Prof. Syed Nurul Hasan College, established in 1994, is a general degree college in the
Murshidabad district
Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), it ...
of
West Bengal
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in eastern
India
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. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences, and is affiliated with the
University of Kalyani
The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, University Grants Commission (India), UGC affiliated, National Assessment and Accreditation Council, NAAC accredited, collegiate public research unive ...
which is also located in
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
.
The campus is situated on ten acres alongside
National Highway 34, in the town of
Farakka
Farakka is a town, with a police station and a post office, not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, in the Farakka community development block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It ...
.
["About Prof, Syed Nurul Hasan College]
Accessed 13 April 2019. The college's president is Md. Isfaque Hossain.
Named for Professor Hasan
This college is named after Professor
Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Saiyid Nurul Hasan FRHistS, FRAS (26 December 1921 – 12 July 1993) was an Indian historian and an elder statesman in the Government of India. A member of the Rajya Sabha, he was the Union Minister of State (with Independent Charges) of ...
, former
Governor of West Bengal
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History
In 1911 the ...
(1986–89; 1990–93) and a Union Minister of State (Independent Charges) of Education, Social Welfare and Culture, Government of India (1972–77). “
Saiyid
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" is an honorific prefix that can be spelled in various ways including "Syed." Hassan died in 1993, the year before this college was established.
Departments
The college has several departments including Departments of
Bengali
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,
English
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,
Political Science
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,
History
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,
Education
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Geography
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,
Economics
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,
Mathematics
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,
Sociology
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,
Computer Science
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,
Arabic
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, and
Physical Education
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.
Accreditation
The college is recognized by the
University Grants Commission (UGC).
Colleges in WestBengal, University Grants Commission
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See also
References
External links
Prof. Syed Nurul Hasan College
University of Kalyani
University Grants Commission
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
Universities and colleges in Murshidabad district
Colleges affiliated to University of Kalyani
Educational institutions established in 1994
1994 establishments in West Bengal
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