Mankachar College, Mankachar

About Mankachar College, Mankachar

Mankachar College was established in 1971 with Arts Stream alone. The organizing meeting of the college was held on the 8th day of March, 1970 in the JMHS School premises with Late Zahirul Islam, the then MLA of Mankachar LA Constituency in the chair. He was President of the Organizing Governing Body of the college and Sri Shankarlal Agarwala, MCom, LLB was the Secretary of the college till 1981. The college came under Deficit Grants-in-Aid system on 1st September, 1981. The general people of the locality contribute generously for the development of the college. So, the college was nomenclature as "Mankachar College".

The college started with 68 male and 11 female students in the Mankachar JMHS School premises with the classes being taken in the morning shift. The college was shifted to its own building in January, 1979. The land of the college was donated in the memory of Late Fazal sheikh of Sarkarpara by members of his family on 26th day of May 1973. Subsequently, in 1999, science stream at the degree level has been introduced to meet the requirement of the aspiring students of the locality. However, this stream is yet to be provincialised.

The college has been imparting education with efficient and dedicated teaching staff to nearly eight hundred students annually from Higher Secondary to Degree pass and major level. At present, Mankachar College has been playing a vital role as the only provincialised College in this educationally, economically and socially backward civil sub-division of South Salmara Mankachar in imparting higher education both in Arts and Science streams.