Bankura Christian College

Bankura Christian College
	File:Bankura Christian College logo.jpg
Type	Graduate/undergraduate college
Established	1937; 87 years ago
Principal	Dr.Fatik Baran Mondal
Location	Bankura, West Bengal, India; 23°14′17″N 87°03′33″E / 23.2381°N 87.0593°ECoordinates: 23°14′17″N 87°03′33″E / 23.2381°N 87.0593°E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Bankura University
Website	http://www.bankurachristiancollege.in
	Location in West Bengal Bankura Christian College (India)

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.

History[edit]

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	2014-2018

Bankura Christian College was established by the Wesleyan Missionary Society in 1903 to prepare students for the F. A. Examination only. On July 16, 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] It was the first college to be established in Bankura district.

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[edit]

Subjects available under Bankura University at Bankura Christian College are as follows: You can search here ~ http://www.bankurachristiancollege.in/faculty_member.aspx

B.Sc Hons[edit]

http://www.bankurachristiancollege.in/faculty_subject_department.aspx?department_name=SCIENCE

Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Botany
Zoology
Nutrition
Physiology
Geography
Economics
Electronics

B.A Hons[edit]

http://www.bankurachristiancollege.in/faculty_subject_department.aspx?department_name=ARTS

Bengali
English
Sanskrit
History
Physical Education
Political science
Philosophy
Sociology

B.PEd[edit]

Real-time weather reporting[edit]

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

Netaji Subhas Open University[edit]

Bankura Christian College is an authorized study center of Netaji Subhas Open University (N.S.O.U.) since 1999.^[4] Subjects available under N.S.O.U. at Bankura Christian College are as follows:

Master of Arts[edit]

Bengali
English
English Language Teaching
Pol. Science
History
Public Administration
Social Work

Master of Science[edit]

Mathematics

Master of Commerce[edit]

Commerce

Bachelor of Arts[edit]

Bengali
English
English Language Teaching
Pol. Science
History
Public Administration
Social Work

Certificate Course[edit]

Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme

Bachelor of Library Science (BLIS)[edit]

Library Science

Computer center[edit]

The college has introduced Webel Informatics Ltd to manage computers.^[5]

Journals[edit]

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

Notable alumni[edit]

Dinesh Chandra Gorai, former Bishop of Calcutta
Khudiram Das, scholar, educationist, critic, litterateur, an authority on Rabindra literature and linguistic expert.
Manik Bandopadhyay, notable writer, novelist.

References[edit]

↑ "Colleges in West Bengal". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Application from the Wesleyan Mission College, Bankura, for Affiliation to the Calcutta University".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Bankura Christian College". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
↑ "Study Centre List" (PDF). Netaji Subhas Open University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
↑ "College Computer Center". Bankura Christian College. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

External links[edit]

www.bankurachristiancollege.in

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[UGC-1] "Colleges in West Bengal". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Application from the Wesleyan Mission College, Bankura, for Affiliation to the Calcutta University".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Bankura Christian College". Retrieved 23 April 2012.

[4] "Study Centre List" (PDF). Netaji Subhas Open University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

[5] "College Computer Center". Bankura Christian College. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

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