Narasinha Dutt College
TypeUndergraduate & Postgraduate college
Established1924 (1924)
AffiliationUniversity of Calcutta
PresidentProf. Prithwish Kr. Roy
PrincipalDr. Soma Bandyopadhyay
Address
129, Belilious Road, Tikiapara
,
Howrah
,
West Bengal
,
711101
,
India

22°35′33″N 88°19′38″E / 22.592528°N 88.3272793°E / 22.592528; 88.3272793
CampusUrban
WebsiteNarasinha Dutt College
Narasinha Dutt College is located in Kolkata
Narasinha Dutt College
Location in Kolkata
Narasinha Dutt College is located in India
Narasinha Dutt College
Narasinha Dutt College (India)

Narasinha Dutt College is an undergraduate college in Howrah, West Bengal, India. Established in 1924,[1] it claims to be the oldest college in Howrah district.[2] It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[3]

History

Narasinha Dutt College was established in July 1924 in the home of I. R. Belilious, at Howrah. It started with seven teachers and 124 students.[2] The initiative in this regard was taken by Late Suranjan Dutta, the second son of Late Narasinha Dutta. The College started with Motilal Chatterjee as Principal and renowned scholar Jnanendranath Sen as Vice-Principal. Later on Prof. Sen became the Principal and remained in office for a long time to play the role of the architect of the college. Haripada Bharati also served as principal of the college.

With the passage of time, new building came to be erected, enrolment of students steadily picked up and fourteen honours courses were opened. The Morning Shift is exclusively for girls, the Evening Shift exclusively for boys and the Day Shift is Co-educational.[4]

Departments and courses

Narasinha Dutt College

The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Howrah and its adjoining areas.[5]

Science

Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Application, Botany, Zoology, Anthropology, and Economics.

Arts & Commerce

Arts and Commerce faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, and Commerce.

Accreditation

Recently, Narasinha Dutt College has been re-accredited and awarded B++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[6] The college is also recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission
  2. 1 2 "Narasinha Dutt College - Jnanat Paratarm Nahi". narasinhaduttcollege.edu.in. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Affiliated College of University of Calcutta". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "History of Narasinha Dutt College". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Courses Offered, Narasinha Dutt College". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.


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