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<div>{{Short description|College in West Bengal}}<br />
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| president = Prof. Prithwish Kr. Roy<br />
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| address =129, Belilious Road, [[Tikiapara]] <br />
| city = [[Howrah]]<br />
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'''Narasinha Dutt College''' is an undergraduate college in [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]], India. Established in 1924,<ref name=UGC/> it claims to be the oldest college in [[Howrah district]] and the biggest in West Bengal.<ref name=website>{{cite web |url= http://www.narasinhaduttcollege.edu.in/ |title=Narasinha Dutt College - Jnanat Paratarm Nahi |work=narasinhaduttcollege.edu.in |accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref> It is affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Affiliated College of University of Calcutta |url=http://www.caluniv.ac.in/Affiliated%20college/College_frame.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218141029/http://www.caluniv.ac.in/Affiliated%20college/College_frame.htm |archivedate=2012-02-18 }}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Narasinha Dutt College was established in July 1924 in the home of I. R. Belilious, at [[Howrah]]. It started with seven teachers and 124 students.<ref name=website/> The initiative in this regard was taken by Late Suranjan Dutta, the second son of Late Narasinha Dutta. The College started with Motilal Chatterjee as Principal and renowned scholar Jnanendranath Sen as Vice-Principal. Later on Prof. Sen became the Principal and remained in office for a long time to play the role of the architect of the college. [[Haripada Bharati]] also served as principal of the college.<br />
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With the passage of time, new building came to be erected, enrolment of students steadily picked up and fourteen honours courses were opened. The Morning Shift is exclusively for girls, the Evening Shift exclusively for boys and the Day Shift is Co-educational.<br />
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==Departments==<br />
[[File:Narasinha Dutt College.jpg|thumb|Narasinha Dutt College]]<br />
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===Science===<br />
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*Physics<br />
*Mathematics<br />
*Chemistry<br />
*Anthropology<br />
*Computer Science<br />
*Botany<br />
*Zoology<br />
*Economics<br />
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===Arts and Commerce===<br />
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*Bengali<br />
*English<br />
*Sanskrit<br />
*Urdu<br />
*History<br />
*Political Science<br />
*Philosophy<br />
*Education<br />
*commerce<br />
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===Post Graduate Departments (Under C.U.)===<br />
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*English<br />
*Mathematics<br />
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==Accreditation==<br />
Recently, Narasinha Dutt College has been re-accredited and awarded B++ grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref>{{cite web|title=Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity|url=http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf|publisher=[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]]|accessdate=22 February 2012|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512054040/http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf|archivedate=12 May 2012}}</ref> The college is also recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref name=UGC>[http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission]</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta]]<br />
*[[Education in India]]<br />
*[[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.narasinhaduttcollege.edu.in/ Narasinha Dutt College]<br />
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{{University of Calcutta}}<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Howrah district]]<br />
[[Category:University of Calcutta affiliates]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1924]]<br />
[[Category:1924 establishments in India]]<br />
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