Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College

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Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College
TypeUndergraduate and Postgraduate college
Established1977;48 years ago (1977)
Principal Dr Debabrata Purohit
Location
Gangtok
,
Sikkim
,
India
CampusUrban
Affiliations Sikkim University
Website nbbgc.org

Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College, formerly Sikkim Government College, Tadong, established in 1977, [1] is the general degree college in Gangtok, the capital of the North Indian province of Sikkim. It offers undergraduate and post graduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences and is affiliated to Sikkim University. It is B++ NAAC accredited. [2]

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History

The college was established in September 1977 by an Act of State Legislature. The campus is spread over 22 acres in Tadong, 5 km from Gangtok, the Capital of Sikkim and has good road connectivity with different districts of Sikkim and also with the neighboring state of West Bengal.

Initially due to the absence of a university in Sikkim, the college was affiliated to the University of North Bengal (NBU), West Bengal till the establishment of Sikkim University in 2007.

The College is affiliated to Sikkim University and is governed by Directorate of Higher Education, Human Resource Development Department, Government of Sikkim. [3] It offers 19 UG courses and 5 PG courses and is affiliated to Sikkim University.

In 2018, the college was renamed Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College to honor the late Nar Bahadur Bhandari, the second Chief Minister of Sikkim. [4] [5]

Departments

Science

Arts and Commerce

Accreditation

Sikkim Government College is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). [1]

Notable Persons

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 Colleges in Sikkim, University Grants Commission
  2. ↑ "Affiliated College of Sikkim University". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "About The College" . Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "SIKKIM: CM PAWAN CHAMLING MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT TO RENAME TADONG GOVT. COLLEGE". India Today NE (in Hindi). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "UG Prospectus 2021-22". docslib.org. Retrieved 21 May 2025.

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