কুমিল্লা ভিক্টোরিয়া সরকারি কলেজ | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1899 | , d 24
Academic affiliation | Bangladesh National University |
Principal | Professor Dr. Abu Zafor Khan |
Academic staff | 125 |
Administrative staff | 220 (approximately) |
Students | 29,900 (approximately) |
Location | , Bangladesh |
Campus | Urban |
Website | cvgc |
Comilla Victoria Government College is a college in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and most renowned colleges in Comilla as well as in the Chittagong division. The college is located beside of Ranir Dighi on 32 acres of land including its intermediate and honors section. [1]
The college was established in 1899 by Roy Bahadur Ananda Chandra Roy. [2] Sattendranath Boshu was the first principal of the college and remained in that position until he died [3]
Fazlul Karim was the first Muslim teacher of this college in 1937. He later became the vice principal of the college in 1958 until his retirement in 1972 when the college was made a government college.
At present, the college has 15,000 students and 147 teachers, of whom 36 are women.
Many students of Comilla Victoria College joined the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. [4] A memorial was built inside the campus commemorating the contribution of the students to Bangladeshi independence.
Comilla Victoria College has five dormitories: four for boys and one for girls. About 1,000 students reside in these dormitories.
There are currently four departments under Comilla Victoria Government University College.
Faculty Name | Categories | Seat number in the graduate class | Total number of seats |
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Faculty of Arts | Bangla English Arabic and Islamic Studies History Islamic History and Culture Philosophy | ||
Faculty of Business Administration | Accounting Finance and Banking Management Marketing | ( MBA)500[ citation needed ] | |
Faculty of Social Science | Political Science Economics Social Work | ||
Faculty of Science | Physics Chemistry Mathematics Statistics Zoology Botany | ||
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