KD College of Commerce General Studies, Midnapore

About KD College of Commerce General Studies, Midnapore

K.D. College of Commerce, Midnapore, the only college then in both Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur district engaged in imparting commerce education exclusively is the pioneer in NAAC assessment.The college was accredited "B+" Grade by the NAAC peer Team visiting the college in September, 2004.

The college sent its first batch of examinees for the B.Com Degree Examination in 1963 of whom one came out with a first class honours, the general percentage of success being quite above the overall percentage of the university the same year. With the introduction of the three year Bachelor’s degree course in commerce the college moved the University of Calcutta for permission to impart instruction up to the Honours standard and after a spot Inspection the University granted necessary affiliation for the same in 1965. Gradually the roll strength swelled and the college started growing in structure and academic excellence bringing up in its trend a greater need for its own campus for further improvement with extension of the facilities for the vibrant learners. With unflinching efforts the college succeeded in securing a laudable donation of a big one storied pucca spacious building with adjoining land in all measuring nearly two bighas, in the heart of the town in 1965 from one Rajah Ranjit Kishore Sinha Sahas Roy, the scion of the erstwhile Ramgarh of the district.

In tune with the terms of the donation, the college was renamed as “Kaibalya Dayini College of Commerce” after the name of the donor’s revered mother Rajmata Kaibalya Dayini Devi and necessary approval of the University of Calcutta was obtained. After carrying out necessary renovation and extension with construction of the first floor the college shifted to its own present campus in July, 1967. With a campus of its own offering greater administrative freedom and larger span of time available for academic activities, classes particularly for the Honours classes were started during the day time retaining a section for the pass courses in the evening to cope with an upsurge in the roll strength exceeding twelve hundred. Later, however, with a gradual fall in roll strength in the evening Section, continuance of the same could no more be considered worthwhile and as such were discontinued from the fag end of the seventies.Since inception the college has been imparting instruction for the B.Com. Honours and Pass courses. Of late, training in application of computer has also been arranged for the young learners to help them equip better for the various fields of vocation they vie for.During the chequered and eventful journey it celebrated the Silver Jubilee in 1985, which was graced by eminent educationist including Professor Santosh Kumar Bhattacharya, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta. Late Dr. Ramendra Nath Poddar and Dr. Ashis Kumar Roy of the University of Calcutta also visited the college in connection with the proposed restructuring of the curricula in commerce and held discussions with the teachers of the college.Rabindranath Tagore , spent a night in the college premises as a honourable guest of Rajah Ranjit Kishore Sinha Sahas Roy. So, our college building may be designated as a Heritage Building. In tune with the demand of the present scenario and in persuasion of its future growth trajectory, the Governing Body of the college decided to broaden the horizon of this college by introducing the Arts Stream. With this intention in view, the name of the college was rechristened as K.D. College of Commerce & General Studies, Midnapore.