State and Private Universities in West Bengal

Recently a lot of universities have been set up and are being established in the state of West Bengal. Most of them are state universities. Some private universities are also given permissions and corresponding bills are passed in state assembly. Following are the list of state universities (may not be the complete list) including the old and famous ones:

1. Calcutta University, Kolkata

2. Jadavpur University, Kolkata

3. Burdwan University, Burdwan

 4. North Bengal University, Siliguri

5. Kalyani University, Kalyani

6. Vidyasagar University, Midnapore

7. Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata

8. Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia

9. Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar

10. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, Nadia

11. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata

12. West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata 

13. West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata

14. West Bengal State University, Banipur, North 24 Pargana

15. Presidency University, Kolkata

16. Gour Banga University, Malda

17. Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia

18. Bankura University, Bankura

19. Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol

20. Aliah University, Kolkata 

21. Diamond Harbour Women's University, Sarisha, South 24 Pgs

22. Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University, Coochbehar

23. Raiganj University, Raiganj

24. West Bengal University of Teachers' Training Education Planning and Administration, Kolkata

25. Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata

26. Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata 

Following are the universities that are being set up, 

27. Harichand Guruchand University, North 24 Pgs, 

28. Mahatma Gandhi University, Mahishadal, Purba Medinipur 

29. Jhargram Univeristy, Jhargram

30. Kanyashree University, Krishnanagar, Nadia

31. Biswa Bangla University, Bolpur

32. Murshidabad University, Berhampur

33. Darjeeling Hill University, Darjeeling

34. Rani Rashmoni Green University, Tarakeswar, Hooghly

35. Hindi University, Howrah

36. Alipurduar University, Alipurduar

37. Dakshin Dinajpur University

 

There are some prestigious central government institutes and universities in West Bengal:

1. IIT Kharagpur

2. Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

3. IIM Calcutta

4. IIEST Shibpur, Howrah

5. IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur, Nadia

6. Visva Bharati University, Bolpur

7. NIT Durgapur

8. IIIT Kalyani 

The list of private universities in West Bengal are:

1. Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI, formerly RKMVU), Belur Math, Howrah

2. St. Xaviers University, Kolkata

3. Techno India University, Kolkata

4. Neotia Univeristy, Sarisha, South 24 Pgs

5. Amity University, Kolkata

6. Seacom Skills University, Bolpur

7. JIS University, Kolkata

8. Adamas Univeristy, North 24 Pgs

9. Brainware University, North 24 Pgs

10. Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata

11. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

12. Swami Vivekananda University, North 24 Pgs 

 

B. Voc course in Multi Skilled Health Worker in Raja N L Khan Women's College

 University Grants Commission (UGC) is giving much thrust on employable education. Vocational education is very much relevant in this scenario. Vocational courses are being run in Schools also. Raja N. L. Khan Women's College (Autonomous), Midnapore, West Bengal is offering a new Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) degree in Multi-Skilled Health Worker. This course is very timely one, and is going to serve the society with the skilled personnel in allied healthcare.  The call for admission into the course is open as of today (first week, November 2020).

Online Ecosystem for providing used Books Free of Charge with Some Delivery Cost

While surfing the Web through Google Search, came across an wonderful website that bridges the gap between students who can not afford buying new books and those who have books lying unused in their book shelf for long. Although, in the famous College Street footpaths of Kolkata, we sometimes get old books in damn cheap price, but that is mostly an unorganized sector, which is like treasure hunt and there is very little chance of instant success when you are in search of a particular book. The website https://www.mypustak.com is bound to help determined and needy students who wants to excel despite their financial constraints. The journey of this website service is also very fascinating which depends very much on thousands of book donors - individual and organization across India. Wonderful and great initiative. Kudos to the founders of this venture and the book donors.

NTA Previous Question Papers Download for NEET and NET in Computer Science and Other Subjects

For several times, I had searched in Google to download previous year's question papers of NET, and NEET. Earlier UGC and CSIR used to conduct the NET examinations and they used to maintain the previous years question papers very systematically. From December 2014, NTA took over the responsibility of conducting UGC NET examinations.

But Google search only shows the links that are very annoying and useless mostly. Recently, I found that NTA maintains a link to download previous years question papers for the different examinations it conducts such as NEET for Medical Entrance, NET for UGC and CSIR fellowship, IIT JEE-Main and other relevant examinations. However, it shows the link of only for the years of 2018, and 2019 as of now. The website address is https://nta.ac.in/Downloads

For example, To download question paper of NET Computer Science of 2019, select the appropriate options to get screen like the following, and then click on the question paper and click on the OK button of Dialog Box that appears stating download initiated.

Similarly, to download NEET question paper for 2019, select appropriate options. A sample selection of options screen is shown below:

MCA Course Duration Will be of 2 Years from 2020

It is going to be the fulfilment of much-awaited with the crucial policy decision to make Master of Computer Applications / MCA course of two years duration. As per the article in TOI, MCA is going to be of two years duration from the academic year 2020. Well, this decision of AICTE is to be congratulated. As, most of the students who seeks admission to MCA course are from either Computer Science / Computer Application / Science background with enough computer courses in CBCS pattern course structure so that there will be no problem if the duration of MCA is trimmed to be of two years and the parity with other Master Degree courses duration are maintained.
Earlier, students with Computer Science / Computer Application had the opportunity to take admission in second year of the MCA course as lateral entry students. But this facility was not available in some of the states such as West Bengal. So, the students will get benefit in terms of reduced total course fees, one year great savings of worthy time. Now, there will be competitions among the two courses: M. Sc. Computer Science / IT and MCA to attract students.   

AICTE has put the notice dated 03.07.2020 officially in its website regarding this change.