Vivekananda College (

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: বিবেকানন্দ কলেজ) is a state government-aided public college, affiliated to the

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, located in Southwest Kolkata, close to the

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. The college offers both post-graduate and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects of science, arts and commerce. Founded in 1950 as ''Barisha College'' ''(

: বড়িশা কলেজ)'', it was established under the dispersal scheme of the state government to reduce the pressure of students from the then

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, now

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. The college is affiliated to

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, under UGC and accredited by NAAC.

History

Statue of Swami Vivekananda in Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur

In 1950, it was established as ''Barisha College'', an Intermediate College, under the state government's dispersal scheme to reduce the pressure of students from

, present-day

, on colleges in the Kolkata metropolis. It was first set up at

Barisha High School Barisha High School (BHS) is a school located at Diamond Harbour road, Behala, Kolkata, India. This is a boys' school and is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha (10th Board exams), and to the West Be ...

and later shifted to its newly constructed premises near the school premises in 1953. In June 1956, after the college came under the sponsorship of the State Government, it was upgraded to a degree College and also brought under the Refugee Education Scheme of the Ministry of Rehabilitation of the

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. Afterwards, the college was renamed as ''‘‘Vivekananda College’’'' after the sacred name of Swami Vivekananda, an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author and religious teacher. As the number of students increased rapidly and the lack of accommodation fell sharply, it was again shifted in 1959 to new spacious premises at

Thakurpukur Thakurpukur is a region of South West Kolkata in Behala area of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is majorly a residential region. It has been rapidly developed in the last 20 years and what was a jungle before is now an urban agglomeration in ...

having a sprawling campus area of about 6.17 acres of land where the present college buildings were constructed with capital grants retrieved from the Ministry of Rehabilitation. In 1961, 29 August, the women's section of the original college building of Barisha got a status of separate independent college, named as Vivekananda College for Women.

Academics

It is a co-educational College offering Undergraduate (UG) courses in Arts, Science and Commerce streams. The college offers a three year B.Sc. Honours and General courses in 12 varied subjects namely

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its 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 which r ...

, Chemistry, Mathematics,

Zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...

Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

, Environmental Science,

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

Electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

, Statistics and

Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, an ...

. The college offers a three year B.A. Honours and General courses in varied subjects like

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

, Philosophy,

Journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the " news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (pro ...

& Mass Communication. In addition, three other subjects like

Human Rights Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...

, Women Studies and

Film studies Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to cinema as an art form and a medium. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies. ...

are also taught as B.A. General course. The college offers a three year B.Com. Honours and General course in Accounting and Finance. This college also offers Postgraduate (PG) programmes in several courses affiliated to

from the session 2016-17. Those courses are M.A. in

and M.Sc. in

. Apart from this traditional molds of course pattern, Vivekananda college has introduced some short-term self-financing courses with UGC-sponsored vocational courses like Bioinformatics,

Financial accounting Financial accounting is the field of accounting concerned with the summary, analysis and reporting of financial transactions related to a business. This involves the preparation of financial statements available for public use. Stockholders, ...

, Secretarial practice,

, Mass communication,

Photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ...

etc. The college offers a six month Certificate Course on Basic Photography in self-finance mode. The college also offered skill oriented programmes on Ornamental Fish Culture and Photojournalism &

Videography Videography is the process of capturing moving images on electronic media (e.g., videotape, direct to disk recording, or solid state storage) and even streaming media. The term includes methods of video production and post-production. It used ...

, under UGC sponsorship.

Publishing

The college, since 2007, has been regularly publishing its peer-reviewed

research journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...

''Bodhi''. Each volume of the journal consists of three separate issues: ''Bodhi Artham'' (a journal of

, Commerce and Management), ''Bodhi Kala'' (a journal of

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

) and ''Bodhi Bijnana'' (a journal of

Science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

). The journal has the ISSN 2277-4831.

Accreditation

Vivekananda College is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). In 2004, Vivekananda College was awarded ‘‘B++’’ status in the first cycle of the college's accreditation by the

National Assessment and Accreditation Council The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a government organisation in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is an autonomous body funded by the University Grants Commission and headquarte ...

(NAAC). In 2016, it was re-accredited and awarded ‘‘A’’ status in the second cycle of the college's accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Vivekananda College has a campaign of ''‘Clean and Green Campus’'' recognised by NAAC Peer team on 2014 State-wise Analysis of Accreditation Reports.

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