Jadavpur University (in Kolkata, India) arose as an educational institute to the challenge the British rule by offering education to the masses “on national lines and under national control” through an amalgamation of the “National Council of Education” and the “Society for Promotion of Technical Education in Bengal” in 1906. After India’s Independence in 1947, the West Bengal State Legislature, with the concurrence of the Government of India, enacted the Jadavpur University Act, 1955 to convert the institute into Jadavpur University with full autonomy on December 24, 1955. Today, Jadavpur University has successfully established itself as one of the foremost Indian universities with a vast repertoire of courses offered and an enviable list of faculty members. The University is well known for its commitment towards high quality teaching and research.
The academic departments and schools in Jadavpur University are organised under four faculties: Engineering & Technology, Science, Arts and the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies Law & Management. The departments are under the administrative control of respective Heads of the Departments, who function under the guidelines framed by the respective Boards of Studies. The Dean of each faculty provides leadership for implementation of the guiding principles formulated by each Faculty Council which contain representation from all constituent departments. The interdisciplinary schools, now under the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies Law & Management were created to foster research in areas of common academic interest to several departments and not focused by the traditional disciplines. Some schools also offer postgraduate teaching courses as well. All schools are headed by a Director who functions under the policies developed by the Academic Committee of the School. An academic committee oversees the teaching and research activities of each school.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked Jadavpur University 17th among engineering institutes in India in 2020 and 2021, and 12th overall. In 2021 the University was ranked 8th among Indian universities. Internationally, Jadavpur University was ranked 651-700 by the QS World University Rankings in 2021, 136th in Asia in 2020 and 75th among BRICS nations in 2019. It was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020, 196th in Asia and 178th among Emerging Economies University Rankings in 2020. Jadavpur University was also ranked 772nd in the world by the United States News and World Report. The university was ranked 543rd in the world by CWTS Leiden Ranking in 2017, for the period 2012–2015 .
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