West Bengal: Government Gives Final Nod For Setting Up New Universities
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Ensuring quality education, West Bengal government has decided to establish four universities across the state. 

While the West Bengal cabinet gave its nod for setting up four new universities on Friday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would lay the foundation stone of the proposed Mahatma Gandhi University in East Midnapore district on Gandhi Jayanti this year. 

“The four new universities would be run by the government and come up in Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, South Dinajpur and Murshidabad districts,” Education Minister Partha Chatterjee Chatterjee told reporters. 

Highlights 
West Bengal cabinet gave its nod for setting up four new universities on Friday.

The four new universities would be run by the government. 

CM Mamata Banerjee would lay the foundation stone of the proposed Mahatma Gandhi University in East Midnapore district. 

List of Universities in West Bengal

Aliah University    
Bankura University    
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya    
Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University    
Diamond Harbour Women's University    
University of Burdwan        
University of Calcutta        
Jadavpur University        
StateAutonomous
1906, as "Bengal Technical Institute
University of Gour Banga    

University of Kalyani        

University of North Bengal        
Netaji Subhas Open University    
Presidency University
Rabindra Bharati University
Raiganj University    
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute    
Senate of Serampore College (University)        
Sidho Kanho Birsha University    
The Sanskrit College and University    
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
West Bengal University of Health Sciences    
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences
Kazi Nazrul University
Vidyasagar University
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration
West Bengal State University
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology