The hegemony of the British establishment had to be challenged. Education had to play a new role in this changed scenario. It had to become a new form of resistance through which the emergent nationalist spirit could be propagated. With this in mind the National Council of Education (NCE) came into being.
Its primary aim was to impart education - literary, scientific and technical on national lines exclusively under national control. To achieve self-reliance, through education. The foundation of the NCE was made possible by the munificence - scholarly as well as monetary - of the likes of Raja Subodh Chandra Mallik , Brajendra Kishore Roychowdhury of Gouripur as well as Sir Rash Behari Ghosh (first President of NCE), poet Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh.
In 1910 the Society for the Promotion of Technical Education in Bengal which looked after Bengal Technical Institute (which later became College of Engineering and Technology, Bengal) was amalgamated to NCE. NCE henceforth looked after the College of Engineering and Technology, Bengal which by 1940 was virtually functioning as a University. After Independence, the Government of West Bengal, with the concurrence of the Govt. of India, enacted the necessary legislation to establish Jadavpur University on the 24th of December 1955.
Now Jadavpur University has successfully established itself as a foremost Indian University with a vast repertoire of courses offered, an enviable list of faculty members and has come to be known for its commitment towards advanced study and research.
The National Council of Education, Bengal, was established in 1906 in the wake of the nationalist movement. It was led by intellectuals, statesmen and the middle-class intelligentsia, and its aim was to cultivate the best of global learning and technology in order to build a self-reliant industrial base for India. Bengal Technical Institute was among the educational institutions founded by NCE, Bengal. Its mission was to impart training to Indian students in the appropriate technology so that the country could produce indigenous consumable materials. This Institute, later renamed College of Engineering and Technology, was in turn converted to Jadavpur University in 1955. The founders believed that the Technology Faculty could not sustain itself without active Faculties of the Basic Sciences and the Humanities. While playing a vital role in technical education in the country, the University may be said to rest on three pillars-Technology, Science and Arts.
Jadavpur University is at present an internationally recognised premier university of the country. It is an urban university with a global perspective and is dedicated to creating leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the University not only engages itself in teaching and research of international quality, but also provides societal services for the benefit of rural and urban populations. The programmes are directed towards achieving excellence in education and extending the benefits of improved technology to the society as a whole.
The faculty members are encouraged to add value to the courses so that students can secure employment or attempt entrepreneurship. Extension programmes and several other courses provide opportunities for the drop-outs at different levels to continue their education. The objective is that they should be able to earn a living and derive the impersonal pleasure of learning at the same time. The University also contributes in evolving modes of digital distance education as part of the National Mission on Education.
Faculty of Arts:
Bengali Department:
• Bachelor of Arts (honors)
• Master of Arts
o Linguistics
o Modern Bengali Literature
o Rabindra Sahitya
o Old and Medieval literature
• M. Phil
Comparative Literature Department:
• Bachelor of Arts (honors)
• Master of Arts
o African Literatures
o Canadian Literature
o Literature of Bangladesh
o Latin American Literatures
Economics Department:
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts
• M. Phil
Education Department:
• Bachelor of Education
• Master of Education with research work
English Department:
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts
• M. Phil
Film Studies Department:
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts
History Department:
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts
• M. Phil
International Relations Department:
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts
• M. Phil
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights & Duties Education
Library & Information Sciences Department:
• Bachelor of Library & Information Sciences
• Master of Library & Information Sciences
• Master of Library & Information Sciences in Digital Library
• M. Phil
Philosophy Department:
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts
• M. Phil in
o Philosophy
o Cognitive Science
Physical Education Department:
• Bachelor of Physical Education
• Master of Physical Education
Sanskrit Department:
• Bachelor of Arts (Honors)
• Master of Arts
• M. Phil in
Sociology Department:
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts in
o Social work
o Indian society
o General sociology
• M. Phil
Faculty of Science:
Department of Chemistry:
• Bachelor of Science
• Master of Science
Department of Geological Science:
• Bachelor of Science (hons.)
