Kalyani University

About University

The University of Kalyani was established in 1960 with a campus area of over 378 acres in Kalyani town. It is well connected by road and railway, with a railway station very close to the University . The University is situated in a locality surrounded by a rural setting within a rural backdrop and it caters mostly to the students of rural and backward areas. Yet, its distance from Kolkata is only 45 km.This locational advantage of the University makes it particularly suitable for the 'Cafeteria Approach' to higher education. The University ensures on the one hand, the development of excellence, and on the other, contribution of higher education through dispersion of knowledge to rural areas in an open and flexible system. The University is also considering the possibility of upgrading some of its affiliated colleges with academic autonomy and postgraduate teaching. The University has completed four decades of commendable service to the development of higher education keeping in view the importance of the outlying rural economy and the needs and aspirations of the youth in the region. The University is presently offering twenty three post graduate programmes under four faculties, namely, Science, Arts & Commerce, Education, Engineering Technology & Management.

Vision

To encourage student enrolment from among weaker sections, even beyond the reservation limitTo establish a finishing school and training centre and exposure of the students passing out so that they become readily employable in specific fieldsTo introduce PG courses in non-conventional subjects and short-term utility courses having job potentialityTo establish a strong partnership between the university and industry housesTo explore academic exchange with more and more academic institutions of reputeTo improve the existing infrastructure – both academic and physicalTo create natural ambience by developing the vast green campus not only through beautification programme but also by generating resources

Mission

Harmonising broader academic activity and the local communityCreating environmental awarenessCreating consciousness of basic human rights and entitlementsFocusing on rural economy and the need and aspirations of the youth in the regionPromoting inter-disciplinary research and a balance between basic and applied research programmesExtending its reach and ensure access