Recently a JIS University Act, 2014 (West Bengal Act XXII of 2014) came into force vide Government of West Bengal Notification No. 86-Edn (U)/OM-4L/2013, dated 3rd February, 2015. The University is operational since the year 2015 with the objective to provide instructions, teaching, training and research in various branches and specialized fields of study of Science, Engineering and Technology, Management, Law, Humanities, Science, Education, and other fields of study including the imparting of skills that have employment potential through the JIS Institute of Skill Development. Apart from this, the university would also offer innovative programs like Business Analytics, Financial Services, IOT, AI, Robotics, Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts Health Care and so on. Besides the traditional undergraduate and post graduate courses, there would be integrated B.Sc-M.Sc courses in science subjects namely Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Geography, Biotechnology and Microbiology.