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{{Infobox university
|name = Dakshin Dinajpur University
|image = Dakshin Dinajpur University Logo.png
|image_size =
|motto = <small>{{native phrase|sa|न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते|italics=off}} <br />{{transl|sa|ISO|na hi jñānena sadṛiśhaṁ pavitramiha vidyate}} ([[ISO 15919|ISO]])</small>
|established = {{start date and age|31 July 2018}}
|type = [[Public State University]]
|chancellor = [[Governor of West Bengal]]
|vice_chancellor = Prof. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee<ref name="uniindia"/><ref name="millenniumpost"/>
|city = [[Balurghat]], [[Dakshin Dinajpur district]]
|state = [[West Bengal]]
|country = India
| campus = {{cvt|11.07|acre|km2|order=flip}}<ref name="millenniumpost"/>
|postcode =
|affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
|coordinates =
|website = {{url|https://www.dduniversity.in}}
}}
'''Dakshin Dinajpur University''' is a [[Public university|public]] state [[university]] in [[Balurghat]], [[Dakshin Dinajpur district|Dakshin Dinajpur]] district, [[West Bengal]]. The university was established in 2018.<ref name="d">{{cite web |title=The Dakshin Dinajpur University Act 2018.pdf |url=https://wbhed.gov.in/readwrite/uploads/The_Dakshin_Dinajpur_University_Act_2018.pdf |website=wbhed.gov.in |access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> The university is located in Mahinagar, [[Balurghat]].<ref name="millenniumpost">{{cite news |title=New Balurghat Univ may start 1st session in Sept|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/malda-murders-arms-and-ammunition-seized-2-more-arrested-443980?infinitescroll=1 |access-date=20 June 2021 |publisher= www.millenniumpost.in |date=19 Jun 2021}}</ref>

==History==
The Dakshin Dinajpur University Act, 2018 was passed in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] on 31 July 2018.<ref name="d"/> After this, the West Bengal government started establishment of the university and construction of the Campus.

Prof. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee joined Dakshin Dinajpur University on December 15, 2020 as first Vice Chancellor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof Sanchita Roy Mukherjee Appointed First VC Of Dakshin Dinajpur University |url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/Prof-Sanchita-Roy-Mukherjee-appointed-first-VC-of-Dakshin-Dinajpur-University/15-12-2020-354082/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |publisher=[[Businessworld]]|date=15 December 2020|agency= [[Asian News International|ANI]]}}</ref><ref name="uniindia">{{Cite news|title=Prof. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee appointed first VC of Dakshin Dinajpur University|language=English|work=[[United News of India]] Dec 15, 2020 7:07 PM IST|location=Kolkata|url=http://www.uniindia.com/prof-sanchari-roy-mukherjee-appointed-first-vc-of-dakshin-dinajpur-university/east/news/2264456.html|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=উপাচার্য নিয়োগে ধনখড়ের টুইটে বিতর্ক |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/north-bengal/speculation-regarding-jagdeep-dhankhar-s-tweet-regarding-appointment-of-vc-of-proposed-university-1.1244106 |access-date=21 June 2021 |publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] 06:09pm IST |date=16 December 2020 |language=Bengali}}</ref>

On July 2021 Vice Chancellor of University said in press that Dakshin Dinajpur University will start its first session for the students from October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=CHOWDHURY|first=PINAK PANI|date=July 22, 2021|title=Dakshin Dinajpur Univ to start 1st session in october|language=English|work=Millennium Post 12:06am IST|location=Balurghat|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/dakshin-dinajpur-univ-to-start-1st-session-in-october-447342?fbclid=IwAR0NVZIIQ3IJ_CvA0f-UYt9kZ7cOudaMvt9V-Xd5oJbCcUb1MZe4T9Y5tdI|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722181036/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/dakshin-dinajpur-univ-to-start-1st-session-in-october-447342|archive-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref>

==Campus==
Dakshin Dinajpur University has only one campus. The campus is located at Mahinagar, Balurghat. The total area of the campus is {{convert|11.07|acre|m2}}.<ref name="millenniumpost"/>

==See also==
* [[List of universities in West Bengal]]
* [[Education in West Bengal]]

==References==
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{{Universities in West Bengal}}
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Dakshin Dinajpur district]]

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>Kulbhushan Jhadav at 07:03, 26 September 2021