Krishnagar Government College

Krishnagar Government College
Type	Undergraduate college, postgraduate college
Established	1846; 175 years ago
Principal	Sobhan Niyogi
Address	College St, Nagendranagar, Krishnanagar, West Bengal, 741101, India; 23°24′34″N 88°29′10″E / 23.4094802°N 88.4860539°ECoordinates: 23°24′34″N 88°29′10″E / 23.4094802°N 88.4860539°E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	University of Kalyani, NAAC, UGC
Website	www.krishnagargovtcollege.org
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Krishnagar Government College, established in 1846,^[2] is the oldest college in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal . It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also some of the postgraduate courses. At first the college was under the affiliation of University of Calcutta. Presently it is affiliated to University of Kalyani (KU), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and University Grant Commission (UGC).^[3]

History[]

Krishnagar Government College is the oldest college of the district. In 1846 Lord Hardinge approved the establishment proposal of the college. Nadia Raj Srishchandra Roy and Maharani Swarnamoyee Devi from Cossimbazar estate donated the land for it. The palatial building was made in 1856. The first principal was David Lester Richardson, famous educationist, ex-principal of the Presidency College, Calcutta. After that Marcus Gustavus Rochfort, Sir Loper Lethbridge, Umesh Chandra Dutta, Jyoti Bhusan Bhadury, R.N Gilcriest, Eagerton Smith, Rakhalraj Biswas, and Satish Chandra De glorified the post. Notable personalities of the national freedom struggle, activists of political and social movements, academicians, and intellectuals came out from the college. Ramtanu Lahiri, Pandit Madan Mohan Tarkalankar, Md. Abdul Hai, Bishnu Dey, Subodh Chandra Sengupta, and Dr. Khudiram Das were the faculty of the college.^[4]

Notable alumni[]

Departments[]

Science (UG)[]

Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Zoology
Botany
Physiology
Statistics (not available as hons. subject)
Geography
Economics

Science (PG)[]

Zoology
Geography

Arts (UG)[]

English
Bengali
Sanskrit
History
Political Science
Philosophy

Arts (PG)[]

Bengali
Philosophy

Accreditation[]

Krishnagar Government College was awarded an A (CGPA: 3.17, 2015) grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).^[5] The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).^[2] The college was also named a "college with potential for excellence" in 2010.^[6] The college also has a long list of alumni members.^[6]

References[]

^ ":: Krishnagar Government College". www.krishnagargovtcollege.org. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Affiliated College of University of Kalyani". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
^ Krishnanagar College Magazine 1973 (Bengali) Sudhir Chakraborty. Krishnanagar, Nadia: Patrika Parishad. 1973. pp. 112, 113.
^ "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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Krishnagar Government College". www.krishnagargovtcollege.org. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

External links[]

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[1] ":: Krishnagar Government College". www.krishnagargovtcollege.org. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

[UGC-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Affiliated College of University of Kalyani". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.

[4] Krishnanagar College Magazine 1973 (Bengali) Sudhir Chakraborty. Krishnanagar, Nadia: Patrika Parishad. 1973. pp. 112, 113.

[5] "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.

[Krishnagar_Government_College-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Krishnagar Government College". www.krishnagargovtcollege.org. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

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