Department Library and Information Science

The Department of Library and Information Science was set up in the year 1990-91 under the 7th plan of Govt. of India. Pioneered work of Prof. Krishna Nath Chattopadhyay, the then Vice-Chancellor of the university & an untiring effort by Dr Ajoy Ranjan Chakraborty led to the development of this department to mitigate the long-standing social demands of entire north Bengal. Started with self-support the department made its strong footprint into the academic domain under the leadership of Dr Chakraborty with active support from the professionals engaged in the university library. 
Department ever since its inception continues to play its role of leadership in Library and Information Science education with the changing and complex needs of libraries and documentation centres in the country.