Vidyasagar University of Midnapore is a distinguished university whose administration is looked after by the state government. It is located in the Midnapore district, which is in the southern part of
West Bengal. Under the University Act of 1981, of the state of West Bengal the University was established on 29th September 1981 at Midnapore to commemorate the contributions made by
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar to the society.
Vidyasagar University , Midnapore is spread over an area of 182.75 acres in the semi rural areas. The University logo carries the motto Education, Knowledge and Progress.
The Science Faculty of the Vidyasagar University , Midnapore consists of the departments of Chemistry And Chemical Technology, Applied Mathematics with Oceanography and Computer Programming, Physics and Techno physics, Botany and Forestry, Zoology and Fishery Science, Physiology and Community Health, Dietetics & Community Nutrition Management, Microbiology, Economics with Rural Development, Computer Science, Anthropology, and Biomedical Laboratory Science and Technology
and Environmental science. The Faculty of Arts and Commerce consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Geography with Environment Management, History, Political Science with Rural Administration, Philosophy and Life-world, Commerce with Farm Management, Library and Information Science, Sanskrit, and Sociology. Other postgraduate programmes of the University include Electronics, Computer Applications (MCA degree), Aquaculture and Management Technology, Remote-sensing and GIS, Master of Social Work, and Master of Business Administration (MBA).
The University is an affiliating institution and several colleges are affiliated to the University. Three Engineering colleges have also been affiliated to the University. These include, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, College of Engineering and Management at Kolaghat and the MCKV institute of Engineering at Liliuah.
The university also offers several courses on new and upcoming subjects and trying to bring innovation in research of largely unexplored fields.
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