Siliguri College, also known as city college, was established in the year 1950. It is the oldest college in

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situated in the Indian state of

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. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also offers PG courses in

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and

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. The campus is in

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district. It is affiliated and accredited to

University of North Bengal University of North Bengal (abbreviated as NBU) is a public state collegiate major research university in North Bengal region of West Bengal, which is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of West Be ...

History

Siliguri college was established on 8 October 1950 by Government of West Bengal under a dispersal scheme of the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department with a view to imparting higher education to the refugee student population of the post-partition of Siliguri. Initially, after inception it was affiliated to Calcutta University. Later, in 1962, it transferred to the

List of Principals of Siliguri College

Departments

The college has the following departments in the field of Science and Arts:

Science

*Physics *Chemistry *Mathematics *Zoology *Botany *Statistics *Microbiology *Economics *Computer Science *Physiology

Arts

*Sanskrit *Nepali *Bengali *Hindi *English *History *Geography *Political Science *Sociology *Philosophy *Mass communication & Journalism

Vocational

*Computer Application *Civil Aviation

Affiliation and Accreditation

The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission
/ref> It was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and awarded B++ grade, an accreditation that has since then expired. The college was affiliated to

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...

till 1962. Currently it is affiliated to

Library

The college has a library with a collection of text and reference books. Currently, it contains around 44,000 regular and out of print volumes.

Hostel

The college also contains two separate hostels for boys and girls. Boys hostel has a capacity of 63 students whereas newly build girls hostel can accommodate up to 48 students.

Notable alumni

Charu Majumdar Charu Majumdar (Bengali: চারু মজুমদার; 15 May 1918 – 28 July 1972), popularly known as CM, was a Communist leader from India, and founder and General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). Born in ...

, politician, founder of

Naxalbari uprising Naxalbari uprising was an armed peasant revolt in 1967 in the Naxalbari block of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. It was mainly led by tribals and the radical communists leaders of Bengal and further developed in ...

References

External links

Siliguri CollegeUniversity of North BengalUniversity Grants CommissionNational Assessment and Accreditation Council
Colleges affiliated to University of North Bengal Educational institutions established in 1950 Universities and colleges in Darjeeling district Education in Siliguri 1950 establishments in West Bengal {{WestBengal-university-stub