Founded in 2010, Sidho Kanho Birsha University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the rural setting of the large metropolis of Purulia (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants), West Bengal. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Kolkata, Mednipur, Durgapur, Asansol. Officially recognized by the University Grants Commission of India, Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is a coeducational Indian higher education institution. Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. SKBU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.