Message from VC's Desk

It is a matter of immense pleasure that destiny has allowed me to serve as the Vice-Chancellor at Harichand Guruchand University (HGU). Located at the eastern fringe of North 24 Parganas (Chandpara, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal), Harichand Guruchand University started its journey as per The Harichand Guruchand University Act, 2018 ([West Bengal Act XXVII of 2018], Part- III, Acts of the West Bengal Legislature, Law Department Legislative Notification published in The Kolkata Gazette (Extraordinary), PAUSA 12, SAKA 1940, January 2, 2019). To fulfil the long pending demands of the people of Nadia and North 24 Parganas, particularly of Thakurnagar, the Government of West Bengal founded this state-aided university in the honour of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (1812-1878) and Shri Shri Guruchand Thakur (1846-1937), the founder and propagator of the Matua socio-religious culture and philosophy. The Honourable Chief Minister of West Bengal has been kind enough to justify the academic aspirations of the students, scholars and parents of this region.

Our university is still in its initial stages and its administrative offices are currently located at P.R. Thakur Government College (Thakurnagar, Gaighata, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India: 743287). However, it has inherited a long history of love and patronage of the people of Thakurnagar, Chandpara, Habra, Bongaon, Ranghat, and their neighbouring towns and villages towards the spread of higher education. Again, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the higher education scenario witnessed a remarkable change in approach. Keeping pace with the new academic developments, Harichand Guruchand University has come forward to open a few postgraduate departments. The University has already begun the process of materialising the high ideals set before it. HGU will be opening a few more PG departments and Postgraduate Diploma courses shortly. I hope it will be a higher academic institution of promise and social transformation. It is my earnest appeal to all the alumni of HGU, scholars, students, teachers, officers, staffs, and all other stakeholders to cooperate with us to transform Harichand Guruchand University into a prominent centre for higher education.

All are welcome to the portal of Harichand Guruchand University!

Prof. (Dr.) Rup Kumar Barman
Vice-Chancellor
Harichand Guruchand University