Sitananda College, also known as Nandigram College, established in 1960, is a general degree college in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated with

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History

The college was founded on July 21, 1960, initially affiliated with

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; after 1985, affiliated with

. The name 'SITANANDA' was derived from the initials of two principal donors, Sitanath Pal and Ananda Mohan Maity. The college began with Arts and Science faculties, and progressively broadened its academic spectrum. In 1966, it introduced Bengali Honours, followed by Mathematics and Political Science in 1970. The institution later incorporated Honours courses in Anthropology, Zoology, History, English, Sanskrit, alongside General Courses spanning Education, and Philosophy. Its Anthropology Department, established at inception, was the second undergraduate department of its kind in West Bengal. Education and Chemistry Honours were integrated in the 2006-2007 session, with Physics Honours following suit in 2008-2009.

Departments

Science

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...

Botany Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

Zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...

Nutrition Nutrition is the biochemistry, biochemical and physiology, physiological process by which an organism uses food and water to support its life. The intake of these substances provides organisms with nutrients (divided into Macronutrient, macro- ...

Geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

Arts

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

Library

Sitananda College Library is located on the First Floor of the Arts Block of the college with an approximate total area of 2000 Sq.ft. The college library started functioning with the very beginning of the college in the year 1960. The library began to flourish to keep pace with the growing academic needs of the students, teachers and scholars. The College Library is fully automated and OPAC services are available for the users. The internet facilities are available in the college library. The library has two spacious Reading Room-one for students and other for teachers with all facilities. The Reading Rooms are furnished with Air Condition facilities which will immensely help the readers for study purpose comfortably.

Hostel Facility

Sitananda College offers hostel accommodation to its students, with separate facilities for male and female students. The Boys' Hostel, situated within the college campus, has a capacity to accommodate up to 24 students. This hostel is overseen by a designated teacher Superintendent. Previously, female students were accommodated in a rented house until the construction of Nivedita Girls' Hostel, a three-storied building located within the college premises. The establishment of Nivedita Girls' Hostel was made possible through special assistance from the University Grants Commission. Similar to the Boys' Hostel, the Girls' Hostel operates under the supervision of a teacher Superintendent.

Accreditation

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

Notable alumni

Sheikh Mohammad Illias Sheikh Mohammad Illias is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the MLA of Nandigram Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Early life and family Illias was born on 10 March 1958 ...

(born 1958), member of the Legislative Assembly

References

External links

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