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|website    = [http://www.mirikcollege.org www.mirikcollege.org]
|website    = [http://www.mirikdegreecollege.in www.mirikdegreecollege.in]
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'''Mirik College''', established in 2000, is a government-run degree college in [[Mirik]], [[Darjeeling district]], [[India]]. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to the [[University of North Bengal]].<ref>[http://www.nbu.ac.in/Affiliated%20Colleges.htm?st= Colleges under University of North Bengal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091951/http://www.nbu.ac.in/Affiliated%20Colleges.htm?st= |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>  
'''Mirik College''', established in 2000, is a government-run degree college in [[Mirik]], [[Darjeeling district]], [[India]]. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to the [[University of North Bengal]].<ref>[http://www.nbu.ac.in/Affiliated%20Colleges.htm?st= Colleges under University of North Bengal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091951/http://www.nbu.ac.in/Affiliated%20Colleges.htm?st= |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
It was initiated by Mirik Citizens Committee which was established in 1972 By Mr B. B. Lama and Mr. Sagar B Subba with the objective to establish a degree college as well as to establish a Girls High School in Mirik. In 1993 Mr [[Lal Bahadur Dewan]], an environmentalist and retired manager of Murma tea Estate Jiund the committee as secretary. During his tanure the efforts gained momentum and it was the time of Hon’ble Mr. [[Jyoti Basu]] as the Chief Minister of West Bengal when he was advised to form a Degree college Organising Committee by Minister of State Shri Dawa Lama. This committee was constituted in February 1996 under president-ship of Mr J P Gurung and Secretary-ship of Mr L B Dewan. It took them 4 long years to get the permission for opening a degree college. On 5 March 2000 Mr Asok Bhhatacharya the MLA and state cabinet minister announced the constitution of Mirik College and an old dilapidated building of Agriculture Marketing Cooperative Society was provided by the District magistrate of Darjeeling for running the classes. The college was affiliated with North Bengal University Silliguri. With this announcement of the Degree College, the Organising Committee was dissolved and the Mirik College Managing Committee was formed.  This committee was chaired by District Magistrate of Darjeeling (DM Anil Verma at that time) as President and Sub Divisional Officer Kurseong (SDO Rajiv Kumar IAS) as working president. Mr Dewan again was elected as secretary of the managing committee and worked there till 2004.
It was initiated by Mirik Citizens Committee which was established in 1972 By Mr B. B. Lama and Mr. Sagar B Subba with the objective to establish a degree college as well as to establish a Girls High School in Mirik. In 1993, During his tenure of Lal Bahadur Dewan, secretary, Citizens Committee, Mr. [[Jyoti Basu]] was advised to form a Degree college Organising Committee by Minister of State Shri Dawa Lama. This committee was constituted in February 1996. On 5 March 2000 Mr Asok Bhhatacharya the then state cabinet minister announced the constitution of Mirik College and an old dilapidated building of Agriculture Marketing Cooperative Society was provided by the District magistrate of Darjeeling for running the classes. The college was affiliated with [[North Bengal University]].


==Departments==
==Departments==

Latest revision as of 12:50, 29 August 2021

Mirik College
TypeCollege (co-educational)
Established2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Location, ,
734214
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26°52′49″N 88°11′07″E / 26.8801493°N 88.1852677°E / 26.8801493; 88.1852677
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of North Bengal
Websitewww.mirikdegreecollege.in
Location in West Bengal
Mirik College is located in India
Mirik College
Mirik College (India)

Mirik College, established in 2000, is a government-run degree college in Mirik, Darjeeling district, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to the University of North Bengal.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

It was initiated by Mirik Citizens Committee which was established in 1972 By Mr B. B. Lama and Mr. Sagar B Subba with the objective to establish a degree college as well as to establish a Girls High School in Mirik. In 1993, During his tenure of Lal Bahadur Dewan, secretary, Citizens Committee, Mr. Jyoti Basu was advised to form a Degree college Organising Committee by Minister of State Shri Dawa Lama. This committee was constituted in February 1996. On 5 March 2000 Mr Asok Bhhatacharya the then state cabinet minister announced the constitution of Mirik College and an old dilapidated building of Agriculture Marketing Cooperative Society was provided by the District magistrate of Darjeeling for running the classes. The college was affiliated with North Bengal University.

Departments[edit | edit source]

  • English
  • Nepali
  • History
  • Geography
  • Political Science

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