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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Public women's University in Diamond Harbour, West Bengal}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
|name = Diamond Harbour Women's University<br />
|image = Diamond_Harbour_Women's_University_Logo.png<br />
|image_size = <br />
|established = {{start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|2013|1|28}}<br />
|type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
|chancellor = {{WB governor}}<br />
|vice_chancellor = Anuradha Mukhopadhyay<br />
| endowment = {{INRConvert|3.1089|c}} <small>(2021-22 est.)</small><ref>{{cite web|date=Feb 5, 2021 |title=Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22 |url=http://wbfin.nic.in/writereaddata/Budget_Publication/2021_bp3.pdf |access-date=Feb 6, 2021}}</ref><br />
|city = [[Diamond Harbour]]<br />
|state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
|country = India<br />
|postcode = 743368<br />
|campus = [[Suburb]]<br />
|academic_affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]; [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|22|15|28.30|N|88|11|34.77|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=title, inline}}<br />
|website = {{URL|http://dhwu.ac.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Diamond Harbour Women's University''' is a [[women's university]] in [[Diamond Harbour]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=House nod to women's varsity bill|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/House-nod-to-womens-varsity-bill/articleshow/17565571.cms|access-date=11 December 2012|newspaper=Times of India|date=11 December 2012}}</ref> Established in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|title=About Diamond Harbour Womens University|url=http://dhwu.ac.in/index.html|publisher=Diamond Harbour Women's University|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref> it is the state's first women's university which will impart education in humanities and basic sciences.<ref>{{cite news|title=Assembly clears first women’s university|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=434507&catid=73|access-date=11 December 2012|newspaper=The Statesman|date=11 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130222060629/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=434507&catid=73|archive-date=22 February 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Organisation and Administration==<br />
The Vice-chancellor of the Diamond Harbour Women's University is the chief executive officer of the university. Anuradha Mukhopadhyay is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.<br />
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+ class="nowrap" | List of All Vice-Chancellors<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col"| No.<br />
!scope="col"| Name<br />
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| 1.<br />
| Prof. Samita Sen <br />
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|2.<br />
|Prof. Anuradha Mukhopadhyay<br />
|}<br />
===Faculties and Departments===<br />
Diamond Harbour Women's University has 13 departments organized into three schools. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://dhwu.ac.in/department.aspx|title=Diamond Harbour Women's University :: Diamond Harbour :: West Bengal|website=dhwu.ac.in}}</ref> <br />
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* '''Faculty of Science'''<br />
Thus School consists of the departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, and Zoology.<br />
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* '''Faculty of Arts'''<br />
This school consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, and Women's Studies.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Samita Sen]], first Vice-Chancellor (2013–2015)<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|<br />
* [[List of universities in India#West Bengal|List of universities in India]]<br />
*[[University of Calcutta]]<br />
*[[University of North Bengal]]<br />
*[[Jadavpur University]]<br />
*[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]<br />
*[[Jamia Millia Islamia]]<br />
*[[Education in India]]<br />
*[[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://dhwu.ac.in/ Official Website]<br />
*[http://www.ugc.ac.in/ University Grants Commission]<br />
*[http://www.naac.gov.in/ National Assessment and Accreditation Council]<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in South 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Women's universities and colleges in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2013]]<br />
[[Category:South 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Diamond Harbour]]<br />
[[Category:2013 establishments in West Bengal]]</div>>Soumitrahazra