Diamond Harbour Women's University
University in West Bengal, India
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Diamond Harbour Women's University is a women's university in Diamond Harbour, West Bengal.[2] Established in 2013,[3] it is the state's first women's university which will provide an education in humanities and basic sciences.[4]
ডায়মন্ড হারবার মহিলা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 28 January 2013 |
Academic affiliation | UGC; AIU |
| Budget | ₹11.77 crore (US$1.2 million) (2023–24)[1] |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Mita Bandhopadhyay |
Academic staff | 71 (2025)[1] |
| Students | 1,558 (2025)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 284 (2025)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 1,123 (2025)[1] |
| 151 (2025)[1] | |
| Location | , , 743368 , India 22°15′28.30″N 88°11′34.77″E |
| Campus | Suburb |
| Website | dhwu |
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Organisation and Administration
The Vice-chancellor of the Diamond Harbour Women's University is the chief executive officer of the university. Mita Bandhopadhyay is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. Samita Sen |
| 2. | Prof. Anuradha Mukhopadhyay |
| – | Prof. Kajal De (acting) |
| 3. | Prof. Mita Bandhopadhyay |
Faculties and Departments
Diamond Harbour Women's University has 13 departments organized into three schools.[5]
- Faculty of Science
Thus School consists of the departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, and Zoology.
- Faculty of Arts
This school consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, and Women's Studies.
Notable people
- Samita Sen, first Vice-Chancellor (2013–2015)