University of Burdwan also called as Burdwan University was established in the year 1960 on the 15th of June. In the year 1960, when the university was formed it started to function just with humanities section and after completion of a year, faculty of science and other main streams were included. The initial aim of the university was to have a science and technology bias, keeping in mind the developing requirements of industrialization and this came true when Regional Engineering College and Medical College were started at Durgapur.

Nearly 22 post-graduation departments are functioning under the university in different disciplines. With the approval of AICTE, the university has recently started an Institute of Technology. Five districts are coming under the jurisdiction of this university and the list of colleges coming under the university is given below:

Government Colleges:

• Chandernagore Government College

• Durgapur Government College

• Government College of Education

• Government Institution of Education (PG) for Women

• Government Physical Education College for Women

• Government Training College

• Hooghly Mohsin College

Private Aided Colleges:

• Abhedananda Mahavidyalaya

• Achhruram Memorial College

• Aghore Kamini Prakash Chandra Mahavidyalaya

• Ananda Marg College

• Arambag Girls’ College

• Arsha College

• Asansol Girls’ College

• Balagarh B.K. Mahavidyalaya

• Balarampur College

• Bankura Christian College

• Bankura Sammilani College

• Bankura Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith

• Banwarilal Bhalotia College

• Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College

• Barjora College

• Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya

• Bidhan Chandra College

• Bikramjeet Goswami Memorial College

• Birbhum Mahavidyalaya

• Bolpur College

• Burdwan Raj College

• Chandidas Mahavidyalaya

• Chandrapur College

• Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya

• Chhatna Chandidas Mahavidyalaya

• Deshbandhu Mahavidyalaya

• Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya

• Dr. Gourmohan Roy College

• Durgapur Women’s College

• Galsi Mahavidyalaya

• Gobindaprasad Mahavidyalaya

• Gushkara Mahavidyalaya

• Hiralal Bhakat College

• Hooghly Women’s College

• Indas Mahavidyalaya

• Jagannath Kishore College

• Jamalpur Mahavidyalaya

• Jamini Roy College

• Kabi Joydeb Mahavidyalaya

• Kabi Nazrul College

• Kabi Sukanta Mahavidyalaya

• Kabikankan Mukundaram Mahavidyalaya

• Kalna College

• Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya

• Kashipur Michael Madhusudan Mahavidyalaya

• Katwa College

• Kazi Nazrul Islam Mahavidyalaya

• Khalisani Mahavidyalaya

• Khandra College

• Khatra Adibasi Mahavidyalaya

• Krishna Chandra College

• Kulti College

• M.U.C. Women’s College

• Mahatma Gandhi College

• Manbhum Mahavidyalaya

• Mankar College

• Memari College

• Michael Madhusudan Memorial College

• Mohanananda College

• Netaji Mahavidyalaya

• Netaji Subhas Ashram Mahavidyalaya

• Nikhil Banga Sikshan Mahavidyalaya

• Nistarini College

• Onda Thana Mahavidyalaya

• Padmaja Naidu College of Music

• Panchakot Mahavidyalaya

• Panchmura Mahavidyalaya

• Pandaveswar Colloge

• Pandit Raghunath Murmu Smriti Mahavidyalaya

• Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya

• Polba Mahavidyalaya

• Purbasthali College

• Purni Devi Chaudhuri Girls’ College

• Rabindra Mahavidyalaya

• Raghunathpur College

• Raja Rammohan Roy Mahavidyalaya

• Rajnagar Mahavidyalaya

• Ramananda Centenary College

• Ramananda College

• Rampurhat College

• Raniganj Girls’ College

• Sailajananda Falguni Smriti Mahavidyalaya

• Saldiha College

• Saltora Netaji Centenary College

• Sambhunath College

• Santaldih College

• Sarat Centenary College

• Shyamsundar College

• Sonamukhi College

• Sponsored Teachers’ Training College

• Sree Ramkrishna Sarada Siksha Mandir

• Sree Ramkrishna Sarada Vidya Mahapith

• Sreegopal Banerjee College

• Suri Vidyasagar College

• Swami Dhananjay Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya

• Tarakeswar Degree College

• Triveni Debi Bhalotia College

• Turku Hansda-Lapsa Hemram Mahavidyalaya

• Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Burdwan

• Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal

Private Non-Aided Colleges:

• A M E X

• ABS Academy

• ACC Jain College of Education

• Asansol Institute of Science & Management

• Asleha Girls’ College

• Athena B. Ed. College

• Bankura College of Education

• Bankura Samhati Law College

• Bengal Institute of Science & Technology

• Bengal Law College

• Bijoy Pal Memorial B. Ed. College

• Binoda Law College

• Burdwan Institute of Management & Computer Science

• Chandernagore Institute of Management & Technology

• College of Art & Design

• Cyber Research & Training Institute

• Deben Mahato Teacher Training Institute

• DS M S College of Tourism and Management

• Durgapur College of Commerce & Science

• Durgapur Institute of Legal Studies

• Durgapur Institute of Management

• Durgapur Institute of Science & Technology

• Durgapur Institute of Technology and Management

• Ehiapur B. Ed. College

• Elite B. Ed. College

• Galsi Rabindra Nazrul College of Education

• HOPE School of Training

• Indian Association of Productivity, Quality & Reliability

• Institute of Computer & Information Sciences

• Khamargachi B. Ed. College

• Law College

• Mahula Sri Ramkrishna Teachers’ Training Institute

• Manbhum Institute of Education & Social Science

• Mohanananda College

• NSHM Centre for Management & Development Studies

• Pandua College of Education

• Rabindra Nazrul Smriti B.Ed. Educational Institute

• Raipur B. Ed. College

• Rajendra Academy for Teacher Education

• Raniganj Institute of Computer & Information Science

• Raniganj Institute of Information Technology

• Saltora B. Ed. College

• Santiniketan Boniad B. Ed. Training Institute

• Sofia Girls’ College

• Swarajnagar Teachers’ Training College (B. Ed.)

• Tarapith College of B.Ed.

• Tarashankar Bandopadhyay B. Ed. Institution

• Uttaran College of Education

• Vidyapati Bachelor Education College

• Vidyasagar Foundation School of Education & Training

• Vidyasagar Institute of Education, Technology & Research

• Vidyasagar Teacher Training College

The university was awarded four star status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. In addition to direct education through the above-mentioned colleges, the university is also offering correspondence courses through Directorate of Distance Education. The facilities included in the campus of the university are health centre, C.I.F, U.S.I.C, computer centre and central library. As far as post-graduation studies in Music, fine arts, commerce and arts is concerned, 17 departments are functioning under the university and as far as council for post-graduate studies in science is concerned 12 departments are functioning under the university. Apart from educational department, the university also includes other departments like yoga centre, rural tech centre, sports board, N.S.S, population education, adult continuing education and academic staff college.