Banwarilal Bhalotia College

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Banwarilal Bhalotia College
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TypeUndergraduate & Postgraduate college
Established1944;79 years ago (1944)
Principal Dr Amitava Basu [1]
Location
Asansol
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West Bengal
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India

23°40′51.46″N86°59′43.34″E / 23.6809611°N 86.9953722°E / 23.6809611; 86.9953722
CampusUrban
Affiliations Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol; NAAC
Website http://www.bbcollege.ac.in/
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Banwarilal Bhalotia College (India)

Banwarilal Bhalotia College, known by the abbreviation B. B. College, established in 1944, [2] is a college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated with Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol. [3]

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History

At the beginning of the 20th century, a need for a higher educational institute in the Asansol, an industrial metropolitan Centre, was felt. One higher educational institution was the necessity for the growth and development of this region. In 1944, Prof. Satyakali Mukherjee first submitted the proposal for opening a college in Asansol to the existing Chairman of Asansol Municipality, Mr. Jogendranath Roy and the then SDO, Mr. Woodford, I.C.S. Other eminent stalwarts of Society as well as the general people of different strata supported this noble endeavor by their generous donations for the establishment of a higher academic institution. [4]

Mr. G.S. Atwal, a leading businessman and entrepreneur, initiated the move by constructing a field-building for this purpose and this college was named as Asansol College. This college was then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Initially, this college was started with only 132 students and offered I.A. courses. Later, different education stalwarts of Asansol and corporate bodies, along with positive effort of the staff of Asansol Municipal Corporation and the Eastern Railway, collectively contributed towards the establishment of this college. [4]

In 1959-60, a renowned businessman of the locality, Sri Banwarilal Bhalotia (also a freedom fighter and a social reformer) magnanimously donated a plot of land of 20 Bighas towards a permanent building for this college. Other eminent personalities, namely, Late Sri Shivdas Ghatak and Dr. B.C. Roy, the then Chief Minister of Bengal, also supported this endeavor. In 1960, this newly constructed college building was inaugurated by the then Vice-Chancellor of Burdwan University, Sri S.K. Guha, and the college was named as Banwarilal Bhalotia College (B. B. College in short). In 1960, the college's affiliation also changed from Calcutta University to the University of Burdwan. Currently, this college is affiliated with the Kazi Nazrul University. [4] [5]

Departments and courses

The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Asansol and its adjoining areas. [6]

Science

Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Application, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Electronics, and Economics.

Arts and Commerce

Arts and Commerce faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, Finance & Accountancy, and Business Administration.

Few honours courses, namely, Mathematics, Botany, Geography, Political science, and History are now open for Hindi medium students.

Accreditation

The college was accredited "A" grade by NAAC. The college is also recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Principal's Desk". bbcollege.ac.in. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Affiliated College of Kazi Nazrul University". Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "History of BB College, Asansol" . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Remarkable Events, BB College Asansol" . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Courses at BB college".
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