree colleges at Kulti in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, Commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol. It was established in 1986.
Kazi Nazrul Islam Mahavidyalaya, established in 1981, is the general degree college at Churulia in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol.
Khandra College, is the Honours and General Degree College in Khandra, in the Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers Undergraduate Courses in Arts, Commerce and Science. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol. It was established in 1981.
Pandaveswar Colloge, established in 2005, is the general degree college in Pandaveswar, Paschim Bardhaman district in India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol.
Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) is a Public State aided research university in Asansol, West Bengal. The university has been named after the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The university was established under the Kazi Nazrul University Act, 2012. Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata gazette, extraordinary 16 August 2012.
Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district of West Bengal.
Law College Durgapur is a private Law college in Durgapur, West Bengal. This is one of the first and oldest self-financed Law College affiliated to the University of Burdwan. The college is currently affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University. This college is also approved by the Bar Council of India.
