Santipur College, established in 1948,
[ is a college in Santipur, in ]Nadia district
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Nadia district is highly influe ...
, West Bengal
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, India
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. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to 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 ...
.
History
This college was established on 22 July 1948 by local educationists of Santipur and under the guidance of the then Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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Pandit Laxmi Kanta Maitra. Santipur college started its functioning at the Kharjala Garden House of Mr. Atal Bihari Maitra and was initially affiliated to University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...
. The journey that commenced in a two storied building initially with 48 students only. In the session 2014 - 2015 the college had 15 departments and catered to the needs of 4690 students. The college is now affiliated to University of Kalyani.
Departments
Science
*Chemistry
*Physics
*Mathematics
*Botany
*Zoology
*Computer Application
Arts and Commerce
*Bengali
*English
*Sanskrit
*History
*Geography
*Political Science
*Philosophy
*Economics
*Commerce
Accreditation
Santipur College was awarded B+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a public autonomous body of the government of India that assesses and accredits higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. It is funded by the University Grants Commission and hea ...
(NAAC). The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission]
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News
Demonstration of students in front of the college against the non-issuance of mark sheet by the college on 31 August 2021.
See also
References
External links
Santipur CollegeUniversity of KalyaniUniversity Grants CommissionNational Assessment and Accreditation Council
Universities and colleges in Nadia district
Colleges affiliated to University of Kalyani
Shantipur
Universities and colleges established in 1948
1948 establishments in West Bengal
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