Type | Public |
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Established | 1948 as Raiganj College 2015 as Raiganj University |
Chancellor | Keshari Nath Tripathi, governor of West Bengal |
Vice-Chancellor | Anil Bhumali |
Location | Raiganj, West Bengal, India |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | Official website |
Raiganj University (Bengali: রায়গঞ্জ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university in Raiganj, in the Uttar Dinajpur district. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It became a university in August 2015. Earlier it was a university college, which was affiliated to the University of North Bengal. It also offers Ph.D. programmes in Humanities- and Science-based subjects. Prof. Anil Bhuimali is the present Vice Chancellor of the university, while Dr. Pankaj Kundu is the Registrar, and Dr. Bidyut Santra is the officiating Controller of Examinations. The full postal address of the University is: Raiganj University, Collegepara, Post Office: Raiganj - 733 134, District: Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India. The University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).