Diamond Harbour Women's University

Diamond Harbour Women's University is a women's university in Diamond Harbour, West Bengal.^[3] Established in 2013,^[4] it is the state's first women's university which will impart education in humanities and basic sciences.^[5]

Diamond Harbour Women's University

ডায়মন্ড হারবার মহিলা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Type	Public
Established	28 January 2013 (12 years ago) (2013-01-28)
Academic affiliation	UGC; AIU
Budget	₹11.77 crore (US$1.4 million) (2023–24)[1]
Chancellor	Governor of West Bengal
Vice-Chancellor	Kajal De (acting)[2]
Academic staff	71 (2025)[1]
Students	1,558 (2025)[1]
Undergraduates	284 (2025)[1]
Postgraduates	1,123 (2025)[1]
Doctoral students	151 (2025)[1]
Location	Diamond Harbour , West Bengal , 743368 , India 22°15′28.30″N 88°11′34.77″E
Campus	Suburb
Website	dhwu.ac.in

Organisation and Administration

The Vice-chancellor of the Diamond Harbour Women's University is the chief executive officer of the university. Kajal De is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.

List of All Vice-Chancellors

No.	Name
1.	Prof. Samita Sen
2.	Prof. Anuradha Mukhopadhyay
3.	Prof. Kajal De

Faculties and Departments

Diamond Harbour Women's University has 13 departments organized into three schools.^[6]

• Faculty of Science

Thus School consists of the departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, and Zoology.

• Faculty of Arts

This school consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, and Women's Studies.

Notable people

• Samita Sen, first Vice-Chancellor (2013–2015)

See also

• List of universities in India
• Education in West Bengal