• Master of Science in Applied Geology
Department of Instrumentation Science:
• Master of Science in Instrumentation
Department of Life Sciences & Biotechnology:
• Master of Science in Biotechnology
Department of Mathematics:
• Bachelor of Science in specialization in
o Solid Mechanics
o Fluid Mechanics
o BioMathematics
o Mathematical Physics
o Operation Research
o Computer Science
o Pure Mathematics
• Master of Science
Department of Physics:
• Bachelor of Science (Hons.)
• Master of Science in
o Physics
o Electronic Science
• Post M. Sc Diploma in Medical Physics
Faculty of Engineering & Technology:
• Bachelor of Technology in
o Adult & Continuing Education
o Architecture
o Chemical Engineering
o Civil Engineering
o Computer Science & Engineering
o Construction Engineering
o Electrical Engineering
o Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
o Food Technology & Bio-Chemical Engineering
o Information Technology
o Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering
o Metallurgical & Material Engineering
o Pharmaceutical Technology
o Power Engineering
o Printing Engineering
o Production Engineering
• Master of Technology in
o Adult & Continuing Education
o Architecture
o Chemical Engineering
o Civil Engineering
o Computer Science & Engineering
o Construction Engineering
o Electrical Engineering
o Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
o Food Technology & Bio-Chemical Engineering
o Information Technology
o Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering
o Metallurgical & Material Engineering
o Pharmaceutical Technology
o Power Engineering
o Printing Engineering
o Production Engineering
Diploma Courses:
• Diploma in
o Welding Technology
o Radiography Diagnostic
o Medical Laboratory Technology
o Optometry
o French
o German
o Italian
o Japanese
o Portuguese
o Russian
o Sanskrit
o Tamil
o Telugu
• Advanced Diploma in Bengali
• Post Graduate Diploma in
o Multimedia and Web Technology
o Risk Management and Financial Engineering
Certificate Courses:
• Certificate course in
o Population Education and Extension
o Printing and Binding
o Acupunture
o Quality Engineering and Total Quality Management
o Computer-Aided Draftmanship (Mechanical)
o Fundamentals of Electronic Devices
o Maintenance and Servicing of TV,VCR and VCP
o Basic Techniques in Photography
o Thematic Surveying by Remote Sensing
o Plate Making and Offset Printing
o Maintenance Management
o Safety in Chemical and Allied Industries
o Modern Techniques in Groundwater Exploration
o Production Management
o Air Pollution:Measurement and Control Engineering
o Water Pollution Measurement and Control Engineering
o Foundry Technology
o Desk Top Publishing
o Maintenance of Telephone Receiver
o Ultrasonic Testing (Leve1 I)
o Magnetic Particle Testing (Level I)
o Dye Penetrant Testing (Level I)
o Ultrasonic Testing (Level II)
o Magnetic Particle Testing (Level II)
o Dye Penetrant Testing (Level II)
o Training of Laboratory Assistants
o Digital/Analog Integrated Circuit Electronics
o Welding Technology
o Fuel Economy in Furnaces & Boiling and Fuel Testing
o Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering and Management
o Women and Legal Literacy
o Food Processing and Enterprise Management
o Maintenance and Servicing of TV, VCR and VCP
o Medical Sales Executive Training
o Applied Managerial Economics
o Auto Emission and Its Control
o Operations Research (OR) with Applications in Engineering and Management
o Human Rights: Theory and Practice
o Office Automation
o Communicative English
o Bengali
o French
o German
o Italian
o Japanese
o Portuguese
o Russian
o Sanskrit
o Tamil
o Telugu
o Energy Management and Audit
o Mircoprocesor Applications
o Medical Transcription
o Applied Sociology under UGC Career Oriented Programe Scheme
Continuing Education Courses:
• EDP Operation Course for Deaf and Physically Handicapped
• Home Based Training Programme For Cerebal Palsied Children
• Basic Management of Cerebral Palsy For Medical Practitioners
• Computer Application and Programme
• Word Processing
• Database Management
• Spreadsheet Management
• Community-Based Rehabilitation: Physical and Functional Management of Multiple Disabilities
• Community-Based Rehabilitation: Physical and Functional Management of Multiple Disabilities Advanced Course
• Post-Literacy Continuing Programme in Sewing and Tailoring
• Watch Repairing
• Embroidery
• Food Preservation
