• 6 new posts of officers have been created at Presidency University.

• Approval has been accorded for establishment of the second campus of Presidency University at a proposed cost of Rs.183 crore to be completed in phases.

• Another Rs. 95 crore is being sanctioned for setting up the ‘Himalayan Centre’ of Presidency University at Kurseong, Darjeeling.

• A Department of Performing Arts has been opened at Presidency University and 7 new teaching posts have been created for it.

• 33 teaching posts have been created for various Departments of Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia.

• Sidho Kanho Birsha University has started a one-year Diploma course in Chhau from the 2015–16 session.

• The Comparative Indian Languages and Literature Department at the University of Calcutta has been converted to a full-fledged teaching Department from a self-financing unit and 4 new posts were created for it.

• A new Department of Buddhist Studies has been set up at the University of Calcutta and 4 new posts have been created for it.

• The Bengal Music College has been converted to the Department of Performing Arts & Music under the University of Calcutta and 10 new posts were created for it.

• The Institute of Jute Technology (IJT) has been converted to a Department of the University of Calcutta, the staff of the erstwhile IJT has been absorbed in the University and 13 teaching posts, 3 administrative posts and 28 non-teaching posts have been created.

• Two more Chair Professorships have been instituted in the names of Swami Vivekananda and Sir Asutosh Mookerjee at the University of Calcutta, taking the total number of Chair Professorships close to 60.

• Approval has been accorded for construction of a two-storeyed building for Tea Science at the University of North Bengal.

• 66 new teaching posts have been created in the newly established Raiganj University and 46 posts of erstwhile Raiganj College have been converted to University posts.

• 12 teaching posts and 10 non-teaching posts have been created at Bankura University.

• 20 new posts for five newly instituted Departments, namely, Physics, Applied Psychology, Philosophy, Chemistry and Law have been created in the Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol.

• One teaching post and one administrative post have been created for the High Energy & Cosmic Research Centre at the University of North Bengal.

• 42 new teaching posts have been created for Diamond Harbour Women’s University.

• 21 new teaching posts have been created for the newly instituted Departments of Sanskrit, Zoology and Hindi at the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University.

• A Department of Hindi has been instituted at the University of Kalyani with four new teaching posts. A postgraduate Department of Education has been instituted with six teaching posts and two non-teaching posts.

• University of Kalyani has taken up the construction of the International Guest House cum 800 seater auditorium.

• Departments of Law, Physiology and Library and Information Science have been opened in the University of Gour Banga and 18 new teaching posts have been created for them.

• The Nazrul Centre for Social and Cultural Studies has been established at Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol and 4 posts have been created for it.

• Departments of Performing Arts & Music, Santhali and Arabic have been instituted at Burdwan University and four teaching posts have been created for each of them.

• The Biswabanga Scholarship Scheme has been instituted for two postgraduate students and one PhD student at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Rs. 2 crore per annum has been allocated for this from the academic session 2016–17 onwards.

• A Visiting Chair has been set up in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the University of Calcutta to enable prominent academics and scholars from Bangladesh to teach/deliver lectures in the state.

