Colleges in West Bengal

Bankura Sammilani Medical College, which is located in Bankura (West Bengal), is one of the oldest medical colleges in India. It was started in 1956 by Bankura Sammilani Trust. In 1961, the college was taken over by the Government of West Bengal. The college is affiliated to University of Calcutta and approved by the Medical Council of India (MCI), Government of India, New Delhi. Bankura Sammilani Medical College admits students to courses in medical sciences, which are offered at the undergr...

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...

Introduction

Panihati Mahavidyalaya is a co-educational academic institution situated on Barasat Road, Kolkata 700110. The college is located in the vicinity of Panihati Municipality and Barrackpore Trunk Road. It is well connected to Kolkata and the 24 Parganas by bus and rail routes. The humble beginnings of the college go back to the year 1974, when Panihati Municipality generously made a donation of one acre of land for establishing a degree college.

Since the inception of this University, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (H & SS) has been offering a number of important courses that relate to the broader perspective of humanities and the social sciences. Through the execution of well-articulated planning the School of H and SS has emerged as the largest school at NSOU, both in terms of enrolment and the number of courses on offer. School of Humanities and Social Sciences 1 Woodburn Park, Kolkata 700020, West Bengal Phone No : ...

Since our inception in 2000, the primary target of NIMAS is to support its students in fulfilling their professional aspirations.At NIMAS you are not just any number that adds to the strength but you are welcome as an individual with all your qualities. We have evolved and changed with time but our focus remains the same - providing you with quality teaching. The young leaders who better our world, the life changing experiences that transform people and communities, and the innovative contrib...

A study of the evolution of Visva-Bharati during the lifetime of its founder, Rabindranath Tagore, offers an insight into what this institution was intended to achieve. Rabindranath founded a school for children at Santiniketan and it was around this nucleus that the structure of an unconventional university developed through careful planning.

The renowned mathematician Sir. Asutosh Mukherjee with a deep dream did establish this college. Asutosh College is affiliated underUniversity 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 premi...

Completely unaided by the colonial British Government the University College of Science and Technology was founded on March 27,1914, by the great visionary Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the then Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta, using the generous donation from Sir Taraknath Palit and Sir Rashbehari Ghosh who together donated nearly thirty seven and half lakhs of rupees and the premises, presently known as, “Rashbehari Siksha Prangan” at 92, Acharya Profulla Chandra Road , Kolkata – 700...

To advance and enhance the learning possibilities by fostering awareness, developing holistic knowledge acquisition through creation, innovation, exposure and interaction to build human talent for self enhancement and also for the cause of society. Konkan Gyanpeeth College of Arts Science & Commerce 7 Sarat Bose Road, 1st Floor, Kolkata -700 020 Telephone : +91 33 2289 3943 / 3944 / 5323, +91 9432012563 Telefax : +91 33 22893945

Sivanath Sastri College is situated near Gol Park, South Calcutta, at 23/49, Gariahat Road, Kolkata-700 029. Prof. Shyamalendu Majumdar is the Teacher-in Charge; Prof. Seema Banerjee is the Vice Principal of this college, while Dr. Sriparna Bose and Prof. Sipra Roy are working as the Bursar and Superintendent respectively. Sivanath Sastri College has been awarded a B+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. As an affiliated college under the University of Calcutta it is pr...

VISION OF THE FUTURE

In the year of its Golden Jubilee in 2001, the School of Medical Science &Technology was started at IIT Kharagpur with the objective to provide a platform of interdisciplinary teaching and research in diverse areas of medical science and technology. The School has collaboration with some of the best medical research institutes and medical industries from all over the world. School of Medical Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur - 721302, West Bengal, India Phone No : (03222) 282091, 282093 Fax...

Malda College is a Govt. sponsored, NAAC accredited academic institution which started its journey on the 23rd July, 1944. At present, Malda College is one of the biggest educational institutions of the state catering to the dire educational needs of students hailing from the humble rural backgrounds in North Bengal.

In 1954, Professor J. C. Ghosh, the then Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University, surveyed the available higher educational facilities in North 24 Parganas. The survey revealed that facilities were inadequate for the huge influx of refugees in the area. Professor Ghosh stressed the immediate necessity of setting up at least six colleges for male and female students in the suburbs of Kolkata in order to cope with the growing demand for college education in both humanities and sciences.

Vidyasagar College is a living monument of the untiring labours of Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar. This is the first private college held its own place in the field of education. A great many eminent sons of India from various walks of life have been associated with this college, either as students, teachers or as administrators and committee members. It was the great Indian educationalist and social reformer Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar who was associated with the College from its very i...

Rammohan College owes its origin to City College, Calcutta which is one of the oldest first grades College in West Bengal. It was founded in 1881 by a band of patriotic and selfless Bramo leaders like Ananda Mohan Bose, Pandit Sivnath Sastri and Umesh Chandra Dutta. Rastraguru Surendranath Banerjee tater joined the College as teacher. Upto 1961 City College had a women’s Department in morning which has separately affiliated in 1961 to the Calcutta University and renamed as Rammohan College.

Established on 15 Th September 1970,Durgapur Government College , affiliated to the University of Burdwan is only Government College in the District of Burdwan offering 3 year under graduate degree course in Arts, Science & Commerce as well as Post Graduate courses in Geology. The oldest institution of its kind to come up in the Steel City Durgapur, Durgapur Government College has moved from its initial modest intake capacity of 150 students to that of around 3,500 students at present.

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, the maiden step of Ramakrishna Mission in the field of higher education, has travelled for nearly seven decades with an ever-luminous academic record. In fact, the very name and the idea of such an institution were envisioned by Swami Vivekananda who considered education as the panacea to all social evils. Established in 1941 as an Intermediate College, Vidyamandira was upgraded to the Degree level in 1961 and Post Graduation courses were introduced in 2006. ...

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) is a premier Scientific Research Institute located in Kolkata. Founded in the year 1876 by Dr. Mahendralal Sircar, an acclaimed medical practitioner of his time, IACS is the oldest scientific institution in Asia funded by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and the Government of West Bengal. Sir C.V. Raman made his historic discovery of ‘Raman Effect’ at IACS. It continues to adorn the mantle of academic and inte...