Basirhat College

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| affiliation = West Bengal State University

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| city = Basirhat

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Basirhat College, established in 1947, is a general degree college in Basirhat. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University.{{cite web|title=Affiliated College of West Bengal State University |url=http://www.wbsubcollegeinfo.org/list_colleges.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029065002/http://www.wbsubcollegeinfo.org/list_colleges.php |archivedate=2012-10-29 }}

History

Basirhat College was founded in mid-November 1947 on the banks of river Icchamati.{{cite web|title =History of Basirhat College|url =http://www.basirhatcollege.org/about-us.html|access-date =25 July 2014|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140728220018/http://www.basirhatcollege.org/about-us.html|archive-date =28 July 2014|url-status =dead}} In 1947, the college was primarily housed in Basirhat Town Hall. It later moved to the residence of Khan Bahadur A.F.M. Abdur Rahaman in Basirhat. Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee laid the foundation stone at the present location of the college{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}.

Initially, there was one Faculty – Arts (Humanities) with 6 departments. Over time, the total number of departments increased to 16 departments. Two new departments, - Geography and Education were approved by the University of Calcutta & State Government in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Basirhat College runs in three shifts, - morning, day and evening. Students come from a variety of local towns and villages{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}.

Basirhat College offers bachelor's degrees in arts, Science and Commerce. It has also built a computer lab and by introducing automation software{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}.

Departments at Basirhat College

Departments at Basirhat College include Bengali, History, Political Science, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Botany, Zoology, Commerce, English, Philosophy, Chemistry, Geography, Physiology, Education, and Sanskrit.{{cite web|title=Departments at Basihat College|url=http://www.minglebox.com/college/Basirhat-College}}

Accreditation

Basirhat College is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the institution is awarded 'A' grade by NAAC.[http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116042454/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal |date=16 November 2011 }}{{cite web|title=NAAC Accreditation Status|url=http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx|website=naac.gov.in|accessdate=14 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118225051/http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx|archive-date=18 November 2016|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[http://www.basirhatcollege.org/ Basirhat College]

Category:Universities and colleges established in 1947

Category:Colleges affiliated to West Bengal State University

Category:Universities and colleges in North 24 Parganas district

Category:1947 establishments in West Bengal

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