Gobinda Prasad Mahavidyalaya, Amarkanan

Campus Location: Bankura

Located in Gobinda Prasad Mahavidyalaya was established in 1985 to pay homage to the sacred memory of Late Gobinda Prasad Singha, an eminent freedom fighter and social worker of Bankura District, with a noble purpose of extending higher education among the poor and backward people of the locality.The college was granted temporary affiliation by the University of Burdwan on 20.09.1985 which approved its permanent affiliation on 30.08.1988., The renowned freedom fighter Gobinda Prasad Singha endeavored to set up a higher educational institute in the remotest part of the Bankura District so that the students can avail adequate facilities. The College was established in 1985 and was affiliated by the University of Burdwan on 20-09-1985 on temporary basis and later on 30-08-1988 on substantive basis in order to extend higher education in the most backward areas of the district., Formerly the affiliation was for six General Course subjects viz. English, Bengali, History, Economics, Political Science and Philosophy. Afterwards the affiliation was gradually strengthened to English Honours, History Honours, Bengali Honours, Mathematics Pass (General), Geography Pass(General), Geography Honours and Sanskrit Pass(General). Academically it has achieved holistic excellence in all departments earned fame by extending higher education among the downtrodden people of the locality., Vision, The College envisions adequate facilities and opportunities for the students who belong to the backward region of the society and are mostly first generation learners. It wishes to promote holistic education by inculcating human values and nurturing moral ethics, strict disciplines and harmonious relations. The college provides overall grooming of the students by combining emerging global trends and delivering value based education to the young generation., Mission, The College aspires to evolve as centre of Academic excellence and research., The College aims to provide employment to maximum number of students by extending support of all kinds from different directions., The College ensures personality development of the students by teaching them right skills, improving their leadership qualities and exposing them to latest global challenges., The college gives special emphasis on the deprived sections of the society who form the bulk of it by rendering them with adequate materials, resources and moral support., To facilitate optimum use of internal resources and infrastructural facilities for academic growth and sustainable development., To promote and deliver inclusive growth in all sectors of higher education departments.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.