Bankura Sammilani College

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Bankura Sammilani College

Type	Undergraduate college
Established	1 September 1948; 73 years ago (1 September 1948)[1]
Principal	Dr. Samir Kr.Mukherjee[2]
Students	2117 (2010–2011 Session)[3]
Location	Bankura , West Bengal , India 23°14′10″N 87°02′52″E / 23.2360°N 87.0477°E / 23.2360; 87.0477Coordinates: 23°14′10″N 87°02′52″E / 23.2360°N 87.0477°E / 23.2360; 87.0477
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Bankura University
Website	Bankura Sammilani College
Location in West Bengal Bankura Sammilani College (India) Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all

Bankura Sammilani College, established in 1948,^[4] is one of the oldest colleges in Bankura district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is the first^[5] National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited college in Bankura District with B+.Bankura University

History[]

Bankura Sammilani College is established to promote the higher education in Bankura and its neighbour districts by Bankura Sammilani Registered Society. With an aim to provide a platform for higher education to the financially weaker peoples of Bankura it started its journey on 1 September 1948 with 100^[3] students (boys) and 6^[3] teachers of intermediate science. Initially it was only for boys but its status changed to co-education from the session 1992–1993.^[3] From its inception it was a trust college and became govt-aided college on 22 April 1977.^[3]

Affiliation and accreditation[]

The college was initially under the affiliation of calcutta university from 6 August 1948. It comes under the affiliation of Burdwan University in 1960.^[6] The college is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC).^[4]

Shifts[]

In the initial days it runs in three shifts. B.Com(introduced in 1959) in evening shift, B.A (introduced in 1970) in morning and BSc(introduced in 1959) in day shift. Currently the college runs in two shifts.B.Com courses are being taught in morning shift and all B.A and BSc courses are in day shift.

Departments[]

Currently 16 different honours courses in Arts, Science and Commerce are being taught in the college.

Science[]

Department	Course Type	Intake
Chemistry	BSc (Hons)	32[7]
	BSc(Pass)	300[7]
	PhD	03[7]
Computer Science	BSc (Hons)	40[8]
	BSc(General)	–
Economics	–	–
Physics	–	–
Mathematics	–	–
Microbiology	–	–
Zoology	BSc (Hons)	37[9]
	BSc (General)	164[9]
Botany	–	–

Arts[]

Department	Course Type	Intake
Bengali	B.A (Hons)	60[10]
	B.A(Pass)	–
English	B.A (Hons)	60[11]
	B.A(Pass)	–
Sanskrit	B.A (Hons)	60[12]
	B.A(Pass)	–
Political Science	B.A (Hons)	60[13]
	B.A(Pass)	–
History	B.A (Hons)	60[14]
	B.A(Pass)	–

Commerce[]

The college has commerce Department.

General	Schedule Caste	Schedule Tribe	Physically Handicapped	Total Seats
140	44	12	4	200[15]

Extra activities[]

The college has taken some initiative for students benefit. The college provides opportunity for Spoken English classes with the help of BBC Bankura Branch. It has Computer Literacy Program with Webel Informatics Limited from 1996. The college also provides opportunities to pursue different courses with the help of Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India from March 2009

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

• Bankura Sammilani College