West Bengal State University
Public state university in West Bengal, India
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West Bengal State University (WBSU) is a public university situated in Berunanpukuria, North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly in 2007.[4]
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| Motto | lakṣya viśvamānavam |
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Motto in English | The goal is universal |
| Type | Public State University |
| Established | 25 February 2008 |
| Accreditation | NAAC[1] |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹30.57 crore (US$3.2 million) (2024–25)[2] |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Debabrata Mitra[3] |
Academic staff | 98 (2025)[2] |
| Students | 2,492 (2025)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 2,029 (2025)[2] |
| 463 (2025)[2] | |
| Location | , , India 22°44′21″N 88°26′06″E |
| Campus | Urban 27.86 acres (11.27 ha) |
| Website | wbsu |
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History
The Government of West Bengal through an Act of the Legislative Assembly has passed West Bengal Act XXVIII, 2007 implementing a long-standing public demand in creating the university named West Bengal State University at Barasat, North 24 Paraganas.[5] This became functional from the academic session 2008–09. On 26 May 2008, there were 63 colleges formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta. They were, through a government notification (No.300-Edn (U)/ IU-38/08), transferred to this new university.[6][7] The university began functioning under its first Vice-Chancellor Ashoke Ranjan Thakur, the erstwhile Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University.
Campus and location
The total area of university campuses is 29 acres (0.12 km2). The university is located in very quiet place, free of crowd, at a remote village named Berunanpukuria, which is located in the North 24 Parganas district, 7 km off Barasat city (the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas), North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India.
Organization and administration
Governance
The Governor of West Bengal is the ex-officio Chancellor of the university, while the Vice-chancellor of the university is the chief executive officer of the university. The Vice-Chancellor shall hold the office for a period of four years or till the age of sixty-five, whichever is earlier.[8] Currently, Prof. Debabrata Mitra is the Vice-Chancellor of the university.[9]
| List of All Vice-Chancellors | ||
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| No. | Name | Period |
| 1. | Ashok Ranjan Thakur | May 2008 - May 2012 |
| 2. | Kaushik Gupta | May 2012 - May 2014 |
| 3. | Chanchal Kumar Bose | May 2014 - December 2014 |
| 4 | Jyotish Prakash Bose | December 2014 - September 2015 |
| 5 | Basab Chaudhuri | September 2015 - February 2021 |
| 6 | Mahua Das | February 2021 - May 2023 |
| 7 | Raj Kumar Kothari | September 2023 - June 2024 |
| 8 | Dr. Souren Bandhopadhyay | June 2024 - December 2024 |
| 9 | Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee | December 2024 - August 2025 |
| 10 | Debabrata Mitra | January 2026 - present |
Faculties and departments
West Bengal State University has 30 departments organized into three faculty councils.[10]
- Faculty of Science
This faculty consists of the departments of Anthropology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Psychology, Geography, Rural Studies, Electronics, Food and Nutrition, Microbiology, Statistics, Economics, Botany, Zoology, and Physiology.
- Faculty of Arts
This faculty council consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Arabic, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, Sociology, Library Science, Film Studies, and Journalism.
- Faculty of Commerce and Management
This faculty consists of the departments of Commerce and Business Administration.
Affiliations
The university is an affiliating institution. All the 55 colleges (including Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and B.Ed.) in the district of North 24 Parganas, which were formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta, are affiliated to this university.[11][12] As of June 2025[update] the university has 55 affiliated colleges, of which 8 are Fully Govt. funded, 7 are S.F (Self-Financing) and rests are Govt. Aided (G.A) colleges.[13] Out of 55 colleges, eight are NAAC-accredited A-grade colleges and 19 colleges offer Postgraduate courses.[14]
Academics
Admission
One can take admission in the undergraduate course of the university based on their results in the higher secondary (10+2) examination. For admission in the postgraduate courses and doctoral degree courses, one has to take an entrance exam (written test/interview) given by the university or any national level exam related to the subject, held by the University Grants Commission.
Library
The university has a library on the first floor of its main building with an internet facility. This library is usually called as "Central library of WBSU". The recent Librarian is Dr. Sushanta Banerjee. The central library maintains various subjects like,
- Number of books - 159000 (approx)
- Number of journals - 50 (approx)
- Number of reference books - 1500 (approx)
Accreditation
The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (U.G.C.) in terms of Section 12B of the U.G.C. Act.[15] The university received accreditation from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on 23 February 2021.[16]
Gallery
WBSU Administrative building side view
WBSU first building
Administrative building front view
Entrance of West Bengal State University (captured in 2016)
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Notable alumni
- Raj Chakraborty — filmmaker
- Partha Bhowmick — theater artist
- Rubel Das — actor
- Shweta Bhattacharya — actress
- Sayantan Ghosal — Indian screenplay writer and filmmaker
