Gobardanga Hindu College, established in 1947, is a general degree college in

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. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences and postgraduate courses in arts. It is currently affiliated to

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(formerly affiliated to

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). In 2016, it was reaccredited grade A by the

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(NAAC) for the second successive time.

History

The college started to function formally with the departments of English, Bengali, Sanskrit, History, Logic, Elements of Civics and Economics, Mathematics, Commerce, Chemistry, Physics, Biology to the I.Sc. Standard with 105 students and 4 full-time teachers on 27 November 1947. BA and B.Sc course was introduced in 1950 and 1952 respectively. NCC was introduced in the College in 1956. Three teachers namely Niren Bandopadhyay, Sachindra Mohan Mukhopadhyay and Ambarnath Ghoshal went Fort William to learn all about NCC. Bengali Honours was introduced in the college curriculum in 1957. Department of B.Ed was established On 1 July 1962. Considering the importance of career oriented courses, Department of Travel and Tourism Management was introduced in 1998. In 2005, the college was accredited with grade A by the NAAC. General course of Botany, Zoology, Geography, Music, Journalism and Mass Communication, Computer Science, Physical education and General courses of Sociology and Anthropology introduced in the 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2016, it was reaccredited grade A by the

(NAAC) for the second successive time. Honours courses of Anthropology, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science, Geography, Music, Journalism and Mass Communication introduced in 2018.

Departments

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Under Graduation

Arts and Commerce

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Science

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Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

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

Post Graduation

Career-oriented courses

* Tourism & Travel Management. * Journalism & Mass Communication.

Accreditation

Gobardanga Hindu College is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission
It was accredited by the

(NAAC). The college is awarded A grade by the NAAC. NAAC visiting in the Gobardanga Hindu College

Facilities

Radio-frequency identification Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electromag ...

(RFID) enabled advanced library. * The Library has a total collection of about 35,000 documents which includes books, serials and non-book materials as well. The Library subscribes to Ten printed periodicals of different categories. * Reading room with air conditioning and desktop access facility. * Open library access. * Sound system enabled classroom. * Virtual and smart classroom. * Scholarship for students achieving first class grade (60%) in the university examination. * Free studentship for economically poor students. * Regular online feedback system. * One boy's hostel and two well decorated women's hostel buildings for the accommodation of boys and girls students. * Bus service. * Gymnasium Gymnasium of Gobardanga Hindu College

* Students' canteen. * WiFi access. * Purified drinking water. * History Museum Gobardanga Hindu College History Museum

Exhibition, annual sports and cultural competition

Exhibition is held every year in the college premises. Those models are prepared by the students with guidance from their teachers. All departments take part in it. Temporary stalls are built to accommodate exhibits of every department. Annual Sports and Cultural Competitions are also held every year which allows students to showcase their skills in various activities. Gobardanga Hindu College Exhibition 2019

Gobardanga Hindu College Exhibition 2019

Gobardanga Hindu College Exhibition 2020

References

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