Harichand Guruchand University ( bn, হরিচাঁদ গুরুচাঁদ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a

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, located in

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History

The university was established in 2018 as Harichand Guruchand University under ''The Harichand Guruchand University Act, 2018, West Bengal Act XXVII of 2018, Part- III, Acts of the West Bengal Legislature, Law Department Legislative Notification, published in The Kolkata Gazette (Extraordinary), 2nd January, 2019.''. It started its educational programme with the appointment of the first vice-chancellor, Tapan Kumar Biswas, in January 2021. At the initial stage, until the completion of new university buildings, all administrative works and physical teaching programme were operated from

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building, located adjacent to the university. In November 2021, The university started its online teaching programme due to

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Faculties and Departments

*Faculty of arts ** Department of Bengali, ** Department of Education, ** Department of History *Faculty of Mass communication ** Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

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*https://wbhed.gov.in/readwrite/uploads/The_Harichand_Guruchand_University_Act_2018.pdf Universities and colleges in North 24 Parganas district Universities and colleges in West Bengal Universities and colleges established in 2019 North 24 Parganas district 2019 establishments in West Bengal {{WestBengal-university-stub

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