Name of The University	Date of Establishment	Address
University of Calcutta	24 January, 1857	Senate House, 87/1, College Street, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073, Phone : 2241-0071, 2241-4984, Fax :2241-3222, 2241-2859 Website : www.caluniv.ac.in Email : admin@caluniv.ac.in, registrar@cuccernet.in
Jadavpur University	24 December, 1955	188, Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 032, Phone : 2414-6666, 6194,6643, Fax : (91) -033- 2414-6414 (033) 2414-6357 Website : www.jadavpur.edu Email : sanjaygopalg@rediffmail.com, registrar@jdvu.ac.in
University of Burdwan	15 June 1960	Rajbati, Burdwan, Dist. – Burdwan, Pin – 713104 Phone : +91 342 263 4975, Fax : +91- 0342- 253-0452, Website : www.burd.univ.ac.in Email : vcbu@satyam.net.in / registrar@buruniv.ac.in , info@buruniv.ac.in
University of Gour Banga	March 10, 2008	P.O-Mokdumpur Dist-Malda, Pin – 732103 Phone : 03512-223664 / 223666 Website : www.ugb.ac.in Email : registrar@ugb.ac.in
University of Kalyani	1 November, 1960	Near Kalyani Ghoshpara Railway Station, District Nadia, Kalyani, Pin – 741235 Phone : (033) 2582 8750, Fax : (033) 2582-8378, Website : www.klyuniv.ac.in Email : vckalyani@yahoo.com
Rabindra Bharati University	8 May, 1962	Emerald Bower Campus 56A, B.T. Road, Kolkata – 700 050. Jorasanko Campus 6/4, Dwarkanath Tagore Lane, Kolkata – 700 007 Phone :2556-2543,2557-3028 Fax : 2556-8079, Website : www.rbu.ac.in Email : registrar@rbu.ac.in
University of North Bengal	1 July, 1962	Raja Rammohanpur, P.O. – North Bengal University, Dist. Darjeeling, Pin- 734430. Phone : (0353)033 2282-0124, Fax : (0353) 2581212, Website : www.nbu.ac.in Email : regnbu@sancharnet.in
Presidency University	1817 (Upgraded to university in 2010)	86/1, College St, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073, Phone : (033) 2257-2444, Website : www.presiuniv.ac.in Email : registrar@presiuniv.ac.in
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University	July 6, 2010	Ranchi Road, P.O. Purulia Sainik School, District : Purulia, Pin- 723 104. Phone : 03252 202 419, Website : www.skbu.ac.in Email : registrarskbu@gmail.com do.skbu@gmail.com so.skbu@gmail.com
Vidyasagar University	29 September 1981	P.O. – Vidyasagar University, Dist – Midnapur, Pin- 721102. Phone: +91 - 03222 276-554, 276555, 276557, 276558, Fax : (953222) 275329,275297 Website : www.vidyasagar.ac.in Email : vidya@dte.vsnl.net.in
West Bengal State University	10th March, 2008	Berunanpukuria(Barasat),P.O. Malikapur, North 24- Parganas Kolkata 700126 Fax : (033) 2524 1977 Telephone nos. 2524 1975, 2524 1976, 2524 1978, 2524 1979 Website : www.wbsubregistration.org Email : registrar.wbsu@gmail.com
Netaji Subhas Open University	20 August 1997	DD-26, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 064, Ph. : +91 33 4066 3220 Fax : (033) -2287-1082 Website : www.wbnsou.ac.in Email : nsou@cal2.vsnl.net.in
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology	7 August 2000	Main Campus: Simhat, Haringhata, Nadia-741249 Kolkata Campus: BF 142, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064, Ph. : 2321-1327, Fax : 2321-7578, Website : www.wbut.ac.in/
Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University	2012	Vivekananda Street, Coochbehar –736101 Ph. : 03582-230833, Website : www.cbpbu.ac.in Email : cbpbuniversity@gmail.com
Kazi Nazrul University	2012	Nazrul Road, Kalla Bypass More, P.O.Kalla C.H., P.S. Asansol (North), Dist.Burdwan, Pin 713340 Ph. : 0341 2270456 Fax : 0341 2271024 Website : www.knuedu.in Email : email2pari@gmail.com
Bankura University	2013	New Campus, (Beside NH 60) Bankura Block – II, P.O.- Purandarpur Dist.- Bankura,. Pin Code: 722146, Ph. : 03242 -201129, Website : www.bankurauniv.ac.in Email : bankurauniversity@gmail.com
Raiganj University	1948 (Upgraded to university in 2015)	College Para, P.O. Raiganj, P.S. Raiganj, Pincode- 733134 Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, Ph. : 03523 242 351 Fax: 03523-242580 Website : www.raiganjuniversity.ac.in/ Email : principal_ruc1948@yahoo.co.in
Diamond Harbour Women's University	2013	DIAMOND HARBOUR ROAD, SARISHA, SOUTH 24 PARGANAS-743368, Ph. : 03174 258801, Website : www.dhwu.ac.in Email : rg.dhwu@gmail.com
West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration	2015	25/2 and 25/3, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata - 700019, Ph. : 033-24750033, Website : www.wbuttepa.ac.in Email : wbuttepa@gmail.com
Sanskrit University, West Bengal	2016 (Laying foundation stone of Sanskrit College in 1824)	1, Bankim Chatterjee Street,Kolkata- 700 073, Ph. : 2241- 3611/ 2241- 1906