Garhbeta College is a co-educational college situated in Garhbeta,

Paschim Medinipur Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...

, West Bengal. It was established in the year 1948 and offers

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. The college is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.

History

Garhbeta College was founded on 13 August 1948 under the leadership of the freedom fighter Late Gobinda Kumar Singha to impart higher education to the economically backward and geographically remote area of the Midnapore district. The college started with only 50 students in a section of Banerjee Danga High School. On 12 February 1950 the college was permanently shifted to its own building constructed on a large campus full of greenery. A local freedom fighter, Late Basanta Kumar Sarkar donated of land and of land was further donated by Midnapore Zamindar Company. The college was originally affiliated to the

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and was later affiliated to Vidyasagar University with its creation in 1985. In course of time, various degree courses have been started taking the total number to thirteen. The college also offers a Bachelor of Physical Education (B. P. Ed.) from 2004 and some vocational courses as well.

Facilities and campus

The college is situated slightly away from town with a campus of . The college has its own hostel for boys with a seating capacity of 60 only. The college has separate common rooms for boys and girls with facilities for indoor games like carom and table tennis. There is an in-campus canteen offering snacks and beverages. The college also has a Netaji Subhas Open University study center to facilitate distance education. The college has a well-developed library with about 25,000 books, journals and periodicals. There are laboratories with minimum adequate facilities for the science subjects. There is a medicinal plant garden maintained by the Department of

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which grows marijuana for use by the students in studies.

Departments and Courses

The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the science, arts, and commerce branch. This college aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Garhbeta, Chandrakona, and its adjoining areas.

Science

The science faculty consists of the departments of

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

, Mathematics,

Computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

and Application,

Zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...

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, and Economics.

Arts and Commerce

The arts and commerce faculty consists of the departments of Bengali, English, Santali,

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, History,

Political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

, Philosophy,

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, and Commerce (Accounting and Finance).

Accreditation

The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission

References

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