The University was established on 29th September 1981 by an Act called the
Vidyasagar University Act 1981 (West Bengal Act XVIII of 1981) after the name
of Pandit Iswar Chandra Bandyopadhyay known as Vidyasagar, the educationist
and social worker of Bengal. The University Grants Commission(UGC) accorded financial recognition to the University under 12B on March 1,1990. The total area of the University is 182.75 acres (Main Campus
103.74 acres and Residential Campus 35.04 acres). |