Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu University of Jhargram

Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu University, also known as Jhargram University, is a public state university in Jhargram, Jhargram district, West Bengal. The university was established in 2018 as Jhargram University under The Jhargram University Act, 2017.[1] In 2021, it was renamed as Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu University.[2] This university offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu University of Jhargram
MottoKnowledge is Power
TypePublic State University
Established2018
AffiliationUGC
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorAmiya Kumar Panda
Location
Jhargram, Jhargram district
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°21′38″N 87°01′19″E
Campus27 acres
Websitesrcmujhargram.ac.in

History

Jhargram University was founded in 2018 under "The Jhargram University Act, 2017," with its campus at Jitusol inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee on August 9, 2018. In 2021, the university's name was changed to Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu University of Jhargram (SRCMUJ) in tribute to Santali poet Sadhu Ramchand Murmu through "The Jhargram University (Amendment) Act, 2021". This university became active with the appointment of the first vice-chancellor, Amiya Kumar Panda, in 2021.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Jhargram University Act, 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "Jhargram University Amendment Act, 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. "Jhargram University Vice Chancellor". Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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