| Harichand Guruchand University | |
| Motto: | Knowledge is power |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice Chancellor: | Rupkumar Barman (acting) |
| City: | Gaighata, North 24 Parganas district |
| State: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Affiliation: | UGC |
Harichand Guruchand University is a public university, located in Thakurnagar, Gaighata, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.[1] [2]
The university was established in 2018 as Harichand Guruchand University under The Harichand Guruchand University Act, 2018, West Bengal Act XXVII of 2018, Part- III, Acts of the West Bengal Legislature, Law Department Legislative Notification, published in The Kolkata Gazette (Extraordinary), 2nd January, 2019.[3] It started its educational programme with the appointment of the first vice-chancellor, Tapan Kumar Biswas, in January 2021.[4]
At the initial stage, until the completion of new university buildings, all administrative works and physical teaching programme were operated from P. R. Thakur Government College building, located adjacent to the university.[5] [6] In November 2021, the university started its online teaching programme due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Upcoming Departments may be Masters of Social work, Masters of Music, Masters of Tourism.