JU)[5] is a public state funded research and technology university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

On 1 January 2009, Jadavpur University took over National Instruments Limited, a former PSU under Department of Heavy industries, GOI on a 297-year lease.

[19] While these institutes have their own independent curriculum as well as examination systems, the final degree is offered by Jadavpur University.

In March 2011, Indian American scientist Manick Sorcar assisted in the opening of a laser animation lab under the School of Illumination Science, Engineering and Design.

[26] Two professors from Jadavpur University were involved in a soft-landing project named "RESPOND" for a planetary mission sponsored by Indian Space Research Organisation.

A joint open energy modelling project was initiated by GCP-JU in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru), and the Environmental Defense Fund (US).

Since 2020, they are also collectively developing a comprehensive energy model and evaluate alternative decarbonization strategies and pathways for future India.

IIC arranges awareness programmes, seminars and workshops on innovation and entrepreneurship and organises visits to industries and start-ups for the first year students.

IIC participated in Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) 2022, Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2022.

They include organisations like Tata Steel, RITES, Airport Authority of India, Kolkata Port Trust, Bajaj Electricals, L&T, KMC and KMDA, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd., CPCB, CESC etc.

[58] On 16 September students gheraoed several officials in their offices, demanding that the Vice Chancellor make a statement on the status of a fair probe.

On 20 September, Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, who is also the chancellor of the university, met with student representatives and promised to conduct an impartial inquiry.

[58] On 26 September, a State Government inquiry panel submitted its report, confirming that the female student had indeed been sexually abused on 28 August 2014.

[60] Mr Ghosh also stated, "(Two names) were arrested because we had enough evidence to prove that they were present at the spot and had carried out the crime as alleged in the victim's complaint.

"[61] The duo were booked under Sections of 354 (assault or use of criminal force on a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty), 342 (wrongful confinement), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 114 (abettor present when offence is committed) of the IPC.

[61] JU got embroiled in controversy on 4 July 2018, when the executive council announced its decision to scrap entrance tests for six humanities subjects which was met with protests from the Jadavpur University Teacher's Association and the student unions along with other academics and university students due speculations that state education ministry had influenced this decision.

[62] In August 2023, Swapnadeep Kundu, a 17 year old freshman student studying an Honours course in Bengali fell from the balcony of the second floor of the Jadavpur University Hostel – either by suicide or by murder – after intense ragging.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, directed the Higher Education Committee of West Bengal to form a team to investigate the incident.