Kazi Nazrul University is a public University in Asansol, West Bengal. The university has been named after the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The university was established under West Bengal Act XIX of 2012. Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata gazette, extraordinary 16th August 2012. Anuradha Mukherjee was the first vice-chancellor of Kazi Nazrul University.
For a long time there has been a demand for a University in this area. Kazi Nazrul University was established under West Bengal Act. XIX of 2012 on 10th January, 2013. The first Vice Chancellor Prof. Anuradha Mukhopadhyay joined
her post on 3rd Dec, 2012.The Honble Chief Minister Smt. Mamata Bandopadhyay laid the foundation stone of the Kazi Nazrul University at historic Polo Ground in Asansol in the name of the great rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (born 25th May, 1899) at Churulia, 31km away from the city of Asansol. The University is established to promote higher
education in Asansol and its adjoining areas. From July 2013 the University has started its journey with about one hundred and twenty students.Post graduation classes have commenced in four subjects: Bengali, English,
History and Mathematics in BCW hostel building in a picturesque campus in Asansol. In the academic session 2014-15 four new Post Graduate courses: M.A in Education, Hindi,
Political Science & M.Com. are being introduced.
The courses available in university are
1) Bengali
2) Hindi
3) Applied Psychology
4) Philosophy
5) Zoology
6) English
7) History
8) Geography
9) Urdu
10) Biology
11) Education(M.A)
12) M.Com
13) Law
14) Chemistry
15)
Animal Science (5yr)
16) Mathematics
17) Political Science
18) Physics
19) Geology
20) Finance & Accounting
Research Subjects present in thye university are
A) Ph.D. in English.
B) M.Phil. in History.
Last Updated on: Nov 28, 2024