Chandrapur College, Burdwan

About Chandrapur College, Burdwan

Chandrapur College, established in 1986, is a general degree college in Chandrapur in Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, science and commerce. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan.

Chandrapur College is a Government-aided College, affiliated to The University of Burdwan. It was established in August, 1986 on about six acres of land in the village of Chandrapur under the Sargram Gram Panchayat of Katwa Block -I in Burdwan District. The metalled road by the College runs through the village Jabagram that gave birth to Hasan Azizul Haque, the celebrated Bengali story-writer of both Bangladesh and West Bengal. That the agrarian village had farsighted people to feel the need for knowledge and education is affirmed by a Higher Secondary School celebrating centenary year in 2017. Keeping in mind the pressing need of the students from feeder schools around, the arduous people of the local area tried to found a centre of higher education and thus the College came into being.

Vision and Mission
The college was established and is still continuing its journey with the vision of spreading the light of knowledge among the learners of the poor, backward and Minority Community, particularly, emancipating the girl students from the darkness of ignorance and leading towards the world of knowledge and self relience. The rural society of Bengal, as well as of India, still tends to put fetters on women folk looking beyond their domestic world. The college has cherished a vision of giving them a passport to the big outside world beyond their rural boundary with the conviction of their ability acquired of education. To make the young students disciplined citizen of the country is its another goal. The college aspires to develop in the students entrepreneurial skills for their eligibility to grasp the employment opportunities as well as to be a part of the macrocosmic development of the society. To that end, extension of all out support to the students and maintain a learner-friendly atmosphere in the campus has remained the perennial mission of the college.