Krishnagar Government College

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Krishnagar Government College
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TypeUndergraduate college, postgraduate college
Established1846;178 years ago (1846)
Principal Sobhan Niyogi [1]
Address
College St, Nagendranagar
,
Krishnanagar
,
West Bengal
,
741101
,
India

23°24′34″N88°29′10″E / 23.4094802°N 88.4860539°E / 23.4094802; 88.4860539
CampusUrban
Affiliations University of Kalyani, NAAC, UGC
Website krishnagargovtcollege.org
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Krishnagar Government College (India)

Krishnagar Government College, established in 1846, [2] is the oldest college in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. [3] It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also some postgraduate courses. At first, the college was under the affiliation of University of Calcutta. Presently, it is affiliated to University of Kalyani (KU), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and University Grant Commission (UGC). [4]

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History

Krishnagar Government College is the oldest college of the district. In 1846 Lord Hardinge approved the establishment proposal of the college. Nadia Raj Srishchandra Roy and Maharani Swarnamoyee Devi from Cossimbazar estate donated the land for it. The palatial building was made in 1856. The first principal was David Lester Richardson, famous educationist, ex-principal of the Presidency College, Calcutta. After that Marcus Gustavus Rochfort, Loper Lethbridge, Umesh Chandra Dutta, Jyoti Bhusan Bhadury, R.N Gilcriest, Eagerton Smith, Rakhalraj Biswas, and Satish Chandra De glorified the post. Notable personalities of the national freedom struggle, activists of political and social movements, academics, and intellectuals came out from the college. Ramtanu Lahiri, Md. Abdul Hai, Bishnu Dey, Subodh Chandra Sengupta, Khudiram Das, Sudhir Chakravarti were among the notable faculty members of the college. [5]

Academics

Krishnagar Government College offers three-year undergraduate courses in the field of arts and science along with honours; and two year post graduation courses. The college has 16 academic departments offering 19 major programs. [6]

Accreditation

Krishnagar Government College was awarded an A (CGPA: 3.17, 2015) grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). [7] The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). [2] The college was also named a "college with potential for excellence" in 2010. [8] The college also has a long list of alumni members. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ ":: Krishnagar Government College". www.krishnagargovtcollege.org. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Nirbachita Prabandha Sudhir Chakrabarty (in Bengali). Anubhav Prakashan. ISBN   978-81-7332-598-4.
  4. ↑ "Affiliated College of University of Kalyani". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Krishnanagar College Magazine 1973 (Bengali) Sudhir Chakraborty . Krishnanagar, Nadia: Patrika Parishad. 1973. pp. 112, 113.
  6. ↑ "College Prospectus - 2020" (PDF). krishnagargovtcollege.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity" (PDF). National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Krishnagar Government College". www.krishnagargovtcollege.org. Retrieved 10 June 2016.


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