Paper Title
University- Community Partnership: University Beyond its Boundary

Abstract
Universities are the highest pillar of education. They are the centers where potential excellence of future are being nurtured. But the problem is only successful students from a rigorous competition can secure their berth for University study. In a developing country like India where many people have to overcome socio-economic and gender-caste related challenges, such people have to walk many more miles to get scope for University admittance. Under this context if the Universities conduct outreach activities the boundary walls of those may disappear. It can, then, create such an atmosphere where they can include the sections who never could dream of putting step into the arena of the Universities within their system. It can empower the marginalized section of its surrounding community by imparting the knowledge and skills of Universities according to the needs of the community.Jadavpur University has successfully been doing such outreach activities by establishing network with the community. With its non-formal wing the University has tried to cater with the specific needs of many cross sections of the surrounding community. On one hand it can be a model where Universities can make their presence beyond their boundaries and on the other hand University-Community tie up may empower sizable section of the marginalized section of the community. Keywords - University, outreach, panchayat, empowerment, extension, community development, inclusion of marginalized.