Rangpur Government College

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Rangpur Government College
রংপুর সরকারি কলেজ
Rangpur Govt. College, Rangpur logo.png
Type Public University College
EstablishedJuly 25, 1963;61 years ago (1963-07-25)
Affiliation University of Rajshahi (1963 - 1992)
National University (1992-present)
Dinajpur Education Board (HSC)
Chancellor President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor A S M Amanullah
Principal Shamima Akhter
Students11,375 (2024)
Undergraduates 8,220
Postgraduates 455
Other students
2,700 (HSC)
Address
Radaballav
,
Rangpur
,
5404
,
Bangladesh

25°45′32″N89°14′51″E / 25.7589°N 89.2476°E / 25.7589; 89.2476
Campusurban, 5.26 acres (2.13 ha)
Language Bengali
Website rgc.gov.bd

Rangpur Government College is a public educational institution in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It was established on July 25, 1963. [1] It is situated in Radaballav, within one kilometer from the town center. Currently, the college offers HSC, Graduate (Pass) courses, Bachelor (Honours) courses in 14 subjects and Post Graduate courses in 7 subjects. According to the 2024 data, a total of 11,375 students are currently studying here. [2]

Contents

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Entrance of Rangpur Government College

History

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Second and third buildings of Rangpur Government College

In the year 1963, when it was turned into a government institution, the number of student seats in Carmichael College became limited. In this situation, the absence of a college proving education to the extended number of students was intensely felt. In this circumstance, some philanthropists including Fulle Hossain, the then District Commissioner O.M. Carnie, Assistant District Commissioner Abdus Sattar, District Education Officer Tahemidur Rahman, advocate Abul Khan, Amin Hossain, Abul Salek, Moin Uddin Sarker et. el. come forward to set up a college. Some rich people also gave necessary land to establish the college immediately. Finally on July 25, 1963, it got established, the college was launched as a night college at Koilash Ranjan High School and as a day college at the Zamindarbari (Kalidham) of Ram Babu. [3] Since its establishment till 1992, it was under the supervision of Rajshahi University. It becomes a government college on November 1, 1984. It came under Bangladesh National University in 1993.

Campus

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Campus

The college with its four academic buildings stands on 5.26 acre of land. It has two hostels for students. The female hostel can accommodate 100 students while the male host, namely Shahid Moslem Uddin Chattrabas is obsolete now. Some extra-curriculum activities based students organizations are also functioning in the campus. These are, voluntary blood donation related club Badhon, Bangladesh National cadet Corps (BNCC), Red Crescent Society etc.

Academics

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Foreign Language Training Centre, Rangpur Government College

Currently, about 11,375 HSC, Honors, and Masters level students are enrolled in the college in regular and irregular session, 2700 of them being HSC students. Number of teachers is 62. There are three main branches of study in this college: science, arts and commerce. Fourteen Honors level subjects offered in this college are given below:

Master's Final Courses: [3]

Total number of class rooms is 23. [4]

Result & Ranking

From 2009 to 2024, a total of 18,980 students participated in the HSC examinations, of which 17,695 passed, 1,285 failed, and 5,985 secured GPA A+. The overall pass percentage was 93.23%, while the percentage of GPA A+ achievers was 31.53%. [5]

In 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, the National University of Bangladesh ranked it as one of the top ten honours colleges in the Rangpur region. [6] [7]

Alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". Rangpur Government College. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ↑ "রংপুরের এক কলেজ থেকে ৭৯ শিক্ষার্থীর মেডিকেলে ভর্তির সুযোগ". thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  3. 1 2 "National University :: College Details". www.nubd.info. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  4. ↑ "Account Suspended". rgc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  5. ↑ "Rangpur Govt. College, Rangpur - Sohopathi | সহপাঠী" . Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  6. ↑ College performance Ranking. "National University | Bangladesh  : : জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | বাংলাদেশ". www.nu.ac.bd. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  7. ↑ "র‌্যাংকিংয়ে সেরা ৭৬ কলেজকে পুরস্কৃত করল জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়". thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-01-25.

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