Colleges in West Bengal

The Bhawanipur Educational Society College was founded in 1966 with the motto “Education For Excellence” through the Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society. Accredited by NAAC and Affiliated to the University of Calcutta, BESC was created under article 30 (1) of the Indian constitution, which guarantees linguistic minorities, such as the Gujarati speaking community in Calcutta, the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

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The history of our institution, Maharaja Srischandra College dates back to 1941, when the college was set up in a very busy North Calcutta neighbourhood Shyambazar by Maharaja Srischandra Nandy in memory of his father Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy, a renowned philanthropic Zamindar of Cossimbazar. An equally illustrious personality as his father, Maharaja Srischandra greatly contributed to the socio-cultural movement of Bengal in the early 20th century.

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.

Kalimpong College, a pioneer co-educational institution in Kalimpong, affiliated to the University of North Bengal, was established by the order of the Govt. on the 12th November 1962, with the aim of "providing higher education to the people of the backward place of Kalimpong".

CCooch Behar College, Cooch Behar affiliated to the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL was established on 16th November 1970 at the end of Cooch Behar town with a campus area of 3.74 acres. The college got its recognition under 2f of UGC Act on 16-05-1980. Located at the fringe of Cooch Behar town, the college is housed in two imposing two storied buildings and a single storied building with a sprawling green play ground in the middle of the campus.

Silda Chandra Sekhar College(SCSC), Paschim Medinipur was established in 1971. This is a private co education college. The college was started with a mission to provide excellence in education at the undergraduate level to the students of all communities and especially to the financially backward students in the rural area. The college is conveniently located and provides quality education to the students. The college offers courses in Arts, Commerce and Science stream. The curriculum is desi...

Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya was established in 1964 with a vision to serve the Nation's poorest of the poor. Founded by Late Dr. Pabitra Kumar Sen (1906 - 1997), formerly Khaira Professor and Professor Emeritus in Agriculture, University of Calcutta, the institute strives for socio-cultural as well as educational upliftment of the surrounding areas largely populated by SC, ST and other backward communities. The institute is located nearly 18km. west from Jhargram town and 175km. South west fro...

Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya is located in purely a rural setting at Maligram, in the south-east region of Paschim Medinipur and possesses an illustrious history of continuous development since its very inception. The college came into existence on 19th August, 1965 with the sincere effort and patronage of some distinguished educationists and well-wishers of the locality who committed to spread the light of higher education in this remote area.

MUGBERIA GANGADHAR MAHAVIDYALAYA was established on 2nd July, 1964 as a co-education college by a Society of the same name in a village in Contai Subdivision of Purba Medinipur District (Erstwhile Midnapore District) after the name of Medinipur's pride - Late Raisaheb Gangadhar Nanda - a great lover of education. It is situated in a very cultural region, and it is the only college in the vast area of Bhagwanpur-II Block.

Kanchrapara College, a NAAC Accredited reputed institution of higher learning at the heart of a cosmopolitan township with a dedicated band of highly qualified teachers and an energetic group of non-teaching employees, was founded on 13th November, 1972 with its affiliation to the University of Kalyani. Having traversed a fairly long path in the course of 36 years since its inception in an ambience very much friendly and congenial to the dissemination of education and knowledge the college ha...

Uluberia college owes its existence to the selfless and untiring service of the Founder-Principal Late Haripada Ghosal along with generous donations from the local people. Established in 1948 as a humble institution, the college has now developed to cater to more than four thousand students of diverse communities and backgrounds.

The partition of India witnessed a mass exodus of people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to West Bengal. Among many refugee colonies that sprang up, New Barrackpore was one. Immediately after the need of food and shelter, demand for educational institution arose. This led to the birth of the college. The College started with a handful of students in a few rented rooms of a local school. But now it has under gone a complete transformation. Struggle is still there, but it is no more a struggl...

Tarakeswar Degree College is a relatively new college as compared to other colleges in the neighbourhood.It was established twenty two years ago on 5th September- a day celebrated as the Teachers’ Day in memory of Dr. Sarbapally Radhakrishnan, a renowned Indian philosopher and educationist.They worked relentlessly to transform their dreams into reality, to enlighten and ignite the minds of a large section of uneducated off-springs of peasant families.

During World War II, the apprehension of bombardment of Kolkata endengered exodus of people from the city Kolkata on an alarming scale as a result, the authorities of the big non Governmentt Colleges in Kolkata in a 'dispersal' scheme proposed off-shoots of those colleges in different parts of West Bengal, miles away from the capital of which Katwa was one.

Kalna College Alumni Association was established on 23.01.2004 through a General meeting of Exstudents, Kalna College those of whm got admission to College since 1943. The meeting was convened by the then Principal Dr. Satiranjan Chakraborty. The constitution was registered in 2006 under W.B. Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961 vide our registration No. S/IL/36965 of 2006-2007.

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.

AbhedanandaMahavidyalaya, one of the premier institutions of Birbhum district of West Bengal was established in the year 1965 by the holy hands of Thakur Sri SatyanandaDev, the spiritual disciple of Swami Abhedananda on the occasion of the birth centenary of the latter. Several eminent personalities and industrialists of the locality gave land to the Ramakrishna Ashram which donated the land for construction of the college.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College was established in 1973 at Village Betai under P.S. (now Sub-Division) Tehatta, District Nadia in West Bengal. Though once a very backward border-village full of jungles infested with wild animals. Betai made a place in the educational map of India with the inception of this Degree College named after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Constitution of India and the life-long crusader for the dignity of the depressed and the downtrodden people. Dr B R Ambed...

Kurseong College, Darjeeling was established in 1967. This is a Government College. The college is fast developing and is offering bachelor degrees in fields of arts, science and commerce. The college is looked after by a General body which comprises the principal of the college, the SDO of Kurseong, appointed members for the general body and the most important personnel being the General Secretary of the college who is nominated or elected through a free and fair election.