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| Motto | সা বিদ্যা যা বিমুক্তয়ে (Bengali) |
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Motto in English | Learning Leads To Emancipation |
| Type | Public |
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| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jane Alam |
| Location | , India 23°45′12″N87°05′04″E / 23.7532°N 87.0844°E |
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Murshidabad University is a public state university in Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal. The university was established in 2021 by the West Bengal government under The Murshidabad University Act, 2018. [1] [2] [3]
The institution was established in 1853 as Krishnath College as a liberal arts and sciences college in Baharampur. In 1998, Krishnath College became an affiliate of the University of Kalyani. [4] Prior to this, they were an affiliate to University of Calcutta. [5] In July 2018, the Murshidabad University Bill, which was passed by the house will enable a state-aided university in Murshidabad to be established by upgrading the existing Krishnath College. [6] [7] In February 2021, the principal of this college is appointed as vice-chancellor of Murshidabad University by Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal. [8]
The college was established in 1853 by Maharani Swarnamoyee Devi. [9] The college was named for her husband, Maharaja Krishnath Roy of Cossimbazar. In 1841, Maharaja Krishnath received his zamindary (a jurisdiction assigned to a zamindar) and had the dream of establishing an academic institution. Following her husband's death, Swarnamoyee gave as a gift both land and money, saving the college from financial crisis. [10] Mr. Harrison became the first principal of the college. [11] The famous Indian Scholar and writer Brajendra Nath Seal developed the infrastructure of the college.
The Vice-chancellor of the Murshidabad University is the chief executive officer of the university.
| List of All Vice-Chancellors | ||||
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| No. | Name | |||
| 1. | Sujata Bagchi (Banerjee) | |||
| 2. | Mita Banerjee | |||
| 3. | Rup Kumar Barman | |||
| 4. | Achintya Saha | |||
| 5. | Jane Alam (present) | |||
Murshidabad University has 16 departments organized into three faculties: Science, Arts, and Social Science for B. A, M. A, B. Sc, M. Sc, Ba. Llb, Ma.Llb.and Ph. D. [12]
This faculty consists of the departments of Botany, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geography, Zoology, Physiology, and Sericulture.
This faculty consists of the departments of Arabic, Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Santali.
Education, History, Political Science, Philosophy.
Law
In 2016 Krishnath College was awarded an 'A' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). [13] The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (India) (UGC). [14] It is built on the structure of Oxford University. [15]
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