Jadavpur University (Bengali: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, Hindi: यादवपुर विश्वविद्यालय) or JU as it more commonly known, is located in the eastern metropolis of Kolkata in India. It is considered to be one of the foremost centres of research and learning in India.
It has two campuses: the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake, approximately 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi) and 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) from the city centre respectively. A thi...
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Jadavpur University (Bengali: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, Hindi: यादवपुर विश्वविद्यालय) or JU as it more commonly known, is located in the eastern metropolis of Kolkata in India. It is considered to be one of the foremost centres of research and learning in India.
It has two campuses: the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake, approximately 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi) and 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) from the city centre respectively. A third campus is due to open at the site of the erstwhile National Instruments (CSIR India), opposite the main campus along the Raja S.C. Mullick Road.
The university is organized into three faculties: Arts, Engineering and Technology, and Science. It has a student body of approximately 9,000 including undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The first university in modern India was setup by the British in Calcutta in 1861 as a means of spreading western philosophical thought among the elite in India and to create in the words of Lord Macaulcay, ...
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