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{{Short description|Women's College in India}}
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| name = Jamshedpur Women’s University
| image_name = Jamshedpur Women's University logo.png
| established = {{ubl|{{start date and age|1953}} as Jamshedpur Women’s College |{{start date and age|2019}} as Jamshedpur Women’s University}}
| accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] (A)
| affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India) |UGC]]
| type = [[Public University| Public State University]]
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| other_name = JWU
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| motto_lang = [[Sanskrit]]
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| city = [[Jamshedpur]]
| state = [[Jharkhand]]
| country = [[India]]
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| chancellor = [[Governor of Jharkhand]]
| vice_chancellor = Dr. Anjila Gupta
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| academic_staff = 126
| administrative_staff = 210
| students = 4,800+
| undergrad = 2,600+
| postgrad = 1,400+
| doctoral = 1,100+
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| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| postcode = 831001
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'''Jamshedpur Women’s University''' formerly '''Jamshedpur Women's College''', established in 1953, was a general degree women's college in the [[Jharkhand]] state of [[India]]. Perin C. Mehta founded it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/kashifnawaid/docs/perincmehta|website=issuu.com|access-date=2019-12-08|title=Perin C Mehta}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1962 the college acquired its own campus which was gifted by philanthropist [[Ratan Tata]].

It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. Affiliated with [[Kolhan University]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated College of Kolhan University | url=http://www.kolhanuniversity.ac.in/index.php/college/constituent-colleges.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330000516/http://www.kolhanuniversity.ac.in/index.php/college/constituent-colleges.html| url-status=usurped| archive-date=30 March 2013}}</ref> the university has grade 'A' accreditation from NAAC.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://jsrwomenscollege.ac.in/about.htm|title=JSR Women's College|website=jsrwomenscollege.ac.in|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208094114/http://jsrwomenscollege.ac.in/about.htm|archive-date=8 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been recognized by the University Grants Commission as a Center with Potential for Excellence (CPE).<ref name=":0" />

The college aims to provide holistic education for its students while giving special attention to SC and ST students.<ref name=":0" /> Under the Jharkhand State University Amendment Act 2017, the college will become the first university for women in Jharkhand.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/jamshedpur-womens-college-is-now-the-jamshedpur-womens-university/129305/|title=Jamshedpur Women's College is now the Jamshedpur Women's University|date=2019-02-19|website=Avenue Mail|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208094102/https://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/jamshedpur-womens-college-is-now-the-jamshedpur-womens-university/129305/|archive-date=8 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The upgrade was approved by the governor and chancellor of the State Universities, Draupadi Murmu.<ref name=":1" />

==Location==
The college is located in the town of [[Jamshedpur]] in [[Jharkhand]] state. Jamshedpur was previously a village called [[Sakchi]] which was renamed by [[Viscount Chelmsford|Lord Chelmsford]] in 1919. The city is named Jamshedpur after the founder of Tata Steel, [[Jamsetji Tata|Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata]].

==Departments==
The college began with an arts department. The science and the commerce departments were added in 1972 and 1974 respectively. Honours courses were also included in various subjects during the 1960s.

The university has added vocational courses such as B.Ed. & M.Ed., Environment and Water Management, Bio technology, Mass Communication and Journalism, Bachelor in Library and Information Science, BBA, MBA, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics. Additional courses in Electronics, Communicative English, Banking and Human Rights and Value in Education are offered. The college also promotes research by the Gandhian Study Centre for Research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jsrwomenscollege.ac.in/history.htm|title=JSR Women's College|website=jsrwomenscollege.ac.in|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211112019/http://www.jsrwomenscollege.ac.in/history.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The UG courses follow a typical six semester trajectory. The dean of Social Sciences is Bina Lakara, Dr Anjali Srivastava for Science and Dr. Deepa Sharan for Commerce.

=== Science ===

*Chemistry
*Physics
*Mathematics
*Botany
*Zoology

===Arts and Commerce===

*Bengali
*Hindi
*English
*History
*Oriya
*Urdu
*Sanskrit
*Home Science
*Political Science
*Economics
*Philosophy
*Psychology
*Music
*Education
*Commerce

== Scholarships and stipends ==

* (i) Post Matric Scholarship for SC/ST/BC{{clarify|What do these letters mean?|date=February 2021}} and minority communities etc.{{clarify|What is meant by etc in this instance? Be specific|date=February 2021}}
* (ii) Maulana Azad National Scholarship for girl student belonging to minority community.
* (iii) Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child exclusively for PG Students.
* (iv) Scholarship for minority students.
* The Dr. Anju Priya Akhouri Memorial Scholarship is for the PG topper from the botany department.
* The Dr. Prabhat Kumar Memorial Scholarship is for toppers from intermediate, undergraduate and postgraduate.
* Students who belongs to SC, ST, OBC{{clarify|What do these letters mean?|date=February 2021}} or are handicapped, will be recommended to the governments of Bihar/Bengal/Orissa and other states as well.

== Facilities ==

=== Library ===

The Perin Mehta library is automated and provides internet service, which is available to the students at a nominal rate. Books as well as national and international journals are available. The E-Library is associated with the [[British Council]], [[INFLIBNET Centre|INFLIBNET]] and the American Center.

=== Travel Concessions===
Institution rail travel concessions to facilitate travel to their homes or home regions.<ref name="JSR Women's College"/>

=== Student Welfare Services===
A variety of social services are available to support the students.<ref name="JSR Women's College">{{Cite web|url=http://jsrwomenscollege.ac.in/facilities.htm|title=JSR Women's College|website=jsrwomenscollege.ac.in|access-date=8 December 2019|archive-date=1 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001011239/http://www.jsrwomenscollege.ac.in/facilities.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Placement Cell. Provides employment placement, which has included multinational companies
* Grievance Redressal Cell
* Women's Cell
* Counselling Cell
* Cultural Cell
* Freeship Committee
* SC/ST Committee
* Internal Quality Assurance Cell
* Anti-ragging Cell as per U.G.C. Notification
* Cultural Society
* Sports Committee
* Legal Aid Clinic

=== Hostel===
The hostel is affiliated with [[Youth Hostels Association of India|Youth Hostel Association of India]]. The organisation organizes treks and adventures at a local as well as national level. There are two hostels featuring TV, Internet, Newspaper, Magazine, Telephones and Indoor games, both on campus. The Mahadevi Verma hostel can accommodate 50 students. The CV Raman hostel can house 100 students.<ref name="Chamecki 171–180">{{Citation|last=Chamecki|first=Alvaro|chapter=The elite indoor volleyball athlete|date=2017-05-12|pages=171–180|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Ltd|isbn=978-1-119-22704-5|doi=10.1002/9781119227045.ch14|title=Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science}}</ref>

=== Sports and NCC===
Sport facilities on the campus include cricket, volleyball, archery, basketball, khokho, kabaddi, karate and indoor games. There are scholarships provided by the [[Sports Authority of India]].<ref name="Chamecki 171–180"/> Students can also join the NCC.

=== Special Features ===
* On site daycare center, serving both students and staff
* Audio-Visual Room
* Communicative English classes are conducted for the UG students during the college's three academic years.
* Water cooler facility
* Common room for girls - Under Construction
* Student feedback system
* Placement cell and counseling center
* Internet Facility in the Computer Center & in all Departments
* Education Loans provided to needy & BPL Students upon presentation of Income Certificate.<ref name="JSR Women's College"/>

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Arati Bhattacharya]]
* [[G. S. Lakshmi]]

==See also==
*[[List of institutions of higher education in Jharkhand]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.jsrwomenscollege.ac.in/
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