Bankura Christian College

Bankura Christian College, established in 1903,[1] is the oldest college in Bankura district in India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated with the Bankura University.

Bankura Christian College
College main entrance
TypeUndergraduate & Postgraduate college
Established1903; 121 years ago (1903)
PrincipalDr.Fatik Baran Mondal
Location, ,
23°14′17″N 87°03′33″E / 23.2381°N 87.0593°E / 23.2381; 87.0593
CampusUrban
AffiliationsBankura University
Websitehttps://bankurachristiancollege.in/
Bankura Christian College is located in West Bengal
Bankura Christian College
Location in West Bengal
Bankura Christian College is located in India
Bankura Christian College
Bankura Christian College (India)

History

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List of Principals
J. Mitchell 1903-1910
A. E. Brown 1910-1927
A. R. Spooner 1927-1933
William Bailey 1933-1937
C. F. Ball 1937-1943
W. J. Culshow 1943-1949
A. K. Mundle 1949-1966
R. N. Das 1966-1971
R. L. Sarkar 1971-1971
S. Singh 1971-1981
Teacher-in-charge 1981-1985
Mark Mir 1985-1987
Teacher-in-charge 1987-1992
Dr. Richard R. N. Bajpai 1992–2014
Dr Fatik Baran Mandal 2014-2024

Bankura Christian College was established by the Wesleyan Missionary Society in 1903 to prepare students for the F. A. Examination only. On 16 July 1906, by the Honourable Mr. Lancelot Hare, Officiating Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, laid the foundation stone of the college building on a land of 115 bighas near the center of the town.[2]

The application from the Wesleyan Mission College, Bankura, for affiliation to the Calcutta University was granted in April 1907. The affiliation was for the standard of the Intermediate Examination in Arts in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Logic and Mathematics and up to the B. A. Standard in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Political Economy and Political Philosophy and Mental and Moral Philosophy, and also up to the standard of the F. A. Examination in 1908 in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Logic, Mathematics and Physics and Chemistry.[2]

In 1961, the affiliation was changed to Burdwan University and since 2017, the college is affiliated to Bankura University.[3]

Departments and courses

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The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Bankura and its adjoining areas.[4]

Science

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Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Application, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Nutrition, Environmental Science, Electronics, and Economics.

Arts

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Arts faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, and Physical Education.

Real-time weather reporting

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Air quality index board at Bankura Christian College

The Geography Department started real-time weather reporting of Bankura District in 2012.

Netaji Subhas Open University Study Center

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Bankura Christian College is an authorized study center of Netaji Subhas Open University (N.S.O.U.) since 1999.[5] This center offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree in different subject.

Computer center

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The college has introduced Webel Informatics Ltd to manage computers.[6]

Journals

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The English Department publishes two international journals: Wesleyan Journal of Research and Appropriations Journal.

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Colleges in West Bengal". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Application from the Wesleyan Mission College, Bankura, for Affiliation to the Calcutta University". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Bankura Christian College". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Courses, Bankura Christian College". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Study Centre List" (PDF). Netaji Subhas Open University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. ^ "College Computer Center". Bankura Christian College. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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