A Govt. - Aided General Degree College, Affiliated to The University of Calcutta
A Center for Academic Excellence since 1954
NAAC Accredited
8/9 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata 700073
Infrastructure & Facilities For Learning Environment
The college provides a number of infrastructure and other facilities to the students from the very date of the session, viz..
1. Library
We have a well stocked library from the inception of the college. At present the library has 31675 books.
2. Book Bank
Book bank facilities are available to the students.
3. Reading Room
A large well equipped reading room for students and separate reading room for teachers are there.
4. Departmental Seminar Library
Each Honours department possesses a seminar library to provide students with text and reference books in addition to the facility provided by the main library. Teachers are there.
5. Students Counselling Desk
Student friendly teachers are always available to sort out specific academic problems as well as personal and social problems.
6. Career Guidance
The College adopts several measures to secure a bright future for the students. Teachers involved in the counselling cell provide students with information through the different papers like Employment News and brochures sent by different organisations. From time to time, entrepreneurship development programmes and different other training programmes are organised for the benefit of the students.
7. Grievance Redressal Cell
A grievance Redressal cell with complaint box has been set up to look into all types of grievances of students and accept suggestions from teachers, students, guardians & staff for better functioning of the College.
8. Aquaguard
Purified drinking water is supplied from Aquaguard and the water cooler with proper sanitation..
9. Medical Facility
Institutional Membership of Students Health Home, Kolkata: The College has an institutional membership of the Students Health Home located at 142/2, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata.
Medical facilities to students such as free consultation at their polyclinic (for eye, Dental Extraction. Scaling, E.N.T.
, Surgery, Medicine, skin, Psychiatry, Orthopedics, Gynaenocology, Neurology, Cardiology, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Metabolism,
Chest Medicine, Nephrology, Hematology, Urology, Pediatrics, Clinical Oncology and Dermatology), medicines, vaccination, pathological tests, X-ray; E.C.G. E.E.G., Endoscopy and other tests, surgery etc.
and the treatment at their hospital are provided at a very nominal rate. And also miscellaneous services like optics available, dressing, OPD surgery and injection are provided.
For further inquiry please contact:
Prof S. Chattopadhay (Dept. of Bengali)
Prof. S. Bannerjee (Dept. of Political Science
Prof. D. Dey (Dept. of Political Science)
Prof. Iffat Jahan (Dept. of Commerce)
10. Fire Extinguisher
A few fire extinguishers have been installed on every floor of the college premise as a precautionary measure to deal with any probable calamity caused by fire.
11. College Magazine & Wall Magazine
To encourage original thought & expression among students and to make them aware of the ,recent events of the outside world, the College publishes a printed magazine of its own every year. Also, there is provision for wall magazine published by the students.
12. Extra Curricular Activities
It covers Inter & Intra-College competitions in Debate, Drama, Elocution, Music, Drawing, Short story, College social, Freshers' Welcome and Farewell Programme are held regularly. Extens!on programmes like environmental awareness, medical camp, blood donation camp, AIDS awareness are taken care of every year.
13. Games and Sports
It opens scope to express the students' ability in sports. Students take part in various Inter-College competitions.
14. Students' Association
Every year several students are selected as class representatives. All class representatives together form the students' association. Students' views are expressed through this platform and it works in unison with the teaching and Non-teaching staff.
15. Students' Enclave
It consists of : a) Common room with indoor games where the students can spend their leisure time, b) Canteen, the students' food corner, c) Paid telephone facility for students.
16. Yoga Centre
In order to train the students in Yoga & Gymnastics, the College has a centre with a trained instructor.
17. Academic Tour
Academic tours are arranged by several departments as part of their education.
Some Unique Features
1. Remedial classes for academic Redressal of backward students.
2. Additional care for deserving students.
3. Parent -Teacher Meet once a year for better understanding of students' progress.
4. Evaluation of teachers, teaching methods by the students.
5. Special recutars by persons of eminence arranged for students.
6. UGC sponsored seminars.
7. Active participation of students in civic awareness programme.
8. Educational excursions, Picnic and Saraswati Puja are organised every year.
9. There is scope for prizes, scholarship and free studentship for successful and meritorious students.
10. Institutional Membership of Students, Health Home, Kolkata : The College has an institutional membership of the Students Health Home located at 142/12, AJ.C. Bose Road, Kolkata. Medical facilities to students such as free consultation at their polyclinic, medicines, vaccination, pathological tests, X-ray, E.E.G., Endoscopy and other tests, surgery, etc. and the treatment at their hospital are provided at a very nominal rate.
11. Active participation of students and staff in Blood Donation Camps organised by the College.
12. The College participates in many Social Awareness Programmes. The College is a centre for the immunisation programme organised by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
13. NSS : The College has opened NSS Wing under University of Calcutta.