J. K. College, also known by the full name Jagannath Kishore College, established in 1948, is the oldest college in

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. It offers undergraduate courses in commerce, arts and sciences, and postgraduate in mathematics, history, and English. It is affiliated to

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. The college recently celebrated its 75th birthday.

History

Jagannath Kishore College, established in 1948, started as a private affiliating college of

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. It is the first college in the Manbhum district of

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, now the district of

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. Gokul Kumari Devi, the widow of Sri Jagannath Kishor Lal Sing Deo of the Kashipur Raj, donated a fund of one lakh rupees for the foundation of this college. Shankarlal Singhania, an eminent businessman of that time, also donated an amount of sixteen thousand rupees for the establishment of the college. The college was named after Jagannath Kishorlal Sing Deo, and started with 109 students in I.A. course. When this district annexed with

in 1956 and renamed as

, then this college came under the

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. This college was later affiliated with

University of Burdwan The University of Burdwan (also known as Burdwan University or B. U.) is a public state university located in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 1 ...

in 1961. This college was taken over as a sponsored college by the Government of West Bengal in 1963. In 2010, the college's affiliation changed from

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Departments and Courses

The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Purulia and its adjoining areas.

Science

Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geology Computer Science, Botany, Zoology and Microbiology

Arts and Commerce

Arts & Commerce faculty consists of departments of Bengali, Santali, English, Economics, Sanskrit, Hindi, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, Urdu, and Commerce.

Accreditation

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

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(NAAC) in 2005, and awarded B+ grade, an accreditation that has since then expired. The college was recognized as a College with Potential Excellence (CPE) in 2010 by UGC.

Hostels

There are four hostels attached with J.K. College, three for boys and one for girls. Thakkar-Bappa hostel for boys is the oldest one, followed by CRRM hostel for boys, Central sc hostel for boys and Gokul Kumari Devi hostel for girls.

References

External links

*http://www.jkcprl.ac.in/
Sidho Kanho Birsha UniversityUniversity Grants CommissionNational Assessment and Accreditation Council
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