A section of the press reports that the Union Cabinet has recently approved setting up of the country’s first University only for women. This information is not correct. SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, the first university for women in the country has been running for decades. In fact, in the Eastern region, our new Government in Bengal is setting up the first women’s university at Diamond Harbour and has already enacted the Diamond Harbour University Act in January 2013 for this purpose. Dr. Samita Sen has been appointed as first Vice-Chancellor of the University. Possession of land has been taken over and construction work will begin just after the rains are over. Academic activity is to commence from the academic session of 2014-15. The exclusive university for women is a big step forward to fulfill our commitment towards advancing higher education for women in the State.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:50:12 +0000
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