Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya

Vidyasagar University was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature, notified in the Calcutta Gazette on 24 June 1981, and formally founded on 29 September 1981 under the Vidyasagar University Act 1981. It was created to commemorate the 19th-century educationist Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and was founded by mathematician Anil Kumar Gain. The university is located in Paschim Medinipur district and serves as an affiliating institution over Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, and Jhargram districts. Academic activities began in 1985 when thirty colleges of Midnapore were affiliated to it, and postgraduate classes commenced in January 1986 in six departments. The University Grants Commission recognized the university under Section 12B on 1 March 1990. It houses 27 postgraduate departments and 46 undergraduate affiliated colleges, offering vocational and specialized courses at the undergraduate level. The main campus spans about 182.75 acres, including main, residential, and a returned third plot. The current Vice-chancellor is Prof. Dipak Kumar Kar, and the Vidyasagar University Teachers' Association, formed in 1986, supports academic and cultural activities.