Colleges in West Bengal

BarrackporeRastraguru Surendranath College, founded in 1953, is a UGC registered College [under 2f] & accredited by NAAC. A group of dedicated men, led by Dr. Satish Bose, a noted social worker, took the initiative in establishing this institution on 19 Sept. 1953 and named it after one of the most illustrious sons of Barrackpore and India.

Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Raniganj was established in 1957 has been now the second biggest college of the state imparting higher education in twenty honors courses including Computer Science and one vocational course in Sericulture and the general courses almost in all subject of Arts, Science and Commerce streams. The college is government sponsored and is affiliated to University of Burdwan. The college has well educated and competent faculty members. Triveni Debi Bhalotia College Rani...

Mahishadal Girls College, the only one women's college in Purba Medinipur District, was established on 1st August, 1969. Some local affluent persons viz Late Dr Satyendranath Bhuniya, MB, Late Rabindranath Singha, Late Dr Haridas Sarkar, Late Gopal Chandra Mondal and many other eminent persons of the locality took the initiative to establish the college to spread the light of higher education among the women of this predominantly rural area. The college started its journey from a rented build...

Lady Brabourne College, with its lush green lawns and gardens opposite the Park Circus Maidan is one of the premier Institutions for women's education in India. Established by the Government of Bengal in July 1939 and named after the wife of Lord Brabourne, the Governor of Bengal till February 1939, the college made a humble beginning with 35 Muslim students and 9 faculty members in a rented house in Park Circus. The foundation stone of the building in which it is presently housed was laid on...

History The pressing demand for women's education in South Calcutta led the authorities of Asutosh College to open the Women's Section in July, 1932. On completion of its 25th year of existence, it was felt that this section of the College should be run as a separate Women's College, with a separate establishment of its own. In 1957 the College was separated from the Men's College and affiliated to Calcutta University as Asutosh College for Women (1958), subsequently renamed Jogamaya Devi Col...

Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki MahaVidyalayaHistorically, in the pre-independence era, Ghatal PS and Chandrakona PS remained in Jahanabad Arambagh sub-division in Hooghly district and were included in Midnapore district in 1872. After the establishment of Ghatal sub-division in 1876, Ghatal PS and Chandrakona PS came under Ghatal sub-division and Daspur PS later on came under it in 1877.

Our College, one of the oldest College of Howrah District, established in 1946,1st August by Late Panchanan Chongdar of Howrah in memory of his father Late Ramsaday Chongdar has been named as Ramsaday College. This College is the fulfilment of a virtuous dream of Panchanan Chongdar.The College building, which is now being expanded to meet the demands for additional space and for modernisation, is situated on the bank of the river Damodar at Amta about 1/2 k.m. from Amta Bus Stand, Howrah. It ...

MUC Women's College is a Government Sponsored college affiliated to the University of Burdwan. It is the first college to be accredited under the University of Burdwan, having received a B++ rating from NAAC. M.U.C. Women's College founded on 28 July 1955 even prior to the establishment of the University of Burdwan to which the college is at present affiliated.

Darjeeling Government College as it stands today since 5th August, 1948, has traversed a long way in serving the community. Darjeeling is very fortunate to have a government college of this stature and potentiality in this district town. The college is situated at the foot-hills of the eastern sub-Himalayan region at an altitude of 2134 meters. It stands on the Leblong Cart Road near the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park and the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. At the place where the...

Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Paschim Medinipur was established in 2006. The college was started to impart the higher education to this region and promote social, cultural and moral values with a view to uplift the status of personal and professional life. The college offers under graduate courses in Arts stream. The Institute has state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University, a renowned university of West Bengal.

Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Burdwan, which was established in 1964 and which began functioning with a few teachers and around a 100 students has with the passage of 39 years developed into an institution with 42 full-time teachers, 40 administrative staff and 2696 students. Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya is a general degree college in Burdwan, in the Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan.

In 1950 Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College came into existence as part of a larger historical reality known as Bengal Partition. Continuous with the struggle carried on by the victims of partition elsewhere, the college sprang up with the sole effort put in by those uprooted from the erstwhile East Bengal. In order to understand the historical struggle, its philosophy and the goals that compelled the birth and the subsequent growth of the college, the background and its location may be briefly out...

Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya is a government – aided, co-educational multi-faculty college established in 1968. The college was founded by Dr. Satyendranath Naskar, a renowned educationalist with empathy towards the backward classes in 1968. Late Sachindranath Mandal, son of Late Gour Mohan Mandal , of the adjoining village Bireswarpur, donated land and money towards the establishment of the college. Many benevolent persons contributed land and money for the development and expansio...

South Calcutta Girls' College takes pride in being the first college for women in south Kolkata. It was established in 1932 by eminent scholars and educationists like Peary mohan Chatterjee, after whom thye College library is named.South Calcutta Girls' College was initially a sister organization of the Beltala Girls' School and functioned as a morning college in the school premisestill mid- July, 1946. the College then shifted to 72 , Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata 700025, where it stands now.

The inception of Ramananda College in 1945 was the beginning of providing higher education to the otherwise marginalized youths of this locality. The “Temple Town” Bishnupur, a Sub-Divisional Head Quarter is endowed so far with this only co-educational Degree College, which has been serving for more than half a century as the Alma Mater of thousands of students coming from rural Bengal.

DESHABANDHU MAHAVIDYALAYA, an affiliate institution of the University of Burdwan and a registered academy of University Grants Commission imparts instructions on general degree courses in Science, Humanities and Commerce streams and professional degree courses in Advertising, Sales Promotion and Sales Management, BBA(Hons) & BCA(Hons).Established in year 1973, under the aegis of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Hindustan Cables Ltd. and a group of philanthropists, it travelled a terrain of hard...

On the 29th day of June, 1903 the Wesleyan Mission College was established in Bankura bringing in its wake a new era of emancipation. Bankura Christian College was established under the aegis of the founder Principal Rev. J. Mitchell. In 1907 the first college in the district of Bankura was granted approval by the Calcutta University to teach Intermediate Arts (I.A.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) curriculam. In 1911-12 Intermediate Science (I.Sc.) was introduced while the Honours curriculum was...

Alipurduar College is situated in Jalpaiguri in West Bengal state of India. Established in 1957, and it is affiliated to University of North Bengal. Alipurduar College, Jalpaiguri offers 32 courses across 4 streams namely Arts, Science, Commerce and Banking, Hotel Management and across 3 degrees like BA, BSc, BCom. Alipurduar College' campus is spread over 86288 Acres. Hostel facility is not available for its students. Additional campus facilities such as Academic Zone, Boys Hostel, Girls Hos...

PD Womens College Established in 1950 and also known as Prasannadeb Womens College, is general degree women's college in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. This is not only one of the oldest womens college in Jalpaiguri district but also in North Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science.