The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered,[3][4] UGC affiliated,[5] NAAC accredited,[6] collegiate public research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India.

The eastern bank of the Ganges is only 2000 meters from the University and its serene background is only 50 km from Kolkata.

[14] This university is providing academic guidance and leadership to 57 affiliated colleges and 7 others recognized institutes (as of 1 January 2020).

Here are names of total 64 affiliated colleges/other recognized institutes : In 2015, University of Kalyani has been awarded A grade (CGPA 3.12) by the NAAC.

[26] Hepatitis C nosode was developed by Rajesh Shah with a group of Molecular Biologists at the University of Kalyani, where it was demonstrated that the nosode sourced from Hepatitis C virus could produce anti-Cancer effect on cell lines in a laboratory model.