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Kazi Nazrul University

This article is about the university in West Bengal. For the university in Bangladesh, see Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University.

Kazi Nazrul University
Coat of arms
Latin: Cazio Nazrul Universitas
MottoVidyayā'mritamașnute (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Knowledge Imparts Immortality
TypePublic research university
Established16 August 2012 (2012-08-16)
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
Budget₹22.243 crore (US$2.7 million)
(FY2021–22 est.)[4]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorDebashis Bandyopadhyay
(interim VC)[5]
Academic staff
128 (2023)[4]
Students2,268 (2023)[4]
Undergraduates305 (2023)[4]
Postgraduates1,675 (2023)[4]
288 (2023)[4]
Location
Asansol
,
West Bengal
,
India

23°41′41.09″N 86°59′41.7″E / 23.6947472°N 86.994917°E / 23.6947472; 86.994917
CampusMidsize city
15.6 acres (6.3 ha)
MascotFlambeau & Sitar
Websitewww.knu.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata

Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) is a public state research university located in Asansol, West Bengal.[6][7] The CM Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone on 10 January 2013.[8] The university has been named after the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The university was established under the Kazi Nazrul University Act, 2012.[9] Anuradha Mukherjee was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of the university.[10] In 2018 in a special convocation the university honored Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina with honorary Doctorate of Literature.[11]

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  2. ^ "Fresh approval to Department of Law, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal for imparting five year BA LL.B (Hons.) course" (PDF). Bar Council of India. New Delhi. 27 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Establishment of Kazi Nazrul University, West Bengal as a State University" (PDF). University Grants Commission (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2023" (PDF). Kazi Nazrul University.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference indianexpress1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Private education Bill passed amidst Opposition walkout". The Statesman. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Bill passed to set up private varsity". Asian Age. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  8. ^ Chakraborty, Debajyoti (7 January 2013). "Chief minister Mamata Banerjee may announce new district on Asansol trip". The Times of India Jan 7, 2013, 02:47 IST. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  9. ^ "The Kazi Nazrul University Act, 2012" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  10. ^ "Anuradha Mukherjee appointed as new vice-chancellor of Kazi Nazrul Islam University". The Times of India Nov 24, 2012, 05:53 IST. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Hasina conferred honorary D.Litt by Kazi Nazrul University". Business Standard 17:35 IST. Asansol. Indo-Asian News Service. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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