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Educational institution in West Bengal, India

Balurghat College

Type	Undergraduate college Public college
Established	1948; 77 years ago (1948)
Affiliation	University of Gour Banga
President	Smt. Arpita Ghosh
Principal	Dr. Pankaj Kundu
Location	Balurghat, West Bengal, 733101, India 25°13′48″N 88°46′40″E / 25.2299532°N 88.7777773°E / 25.2299532; 88.7777773
Campus	Urban
Website	https://balurghatcollege.ac.in/
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Balurghat College is a co-educational institution of higher education located in Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India.

History

The college was established in June 1948 as an intermediate liberal arts college with 96 students. In 1950, the college was recognized by the University Grants Commission and it is supported by the West Bengal government as an aided college. North Bengal University accepted the college as a constituent college in September 2003; it is now under Gour Banga University.

About college

Today, the college has grown into a degree college with over 3,000 students, with undergraduate education in arts, sciences and commerce, and postgraduate courses in Bengali and commerce.

Distance education is offered through North Bengal University, and the college is a study centre for Netaji Subhas Open University and Indira Gandhi National Open University.

English and Bengali are compulsory languages for all undergraduate students at Balurghat College.

Accreditation

Balurghat College was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in May 2004 with a grade of "B". In the 2nd Cycle, in February 2021, College is accredited with Grade B by NAAC in the new metrics based assessment system.

Campus

The campus occupies 9.5 acres (38,000 m) in Balurghat and is equipped with facilities including a library, laboratories, museum, hostel, workshop and guest house.

Museum

Balurghat College Museum is a new addition to the campus, with an extensive collection of early stone sculptures of the Pala-Sena period, coins and 11th century stone inscriptions of Nayapala from the town of Gangarampur.

References

"Affiliated College of University of Gour Banga". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^ Assessment Report for Institutional Accreditation, NAAC, http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26 Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
West Bengal Tourism, http://www.wbtourism.com/art_culture/museum3.htm Archived 3 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine

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Affiliated colleges in Malda district	Malda College Malda Women's College Chanchal College South Malda College Samsi College Kaliachak College Pakuahat Degree College Gazole Mahavidyalaya Gour Mahavidyalaya Govt. Teachers Training College Satish B. Ed. College Vivekananda B. Ed. College Harishchandrapur College Manikchak College Uttar Banga B. P. Ed. College Holy Child B. Ed. College Uttarbanga Womens’ B. Ed. College Vivekananda Institute of Advanced Learning Raja Rammohan Roy B.Ed. College North Malda Teachers Education B.Ed. College Gour Malda Teachers Education (B.Ed.) College Vidya Sagar Teachers Training College
Affiliated colleges in Uttar Dinajpur district	Shree Agrasen Mahavidyalaya Dr. Meghnad Saha College Raiganj B. Ed. College Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad B. Ed. College Kaliyaganj College
Affiliated colleges in Dakshin Dinajpur district	Balurghat College Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya Gangarampur College Dewan Abdul Goni College Buniadpur Mahavidyalaya Balurghat Law College Balurghat B. Ed. College Gangarampur B. Ed. College Jamini Majumdar Memorial College Nathaniyal Murmu Memorial College Kumarganj College S.B.S. Government College, Hili Kushmandi Government College

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