Colleges in 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...

By miracle of Destiny, the Independence, formation of East Pakisthan and hence partition of Bengal causes of huge Hindu population from the then east business and profession, the Hindus left the then East Pakistan and hailed to India to get Balurghat being a border town, the growth of population rose from five thousand of fifty thousand in the year of independence. As a result along with manifold economic problems, education figured most prominently.

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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...

Annex College of Management Studies is an undertaking of Annex Convent College – a noble venture started in 1990. The college has a unique distinction in being blessed and Guided by the Late Mother Teresa. From the time of commissioning, the Institution was sanctified by a distinguished lineage of luminaries, who with their valuable insights and inputs introduced a strong value system in the college that formed the core standards and philosophy of the Institute. Annex College Of Management St...

The college began its journey in the year 1949 as Jhargram Agriculture College. Practically, it is the brainchild of the then King of Jhargram - Late Raja Narasingha Malladev Bahadur. He donated more than 320 acres of land for the development of the college. The college was affiliated under Calcutta University till 1985. Teaching in new building started in 1950. Government of West Bengal took over this institution and renamed it as Jhargram Raj College (JRC). The first batch of students sat f...

PAILAN COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY (PCMT) under the PAILAN GROUP offers educational programmes in the field of MANAGEMENT and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY perhaps a just combination in the present days where Management heavily depends on IT and at the same time IT development needs systematic management. Similarly HEALTHCARE, HOSPITALITY, TOURISM and MEDIA industries are also in a growth path. We are also offering programmes in these areas. We started in 2002 as an ISO 9001-2000 Certified – ...

The renowned mathematician Sir. Asutosh Mukherjee with a deep dream did establish this college. Asutosh College is affiliated under University of Calcutta. The college has a rich heritage that contributes to its own culture. The College was built up in the year 1916 under the leadership of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the famous mathematician, educationist and the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta. The College was then known as South Suburban College and was housed at a rented prem...

In the year 1817, the Hindoo College in Kolkata was founded that was later renamed as Presidency College. The college came under the Government's direct control in 1855. The college offers both Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. This is a NAAC A+ accredited institution and is one of the best known Science colleges in Kolkata.

Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, located near the Shyambazar Metro Station and a few paces away from the Shyambazar Five Point Crossing, is one of the oldest and prestigious institutions under the University of Calcutta.

Champadanga, an affluent village under the Trarakeswar Block, is a very famous hub of good trade and commerce. Old Benaras Road passes through Champadanga. There was a time when the narrow-gauged Martin Railways connected this village with Howrah. However, that railway network is no longer functioning. From very early on, Champadanga had a steady economy based on the opulent vegetation of the area. But sadly for the local people, they missed out on educational opportunities because of the abs...

Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women’s College is a Government Sponsored College, affiliated to Calcutta University from 1955 to June 1960, and to the University of Burdwan thereafter. Subsequently, for introducing PG Course in English in 2005, the college came to be recognized as a Constituent College of the University of Burdwan. It has been recognized by UGC (2F & 12 B) and accredited twice by NAAC (Grade B, CGPA 2.72).

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.