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WB: Jadavpur University student dies after "falling" from hostel balcony

A first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died on Thursday after allegedly falling from the balcony of the university's hostel on Wednesday night. Read further on Dynamite news:

Dynamite News · Aug 10, 2023

Entrance tests for Jadavpur University English, sociology pushed back

KOLKATA: Jadavpur University has deferred the admission tests scheduled on August 11. The Arts faculty admission committee took a decision on Sunday and decided to hold the admission tests of English and sociology on August 16 instead.

The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022

Kolkata: Meet over Jadavpur University campus safety

KOLKATA: Jadavpur University held a meeting with all stakeholders on Friday to discuss security on campus after teachers and scholars complained against drinking, scuffles and harassment of women with outsiders entering the premises in the evening.

The Times of India · Aug 6, 2022

West Bengal: Centralised admissions to bring ease, transparency

KOLKATA: The switch to the centralised admission system to government and government-aided colleges and universities will help resolve a lot of issues hindering the entrance process to undergraduate courses and will introduce transparency, said principals and vice-chancellors. Since the admissions will be conducted through a single portal launched by the…

The Times of India · Jun 5, 2022

Depp-Heard verdict sets off debate on #Metoo impact

KOLKATA: Reverberations of the verdict in the highly publicised defamation case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were felt in Kolkata on Thursday with the student community debating whether this could impact the #Metoo movement on university campuses.

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

Kolkata Metro allays stability fears in Bowbazar

KOLKATA: A 40-mm subsidence of the soil around the Metro work site on Durga Pithuri Lane led to cracks in 18 buildings in the Bowbazar neighbourhood, stated the preliminary report by experts at Jadavpur University that was submitted to Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The report also flagged concern over the fate…

The Times of India · May 24, 2022

Jadavpur University ranks 5th in India on global list

KOLKATA: Jadavpur University has ranked fifth in the arts and humanities stream — among the best Indian institutions (within a range of top 500 institutions worldwide) — in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022. Jadavpur University and IIT Delhi are ranked within the range of 401-450 worldwide along…

The Times of India · Apr 8, 2022

Jadavpur University student held in Kolkata for Maoist link

KOLKATA: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police arrested a PhD student of Jadavpur University for being allegedly involved in Maoist activities.

The Times of India · Mar 30, 2022

West Bengal: Life returns to canteens, common rooms as campuses ease Covid curbs

KOLKATA: Colleges and universities have started easing some restrictions on campus that were put in place in compliance of Covid safety guidelines by the state government when the education sector reopened in February.

The Times of India · Mar 28, 2022

Jadavpur University engineering teachers ask council to defer offline classes by a week

KOLKATA: A day after the dean of engineering in Jadavpur University resigned, teachers have written to the chairman of the Faculty Council of Engineering and Technology stating that a section of students based in the districts and other states have informed teachers about difficulties in attending offline classes, and have…

The Times of India · Feb 10, 2022