Rishi Bankim Chandra Colleges

Rishi Bankim Chandra Colleges are a group of three co-located general degree colleges located in Naihati, West Bengal, India, namely Rishi Bankim Chandra College for Women, operating in the morning shift, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, operating in the day shift, and Rishi Bankim Chandra Evening College, operating in the enening shift. They offer undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. The three colleges are affiliated to West Bengal State University.^[1]

History

Rishi Bankim Chandra College was originally established in 1947 by some noted educationists. It was housed then in Naihati Mahendra School building and as classes were held in evening hours, had the name Rishi Bankim Chandra College (Evening). In the following years Day Section and Morning Section of the College were added. Thus, the then Rishi Bankim Chandra College was born and within a very short span of time it drew the acclaim and attention of the public and academic of note. Following in on the trifurcation in the year 1984 of the parent body for administrative purposes, the present Rishi Bankim Chandra Evening College emerged as a full-fledged independent unit.

Departments

Science

• Electronics
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Botany
• Zoology
• Statistics
• Ecology
• Microbiology
• Computer application

Arts and Commerce

• Bengali
• English
• Sanskritutr
• Hindi
• History
• Geography
• Political Science
• Philosophy
• Economics
• Film Studies
• Journalism
• Commerce

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• M.A. In English

• M.Sc in Zoology

Accreditation

The three Rishi Bankim Chandra colleges are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).^[2] They were accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and awarded B grade for the day college and the woman college, and C+ for the evening college.

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