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Kharagpur College

Coordinates: 22°21′15″N 87°20′00″E / 22.3542642°N 87.3334559°E / 22.3542642; 87.3334559
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Kharagpur Collage
TypeUndergraduate and Postgraduate College
Established1949; 75 years ago (1949)
PrincipalDr. Bidyut Samanta
Location, ,
721305
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22°21′15″N 87°20′00″E / 22.3542642°N 87.3334559°E / 22.3542642; 87.3334559
CampusUrban
AffiliationsVidyasagar University, UGC
Websitewww.kharagpurcollege.ac.in
Kharagpur College is located in West Bengal
Kharagpur College
Location in West Bengal
Kharagpur College is located in India
Kharagpur College
Kharagpur College (India)

Kharagpur College, established in 1949,[1] is one of the Heritage Colleges in Paschim Medinipur. It offers Undergraduate & Postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Science. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.[2] Popularly known as Inda College. This college has been re-accredited by NAAC Peer Team in the year 2016 and was awarded B++ in the second cycle of accreditation.

History

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Kharagpur College was established on 29 August 1949 in the premises of the Silver Jubilee School at Kharagpur, Puratan Bazar. Saleha Khatoon, wife of late Nasir Ali Khan of Panchberia, Kharagpur, donated the land for college construction and the construction was started under the dispersal scheme of the state government on 2 July 1951. The college later shifted its operation at the present permanent site at Inda, Kharagpur.[3]

Departments and Courses

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The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the science, arts, and commerce branch. This college aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Kharagpur, and its adjoining areas.

Science

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

Arts and Commerce

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The arts and commerce faculty consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Geography, and Commerce (Accounting and Finance).

Accreditation

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Kharagpur College has been awarded a B++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[4] The college is also recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[1]

Admission

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Admission to the first-year undergraduate classes are usually held after the publication of the result of the Higher Secondary Examination under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and is based strictly on merit through open counseling procedure.

Admission in the college can be get through West Bengal Centralised Admission Portal Portal June/July every year.[5]

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Kharagpur College campus
View of campus lake
Kharagpur College campus
Flora around the lake
Kharagpur College campus
Inside campus
Kharagpur College campus
Kharagpur College entrance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission". Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Affiliated College of Vidyasagar University". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Kharagpur College - Our College". kharagpurcollege.ac.in. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Notification for Centralized Admission Portal" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Kharagpur College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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