Bankura Christian College
 College main entrance | |
| Type | Undergraduate & Postgraduate college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1903 |
| Principal | Dr.Fatik Baran Mondal |
| Location | , , 23°14′17″N 87°03′33″E / 23.2381°N 87.0593°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Bankura University |
| Website | https://bankurachristiancollege.in/ |
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  Location in West Bengal  Bankura Christian College (India) | |
Bankura Christian College, established in 1903,[1] is the oldest college in Bankura district in India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated with the Bankura University.
History
[edit]| List of Principals | |
|---|---|
| J. Mitchell | 1903-1910 |
| A. E. Brown | 1910-1927 |
| A. R. Spooner | 1927-1933 |
| William Bailey | 1933-1937 |
| C. F. Ball | 1937-1943 |
| W. J. Culshow | 1943-1949 |
| A. K. Mundle | 1949-1966 |
| R. N. Das | 1966-1971 |
| R. L. Sarkar | 1971-1971 |
| S. Singh | 1971-1981 |
| Teacher-in-charge | 1981-1985 |
| Mark Mir | 1985-1987 |
| Teacher-in-charge | 1987-1992 |
| Dr. Richard R. N. Bajpai | 1992–2014 |
| Dr Fatik Baran Mandal | 2014-2024 |
Bankura Christian College was established by the Wesleyan Missionary Society in 1903 to prepare students for the F. A. Examination only. On 16 July 1906, by the Honourable Mr. Lancelot Hare, Officiating Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, laid the foundation stone of the college building on a land of 115 bighas near the center of the town.[2]
The application from the Wesleyan Mission College, Bankura, for affiliation to the Calcutta University was granted in April 1907. The affiliation was for the standard of the Intermediate Examination in Arts in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Logic and Mathematics and up to the B. A. Standard in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Political Economy and Political Philosophy and Mental and Moral Philosophy, and also up to the standard of the F. A. Examination in 1908 in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Logic, Mathematics and Physics and Chemistry.[2]
In 1961, the affiliation was changed to Burdwan University and since 2017, the college is affiliated to Bankura University.[3]
Departments and courses
[edit]The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Bankura and its adjoining areas.[4]
Science
[edit]Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Application, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Nutrition, Environmental Science, Electronics, and Economics.
Arts
[edit]Arts faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, and Physical Education.
Real-time weather reporting
[edit]
The Geography Department started real-time weather reporting of Bankura District in 2012.
Netaji Subhas Open University Study Center
[edit]Bankura Christian College is an authorized study center of Netaji Subhas Open University (N.S.O.U.) since 1999.[5] This center offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree in different subject.
Computer center
[edit]The college has introduced Webel Informatics Ltd to manage computers.[6]
Journals
[edit]The English Department publishes two international journals: Wesleyan Journal of Research and Appropriations Journal.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Gouri Sankar Bandyopadhyay, historian.
- Manik Bandopadhyay, writer, novelist.
- Khudiram Das, scholar, educationist, critic, litterateur, an authority on Rabindra literature and linguistic expert.
- Dinesh Chandra Gorai, former Bishop of Calcutta
- Balaram Mukhopadhyay, scientist
- Maniklal Sinha, archaeologist of Rarh, freedom fighter, novelist
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Colleges in West Bengal". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Application from the Wesleyan Mission College, Bankura, for Affiliation to the Calcutta University". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Bankura Christian College". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Courses, Bankura Christian College". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Study Centre List" (PDF). Netaji Subhas Open University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "College Computer Center". Bankura Christian College. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
