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The
University
of
Burdwan
(also
known
as
Burdwan
University
or
B.U.)
is
a
beautiful
public
university
in
Purba
Bardhaman,
West
Bengal,
India.
It
was
established
by
the
West
Bengal
Government
as
a
teaching
and
affiliating
university
on
15
June
1960..The
university
currently
offers
more
than
30
undergraduate
and
66
postgraduate
courses..
The
university
has
been
accredited
with
'Grade
A'
by
NAAC
in
the
year
2016..The
European
Space
Agency
wishes
to
thank
The
University
of
Burdwan
for
the
successful
Galileo
position
fix
made
on
3
July
2013
in
Burdwan..
The
last
maharaja
of
Burdwan,
Udaychand
Mahatab,
left
the
entire
property
of
Burdwan
to
the
government
of
West
Bengal
after
the
zamindari
system
ended
in
the
1950s..
The
then
chief
minister
of
West
Bengal,
Bidhan
Chandra
Roy
took
the
initiative
of
establishing
a
university
at
the
premises
of
the
palace
of
the
maharaja..
Sukumar
Sen
(ICS)
was
the
first
vice-chancellor.
The
university
began
with
the
humanities
division,
with
the
science
and
engineering
courses
included
afterwards..
It's
now
situated
beside
the
MUC
Womens'
College
where
the
administrative
works
are
being
done..There
is
a
Library,
and
museum
also..
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