Kotshila Mahavidyalaya, Jiudaru

About Kotshila Mahavidyalaya, Jiudaru

The people of Kotshila town and the adjacent localities keenly wanted to have a college for the local locastudents to study degree course at under graduate level This initiative of common people took a concrete shape in the year 2010 and it was decided that a college would be established at a site of 15 bigha donated land near Kotshila Railway Station.

With necessary permission and affiliation from the West Bengal council for higher education and the university of Burdwan.College was named as `Kotshila Mahavidyalaya’ formally started classes on 27th September 2010 as premises of Kotshila Girls High School HS. We honestly express our sincere thanks to the school authority for extending their co-operation. After that our college was run-in a rented house near the Jhalda II block Office. In March 2015 we have been shifted to our own building with a campus of area of 15 bigha, which is shaped with a natural beauty.

We are grateful to Sri Nepal Mahato Honble MLA who took the initiative and a fund of Rs. One crore eleven lakh was sanctioned by the Paschimanchal Unnayan Parishad for the construction of the college building. We also thankful to Honble MIC Sri Shantiram Mahato & Shri Shaktipada Mahato Honble MLA for the assistance to construct college building and 730 ft college boundary.

College started its journey with an Ad-hoc Governing Body. Headed by President Sri Nakul Mahato and Govt. nominee Sri Nepal Mahato MLA, Dr Nilima Sinha Ex. Principal of Nistarini College Purulia is acting as Principal/Teacher-in –charge of the College from 22nd December 2010.

On 6th January 2011 the college was affiliated to the Sidho-Kanho Birsha University. The community is looking forward for a better tomorrow. The Higher Education department Govt of West Bengal continues to take necessary steps for the development of the college in the District for promoting Higher Education in this area. The new Ad-hoc Governing Body has been formed on 25.02.2014 headed by President Sri Sunil Kumar, Kotshila Mahavidyalaya will be a new mile stone for the entire region.

Dr Nilima Sinha Has been rendering her voluntary service as the acting Principal of the college since its inception. The current state of the college from its very humble beginning would not have been possible without her relentless effort.

A dream to drive education into a community that is known for its back-ward classes and thus improve the living standard of people in the community is what kept her actively engaged even after six years of retirement as Principal of Nistarini College, Purulia.