Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district. According to a 2010 report released by the International Institute for Environment and Development, a UK-based policy research non-governmental body, Asansol was ranked 11th among Indian cities and 42nd in the world in its list of 100 fastest-growing cities. Asansol is classed as a Y-category city for calculation of HRA for public servants, is rate 16%, making it a Tier-II city.
Durgapur is a major industrial city and a tier-II urban agglomeration 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 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'.
Bankura is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district.
Bishnupur is a city and a municipality of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bishnupur subdivision. It is famous for its terracotta temples built by the Malla rulers, historic Radha Krishna temples built during 1600–1800 CE and the Baluchari sarees.
Geography of West Bengal, a state in eastern India, is diverse, of high peaks of Himalaya in the northern extremes to where Himalayas are in the north and sea is at the south, with both plains and plateaus covering the remaining region.
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 – University of Calcutta, Presidency University, University of Burdwan, Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal state university,Aliah University, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Marine Engineering and Research Institute, 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 Gour Banga, University of North Bengal and Jadavpur University.
South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) is a West Bengal state government undertaken transport corporation. It plys buses in South Bengal and other parts of West Bengal to Durgapur and Kolkata. SBSTC owns many depots in West Bengal to station their buses. It is headquartered in Station Road, Durgapur.
Beliatore is a Census Town and a Gram Panchayat in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Beliatore is the birthplace of artist Jamini Roy.
RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT) is a government sponsored engineering college which is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college was established in 1999. Government aids are given to the institution by Government of West Bengal and is academically affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.
The University of Burdwan is a public 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.
The Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science or NITMAS. is a private engineering college in the state of West Bengal, India. Situated on Diamond Harbor Road 39 kilometers (24 mi) on the south western fringes of Kolkata, the institute is affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology formerly Known as West Bengal University of Technology and approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and Directorate General of Shipping, India.
Kotulpur is a village in the Kotulpur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
University Institute of Technology, The University of Burdwan is a "NAAC A accredited" Tier-III University. Department of Engineering & Technology, constituent to The University of Burdwan, located in Burdwan, West Bengal. It is the only Government Engineering Public University located in Burdwan District.
Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) is a Public 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.
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Durgapur and Asansol. It is located at Andal, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It is named after Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The airport is roughly 15 km (9.3 mi) from Durgapur and 25 km (16 mi) from Asansol.
The Indian state of West Bengal is the site of India's first modern university and 33 universities are listed under the University Grants Commission (India).
Camellia Institute of Technology & Management, commonly known as CITM, is an autonomous private degree engineering college in West Bengal, India, situated in Boinchi, Hooghly. The institute is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. It is recognised and aided by the Government of West Bengal and its courses are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Kanyapur Polytechnic is a technical school located in the city of Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE), and approved by the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE). It provides diploma-level technical education to its students.
K. G. Engineering Institute, established in 1922, is a Government polytechnic institute located in the city of Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE), approved by All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE), and provides diploma-level technical education to its students. It is controlled by the Department of Technical Education, Training & Skill Development, Government of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest polytechnics in West Bengal and one of the oldest technical institutes in India.
