Haldia Government College

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| affiliation = Vidyasagar University

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| officer_in_charge = Dr. Pijush Kanti Tripathi

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| address = Debhog

| city = Haldia, Purba Medinipur

| state = West Bengal

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| postcode = 721657

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Haldia Government College, established in 1988, is the oldest government college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and one self finance course (Tourism and Travel Management). There are also two postgraduate courses, Chemistry and Geography. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.{{cite web |title=Affiliated College of Vidyasagar University |url=http://vidyasagar.ac.in/affiliated_colleges/affiliated_colleges.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225200459/http://vidyasagar.ac.in/affiliated_colleges/affiliated_colleges.html |archivedate=2012-02-25 }}

History

Haldia is a famous river-port town on the banks of the Hooghly River. It is an industrial belt in eastern India. The government of West Bengal established this college in 1988 to fulfil the higher education demands of this area.

Location

The college is located beside the broad four-lane highway between Rani Chak and City Centre bus stop. It is well connected with NH-41 and also the South-Eastern Railways.

Undergraduate departments

=Science subjects=

Anthropology
Chemistry
Economics
Geography
Mathematics
Physics
Statistics

=Arts subjects=

Bengali
Education
English
Sociology
Physical Education

=Self financing (major) subject=

Tourism and Travel Management

Postgraduate departments

Chemistry
Geography

Accreditation

Recently, Haldia Government College has been awarded A grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), previously it was B+.{{cite web|title=Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity|url=http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf|publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council|accessdate=22 February 2012|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512054040/http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf|archivedate=12 May 2012}} The college is also recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).{{Cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal |title=Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission |access-date=27 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116042454/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal |archive-date=16 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Notable Alumni

[https://sph.hku.hk/en/Biography/Ali-Sheikh-Taslim Dr Sheikh Taslim Ali], Professor (Asst.) of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong;https://sph.hku.hk/en/Biography/Ali-Sheikh-Taslim, Retrieved 27 July 2024. a Commonwealth scholar at Imperial College London, the United Kingdom for his doctoral program.