Gurudayal Government College or Gurudayal College () is a public tertiary higher education institution. It is affiliated with the National University in Bangladesh. The college is located in
Kishoreganj
Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The city is divided two sides by the Narasundha River.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau o ...
, Bangladesh.
The college was founded in 1943.
The college has its campus on 22.72 acres of land. As of 2021, it had 22,000 students. The college offers higher secondary education, undergraduate (three-year bachelor pass and four-year bachelor's honours), and graduate (master's) level education to students. Undergraduate and graduate level education is imparted in four key areas: arts, commerce, science, and social science. Undergraduate honour's level education is offered in sixteen disciplines: Bangla; English; history; Islamic history and culture; philosophy; political science; economics; accounting; management; physics; chemistry; botany; zoology; geography and environment; and mathematics.
Academics
As of June 2022, the college had a total of 163 academic positions: 16 professors, 32 associate professors, 47 assistant professors, and 66 lecturer positions. The academics are selected by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission and appointed by the government of Bangladesh (Ministry of Public Administration) as a member of Bangladesh Civil Service (General Education) Cadre Service. The conditions of the service and related other matters are managed by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), and the Secondary and Higher Education Division (SHED).
Faculties & Departments
Faculty of Science
Department of
Physics
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Department of
Chemistry
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Department of
Mathematics
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Department of
Botany
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Department of
Zoology
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Department of
Geography
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Environmental Science
Faculty of Arts
Department of
Bengali language
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Literature
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Department of
English Language
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Literature
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Department of
Philosophy
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Department of
History
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Department of
Islamic History
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Culture
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Department of
Islamic Studies
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Faculty of Social Science
Department of
Sociology
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Department of
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
Department of
Social Work
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Department of
Political Science
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Faculty of Business Administration
Department of
Accounting
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Department of
Management
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Notable alumni
* Justice
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Shahabuddin Ahmed (1 February 1930 – 19 March 2022) was a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi head of state who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, and the Chief Justice of Bangladesh, chief justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995 ...
, Former President of Bangladesh, 1996-2001
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Abdul Hamid ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd (ALA-LC romanization of ; ; ), also spelled as Abdulhamid, Abdelhamid, Abd-ul Hamid, and Abd ol-Hamid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is a Muslim theophoric name built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd' ...
, 16th
President of Bangladesh
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The role of the president has changed three times since ...
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Amir Hossain
Amir Hossain (30 November 1957 - 24 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh High Court Division. He was a member of International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh).
Early life and education
Hossain was born on 30 Nove ...
, justice of the
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
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Rashida Hamid, Bangladeshi teacher, former
First Lady of Bangladesh
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Md. Muzammel Hossain, judge
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Alauddin Ahammad
Alauddin Ahammad (1947/1948 – 13 December 2022) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-1 constituency. He was a vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University.
Career
Ahammad was a veter ...
, academic
See also
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Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College
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Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College
References
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Colleges affiliated to National University, Bangladesh
Universities and colleges established in 1943
Universities and colleges in Bangladesh
1943 establishments in India
Colleges in Dhaka Division
Education in Kishoreganj District
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