Bidhannagar College
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| Established | 1984 |
| Type | Government-run public college |
| Principal | Prof. Debesh Ray |
| Location | Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://education.vsnl.com/bidhannagarcollege |
Bidhannagar College (Bengali: বিধানণগর মহাবিদ্যালয়) Bidhannagar (Salt Lake), Kolkata,is affiliated to the West Bengal State University and run by the Government of West Bengal. It was formerly affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Apart from undergraduate courses, the college offers postgraduate courses in Microbiology and Zoology.
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[edit] History
| Course | No. of seats |
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| Undergraduate Courses at Bidhannagar College (2007–2008) |
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| English | 35 |
| Bengali | 35 |
| Political Science |
35 |
| History | 35 |
| Philosophy | 35 |
| Economics | 35 |
| Physics | 35 |
| Chemistry | 35 |
| Mathematics | 35 |
| Zoology | 25 |
| Statistics | 20 |
| Botany | 22 |
| Microbiology | 22 |
| Postgraduate Courses at Bidhannagar College (2007–2008) |
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| Microbiology | 20 |
| Zoology | 20 |
Bidhannagar College started its journey on June 25, 1984 in a small building at BF-142, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064 with a student strength of 52. The founder principal was Dr. Subes Chandra Sarkar.[1] Undergraduate courses in Mathematics and Economics began from the day of opening, while the Physics and Chemistry departments became functional from the academic session of 1985–86. Honours subjects offered in the Humanities were English, Bengali, History, Political Science and Philosophy. Honours courses in Botany and Microbiology opened during the 2002–2003 session. M.Sc. courses in Zoology and Microbiology started in 2004.[1]
With the gradual increase in the number of departments and the corresponding student strength, the original building became inadequate.[1] A new, larger building at EB 2, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064 was constructed on 7.5 acres (30,000 m2).[2]
[edit] Building
The present building, located on 7.5 acres (30,000 m2) of prime real estate, is an impressive three-storey structure with manicured front gardens and a playground for students. The foundation stone of the new structure was laid by Jyoti Basu, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, on February 17, 1996.[3] A new annex is currently under construction, to which the Humanities and Social Science departments and the Library shall be moved. The new three-storied building, constructed at a cost of Rs 6.4268 crores (64 million), has an area of about 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2).[3]
[edit] Courses
Bidhannagar College offers 3-year Honors degrees in Humanities and Science courses, and postgraduate courses in Zoology and Microbiology.General courses are not offered in this college. A student pursuing an honors course worth 800 marks has to take, of course, as per the stipulations of the West Bengal State University, two other subjects as their elective general subjects, one of which must be a non-language subject. A student also has to take two compulsory language papers, available combinations being English and Bengali, or English and Alternative English (offered only to those who did not take Bengali as a subject in Grades 11 and 12).[1] All students are required to take Environmental Studies.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Bidhannagar College Prospectus, 2007, published by the Principal, Bidhannagar College
- ^ indiaeducation.ernet.in, retrieved June 4, 2007
- ^ a b History of Bidhannagar College on the college website, retrieved June 4, 2007
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