- Balurghat College
Balurghat College is a co-ed institution of
higher education located inBalurghat ,Dakshin Dinajpur district,West Bengal ,India .Balurghat College was established in June, 1948, as an intermediate
liberal arts college, with 96 students. In 1950, the college was recognized by the UGC, and it is supported by the West Bengal government as anaided college .North Bengal University accepted the college as aconstituent college in September 2003."Assessment Report for Institutional Accreditation", NAAC, http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26]Today, the college has grown into a degree college of over 3000 students, with
undergraduate education in Arts andScience s,Commerce , andpostgraduate courses in Bengali and Commerce.Distance education is offered through North Bengal University, and the college serves a study centre forNetaji Subhas Open University andIndira Gandhi National Open University ."Assessment Report for Institutional Accreditation", NAAC, http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26]English and Bengali are compulsory languages for all undergraduate students at Balurghat College."Assessment Report for Institutional Accreditation", NAAC, http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26]
Accreditation
Balurghat College was accredited by the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in May, 2004, with a grade of "B"."Assessment Report for Institutional Accreditation", NAAC, http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26]Campus
The campus of Balurghat College occupies convert|9.5|acre|m2 of land in Balurghat, and is equipped with various facilities, including a
library , laboratories,museum ,hostel ,workshop , andguesthouse ."Assessment Report for Institutional Accreditation", NAAC, http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26]Museum
Balurghat College Museum is a new addition to the campus, with an extensive collection of early stone
sculpture s of the Pala-Sena period,coin s, and 11th century stoneinscription s ofNayapala from the town ofGangarampur .West Bengal Tourism, http://www.wbtourism.com/art_culture/museum3.htm]ources
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