Nawab Faizunnesa Government College

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Nawab Faizunnesa Govt. College
নবাব ফয়জুন্নেছা সরকারী কলেজ
Nawab Faizunnesa Government College-Logo.png
Other name
Faizunnesa College
Motto
পড় তোমার প্রতিপালকের নামে
Motto in English
Read in the name of your Lord
TypeGovernment College
Established1943 [1]
Founder Nawab Faizunnesa
Principal Prof. Babul Chandra Shil
Students5000+
Address
Paschimgaon Village
,
Laksam Upazila, Cumilla
,
Bangladesh

23°13′45″N91°06′47″E / 23.2291°N 91.1130°E / 23.2291; 91.1130
CampusUrban
Website www.nfgc.edu.bd

Nawab Faizunnesa Government College (NFGC) is a government college at Laksam, Cumilla, Bangladesh. [2] [3] [4] [5] This college is also known as "Faizunnesa College." [6] As a result of freeing the college from political instability, the college has been recognized as one of the best academic institutions of the upazila (third level administrative division in Bangladesh, similar to town or borough). [7] [8] [9] [5]

Contents

History

Nawab Faizunnesa Govt. College was founded by Nawab Begum Faizunnesa Chowdhury a pioneer of women's education of Bengal and also of the Indian subcontinent in 1873 as a school. [10] [11]

Academics

the administration is trying to make this educational institution a success in many respects. At present its number of students is more than 5 thousand. [12] [11]

Courses and faculties

The college has honors courses in seven subjects: [3]

  1. English
  2. Economics
  3. Political science
  4. Accounting
  5. Management
  6. Mathematics
  7. Zoology

In addition to higher secondary and degree (pass) in: [11]

  1. Science
  2. Humanities
  3. Business education

Bachelors

  • B.A.
  • B.S.S.
  • B.S.C.
  • B.B.S.

Credit system and grading scale

There's no mandatory national credit system in Bangladesh—credit systems vary by institution. [13] However, Nawab Faizunnesa Government College use Grade Point Average (GPA) for the students of HSC and equivalent, and Cumulative Grade Point Average for the rest of higher education.

NFGC's Secondary Grading Scale [13]
Letter GradeNumerical RangeGPAWES Conversion
A+80-1005.0A
A70-794.0A
A-60-693.5B
B50-593.0B
C40-492.0C
D33-391.0C
F00-320.0F
National Higher Education Grading Scale of Bangladesh [13]
Letter GradeNumerical RangeGrade PointWES Conversion
A+80-1004.0A
A75-793.75A
A-70-743.5A-
B+65-693.25B+
B60-643.0B
B-55-592.75B-
C+50-542.5C+
C45-492.25C
D40-442.0D
F00-390.0F

Eligibility for admission

Minimum score in Secondary School Certificate (SSC, or equivalent) is needed for admission in 11th grade:

Labs

The college has several labs to impart practical education to the students in various subjects. These include:

Alumni

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