Vidyasagar University

Ambitiously established in 1981, Vidyasagar University is now one of the highly reputed and top universities in west bengal, which offers superlative education through both regular and distance education modes. Highly creative and ground-breaking researches are also a significant part of its contribution to the educational society. This central funded and State-administered higher education university was set up under the State legislature Act No-18 of 1981 of West Bengal, to cater to the educational requirements of students and scholars in the State, and commemorates a great educationist and social worker of West Bengal in the 19th century, Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar. Today, along with providing courses in most of the mainstream subjects and fields, this vidyasagar university also teaches courses in some ethnic, socio-cultural, and geographical subjects and fields, especially at the levels of postgraduate and doctoral. Established over a total area of about 183 acres in Medinipur (Midnapore), this teaching-cum-affiliating university has more than 50 affiliated colleges and institutes of higher education. Duly registered under the section 12B of the UGC Act of 1956 in 1990, this vidyasagar university india, has been highly accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a 3-star status or grade B. The Directorate of Distance Education of this vidyasagar university medinipur was established in the year 1994, and started offering highly prolific postgraduate courses in distance mode since session 1994-95.

At present, the extensive and lavish campus of this vidyasagar university west bengal, has about 30 academic departments and many well-equipped centers of studies. These departments are kept under two broad faculty divisions - the faculty of science, and the faculty of arts and commerce, as is provided hereunder:

• Faculty of Science - This academic faculty contains in the Departments of Applied Mathematics with Oceanology and Computer Programming; Aquaculture Management & Technology; Anthropology; Botany and Forestry; Biomedical Laboratory Science and Technology; Computer Science; Chemistry and Chemical Technology; Physiology and Community Health; Dietetics & Community Nutrition Management; Economics with Rural Development; Electronics; Geography with Environment Management; Physics and Techno-physics; Microbiology; Remote Sensing & GIS; Zoology and Fishery Science.
• Faculty of Arts and Commerce - This faculty comprises of the Departments of Bengali; English; History; Political Science with Rural Administration; Philosophy and Life-world; Library and Information Science; Sanskrit; Sociology; Mass Communication and Videography; Santali; Hindi; Commerce with Farm Management; Master of Business Administration(MBA).
• Centers - Women Study Centre; University Scientific Instrumentation Centre (USIC); Gandhian Study Centre; Computer Centre; Social Research Center; National Service Scheme; Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC).

With efficient and dedicated performance of these academic departments and centers, this prestigious university offers mainly the postgraduate and doctoral courses in the concerned subjects or fields. The undergraduate courses are primarily taught at its affiliated colleges and institutes. To acquire in-depth information about its courses in the desired subject and levels, please visit its website (www.vidyasagar.ac.in/-). All necessary facilities are available within its extensive and opulent campus, including hostels, medical care services, guest houses, games and sports, placement cell, central library, facilities for seminars and workshops, and so on.