University of Burdwan

University of Burdwan

Seal of the University of Burdwan
Other name	Burdwan University
Motto	sā vidyā yā vimuktaye
Motto in English	Learning Leads To Emancipation
Type	Public state university
Established	c. 1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Founder	Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Sir Uday Chand Mahtab
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	UGC[1] AIU AICTE[2]
Budget	₹167.85 crore (US$19 million) (FY2025–26 est.)[3]
Chancellor	Governor of West Bengal
Vice-Chancellor	Sankar Kumar Nath[4]
Academic staff	227 (2025)[5]
Students	6,340 (2025)[5]
Undergraduates	313 (2025)[5]
Postgraduates	5,328 (2025)[5]
Doctoral students	699 (2025)[5]
Location	Burdwan , Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal , 713104 , India 23°14′21″N 87°51′04″E / 23.2392585°N 87.8511835°E / 23.2392585; 87.8511835
Campus	Urban 400 acres (160 ha) (Academic campus at Golapbag) 80 acres (32 ha) (Administrative campus at Rajbati)
Acronym	BU
Website	www.buruniv.ac.in

The University of Burdwan (also known as Burdwan University or B. U.) is a public state university located in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 15 June 1960 with six postgraduate departments and 30 undergraduate colleges spread over three districts that come under the jurisdiction of the university.^[6] The university currently offers more than 30 undergraduate and 66 postgraduate courses. It has grown as the second largest state university in West Bengal after University of Calcutta. Over the years, the University has consistently performed in the NIRF ranking by securing rank within top 100 under ‘University’ Category and occupied the rank of 89, 92, 85 and 87 in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively.^[7]