Colleges in West Bengal

The eventful career of the Netaji Nagar College began on the 25th of September, 1967 with evening classes arranged in the premises of the Netaji Nagar Vidyamandir. Construction of the college building began within three years’ time. A corpus of fund to finance the building was created with a sum of one lakh and fourteen thousand rupees, quite a handsome amount by the standards of the time. People from all walks of life contributed to the fund.

The Partition of India was the catalyst - in itself a cataclysm in the life of this one great nation that witnessed the mass exodus of an uprooted sea of humanity from the erstwhile East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, seeking a bare minimum of food and shelter in the districts of West Bengal, searching for an identity in an alien milieu, struggling to find a foothold in an unaccustomed terrain. Time has always been the best healer, and these displaced families overcame the teething trouble to sett...

The College has maintained a steady progress along with the march of time. It is a co-education institution functioning as a full day time college. After 1965 an Evening Section was introduced which was later shifted to the Morning section. The Evening Section had a vocational course for teaching typewriting and stenography but this was closed after 1996.The College also had ‘Plus Two’ course in commerce but it was discontinued after 1996.

Established in 1948 and affiliated to the University of Calcutta, Fakir Chand College stands on the bank of the river Hoogly in salubrious surroundings, free from the din and bustle of urban life. The ambience is highly suited to serve the noble and expanding needs of higher education.

Shibpur Dinobundhoo Institution (College) is one of the pioneer colleges embracing a vast hinterland of urban and semi-urban areas of Howrah District. Established in 1948, the college has consolidated its position as one of the leading institutions of the district, imparting undergraduate learning in diverse areas of Humanities, Social Sciences, Bio and Pure Sciences and Commerce. The College is affiliated to the University of Calcutta and accredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accredita...

Since 1994, Dinabandhu Andrews College Computer Centre functioning with the technical assistance of The Institute of Computer Engineers (India) and managed by the academic committee headed by the Principal of Dinabandhu Andrews College Dr. Somnath Mukhopadhyay, M.Sc., Ph. D. as the Chairman. The centre has full accreditation for conducting NIELIT (formerly DOEACC) 'O' level course, (ACCR N0. O-1062 and O-FULL No. 0365).

Since 1996, Derozio Memorial College has become the pinnacle of explorer's dream for the students community at large. The college, since its inception takes the students with a thirst for education on an memmorable journey through a landscape ignited by morality towards becoming the true citizen of India. Derozio Memorial College with its inherited fertility, modernity and development wants to offer you the biggest treasure of life that a student needs to uncover.

The college was established in the central jail premises at Berhampore on 19th July 1927 as Government Silk Weaving and Dyeing Institute to impart training to local artisans engaged in silk production and silk weaving in Murshidabad district under the administrative control of Directorate of industries, Government of West Bengal. The courses offered were, two years advanced course after matriculation and one year artisan course after class VIII standard with an intake of 30 students in each c...

Chittaranjan Sevasadan No. 37, SP Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700 026 West Bengal Phone : 033 - 24754584/ 24755074

Earnestly intended to shape and create real human being out of each individual, from every new generation, Chittranjan College is that very institute which celebrates not only the noble act of education but much more. Established in 1967, the institute emphasizes and attempts to install within the students, the indispensible need of values, ethics, etiquette, responsibility and personal and social awareness which are the key ingredients for the making of a better individual and consequently a...

Charuchandra College has been christened after Late Charuchandra Chattopadhyay, a notable Indian nationalist. It has its history embedded in the country's post-partition scenario, when Dr. S. N. Ray and some other eniment academicians of Dacca University and its affiliated colleges initiated a move to establish a College in South Calcutta, to cater to the needs of migrant refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan.The family members of Late Charuchandra Chottopadhyay, following Charuchandra's spir...

Started in 1965, Calcutta Girls B.T. College is one of the prominent girl 's colleges in the city of Kolkata. The college offers Bachelor of Education programme. The college is affiliated to Calcutta University, West Bengal and approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). The college was established to elevate female section of the society and empower them to take part in the development process of the society, by grooming them to become qualified teachers. Calcutta Girls B....

The college owes its existence to a local non-government organization (Bhangar Unnnayanee) where the leadership was provided by Abdur Razzak Molla, the illustrious political personality of the area, for establishing a degree college in Bhangar. The initiative started ceremoniously started in 1995 and the foundation stone was laid in 1996. The land was donated by the Irrigation Department, Government of West Bengal through Bhangar- I Panchayat Samity. While the South 24 Paraganas Zilla Parisha...

The Bengal Music College was established in the year 1940 by the selfless service of the founder Principal Late Nanigopal Bandyopadhyay and valuable services of Late Manindra Chandra Chakraborty and Late Kshitish Chandra Bandyopadhyay. In the year 1956 Bengal Music College was affiliated to the University of Calcutta under the initiation of the founder Principal Late N.G. Bandyopadhyay. B. Mus. (Pass) and music as Elective subject of B.A. / B.Sc. Degree course have been continuing for the las...

After independence, the restructuring of India called for the spread of education among masses. Setting up academic institutions in far-flung areas across the country was a prime need. Established in 1955, Bankim Sardar College proved to be the beacon-light of higher education to socio-economically backward rural masses in the hinterland of the Sundarbans. The college was named after a local landlord whose dream child it was. His academic zeal and determined endeavour worked behind it all.

Bangabasi Evening College is located in the vicinity of Sealdah Station in Kolkata. Bangabasi College is an educational institution with a rich cultural tradition in its background. It had its genesis in the prophetic vision and spirit of sacrificial dedication of Acharya Girish Chandra Bose. At the outset, Bangabasi College was founded under private management in 1887 and had as its guiding inspiration the genius of Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar.

An educational institution of national importance, Bangabasi College had its genesis in the prophetic vision and spirit of sacrificial dedication of Late Acharya Girish Chandra Bose. Founded under private management in 1887, it had as its guiding inspiration the genius of Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The aim of the institution was two fold: first, to cater to the growing demand for higher education and second, to nurture the spirit of nationalism in the minds of young learners under colo...

An educational institution of national importance, Bangabasi College had its genesis in the prophetic vision and spirit of sacrificial dedication of Late Acharya Girish Chandra Bose. Founded under private management in 1887, it had as its guiding inspiration the genius of Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The aim of the institution was two fold : first, to cater to the growing hunger for higher education and second, to nurture the spirit of nationalism in the minds of young learners under col...