Colleges in West Bengal

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. ...

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (Bengali: ইন্ডিয়ান ইনস্টিটিউট অফ টেকনোলজি, খড়গপুর) (commonly known as IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP) is an autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institute of higher education established by the Government of India in 1951. The first of the fifteen IITs to be established, it is officially recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India and is regarded as one of the best engineering institutions in India.

The first Technological Institute was established in 1908 as the Serampur Weaving Institute to train two classes of students, one for Supervisory position and the other for Training of Weavers from Serampur and its neighbourhood. Subsequently the course was up-graded and extended to 3 years for the award of Diploma from Textile Institute in 1939. College of Textile Technology Berhampore – 742101 Murshidabad, West Bengal Fax: +91-03482-252809 Phone 03482-252809, 250142

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.

KPC Medical College (KPCMC&H) is a state-of-the-art healthcare facility and educational institution recently established to serve the city of Kolkata and the larger community of West Bengal. KPCMC&H is the first maiden private medical/healthcare educational institution for undergraduate studies in the state of West Bengal, India.

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...

IAM Institute of Hotel Management College, Kolkata is one of the oldest professional hospitality Institutes in the country and one of the first to be approved by AICTE. In the year 1995, if become the first Indian Institute to be validated to deliver a degree level programme of any British University. The Institute has a glorious past and has produced thousands of IAMites (called ‘dynamites’) who are now occupying commanding positions all over the world. IAM Institute of Hotel Management N 1,...

Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, named after the eminent Bengali poet Sukanta Bhattacharyya (1926-1947), was established on 25th September, 1981 at Sukanta Nagar, P.O. Dhupguri, Dist.- Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. It is a Government-aided Degree College permanently affiliated to the University of North Bengal and enlisted under Section 2(F) and 12(B) of the U.G.C. Act. It is situated on the Dhupguri-Falakata Road and reachable. The College is situated in an area known as Dooars which is the tea-belt of Nor...

One of the highlighting features of Siliguri College is its wide range of curriculum, offering multiple options to students from varied backgrounds and aims. The college offers 109 programmes through 25 departments including 22 honours (major) in 22 subjects, the only institution in the region to run so many honours disciplines. Additionally, Siliguri College provides the option of vocational courses in Cimputer Applications and Travel and Tourism.

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.

Salesian College is a Government recognized, minority educational institution of the Catholic Church, run by Salesians of Don Bosco, Kolkata Province where over 300 students do their regular B.A., B.Com & B.Sc studies under the North Bengal University.

Mekliganj College was established on 22nd December 1996 as a General degree college undergraduate level only. The institution is co-educational and is now affiliated to Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University CBPBU. As CBPBU has introduced Choice Based Credit System CBCS, for the undergraduate Course of studies, the same course is offered by the college for the degree of BA in Honours and BA in Programme course. Undergraduate Course of study is three year course of study divided into six semes...

Mathabhanga College, a promising educational institute for undergraduate studies, is situated about 1.5 Km away on the SH 12A to the west of Mathabhanga town. It was established on the 1st of September, 1969. This College is permanently affiliated to the University of North Bengal and included under section 2 (F) and 12 (B) of the University Grants Commission Act. Mathabhanga College is managed by a Governing Body (West Bengal Act XXVII of 1961) under the control of the D. P. I., West Bengal.

University B.T. & Evening College is a multi-faculty college directly administered by North Bengal University. This college was established as a constituent college of the University of North Bengal on 25th August 1968 with a view to giving teachers’ training and helping the local youth to earn their first degree. The institution embarked on its journey with the blessings of Maharaja Jagaddipendra Narayan and Maharani Georgina Narayan, the last royal couple of the Cooch Behar Princely state.

Karimpur Pannadevi College, established in 1968, is a general degree college in Nadia district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani. Karimpur Pannadevi College P.O.- Karimpur, Dist.- Nadia, Pin- 741152 West Bengal Contact No : 03471-255158 Fax No : 03471-255158

Ananda Mohan College (established in 1961) is the evening unit of the City Group of Colleges situated at 102/1, Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata – 700009. It is a premier evening college in the city of Kolkata. It offers undergraduate courses in pure science, bio science, humanities, social science and commerce with honours courses in such major subjects as Bengali, English, History, Economics, Mathematics,

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 Brahmo leaders like Ananda Mohan Bose, Pandit Sivnath Sastri and Umesh Chandra Dutta. Rastraguru Surendranath Banerjee later joined the College as teacher. Up to 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.

Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya was established in the year 1964 in commemoration of birth centenary of Swami Vivekananda It was an outcome of a tremendous moral and financial support and farsightedness of some of the most sincere and enlightened local people. The college is situated amidst quiet natural surroundings in a small town called Manikpara, located between Kharagpur and Jhargram, just 2.5 km away from NH-6 and about 3.5 km from the nearest Railway Station, Sardiha on Kharagpu...

Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya has an illustrious history of continuous development since its very inception. Established on 9th August, 1968, at present, the college has emerged as a renowned educational institution in the district of Purba Medinipur in the state of West Bengal.

Kharagpur College was founded on 29 August (Monday) 1949 in the premises of the Silver Jubilee School at Kharagpur , Puratan Bazar . soon, thereafter, the college obtained a gift of nearly 40 bighas of land from Mrs. Saleha Khatoon, wife of late Nasir Ali Khan of Panchberia, Kharagpur and the construction of college building started under the dispersal scheme of the state Government on the 2nd day of July 1951. The functioning of the college then started in its own building at the present per...