Barnagar College
বৰনগৰ মহাবিদ্যালয়
Other name
B.N. College
Established3 September 1962
PrincipalBiren Kumar Chakravarty
Location, ,
India

26°29′33″N 90°54′12″E / 26.4924°N 90.9033°E / 26.4924; 90.9033
AffiliationsGauhati University
Websitewww.barnagarcollege.ac.in

Barnagar College (Assamese: বৰনগৰ মহাবিদ্যালয়) is an educational institution in Barpeta. The college is affiliated with the University of Gauhati.[1] It is the third-oldest college in the district. It has been imparting education to many students from an area predominantly inhabited by socially and economically backward segments of the population.

History

It was established on 3 September 1962. By December 1972 it was brought under the deficit system of grants-in-aid by the Government of Assam. It has been affiliated to the U.G.C. Under 2(f) since 1969. The college has been accredited "B" grade by the NAAC (National Assessment And Accreditation Council), Bangalore in 2004. The college was started by Ghanashyam Talukdar, a local educationist and socio-political figure as a night college, with the goal of providing educational opportunities to the poor students of the region.

Departments

The college have different departments for every courses and programmes:

  1. Accountancy
  2. Assamese
  3. Botany
  4. Chemistry
  5. Economics
  6. Education
  7. English
  8. Finance
  9. History
  10. Management
  11. Mathematics
  12. Philosophy
  13. Physics
  14. Zoology

Two and three year degrees are awarded in arts, science and in finance, as well as vocational diplomas in tourism and travel management, and computer application. Recently, post graduate courses have been introduced in political science, Assamese and history.

References

  1. "Affiliated Colleges - Gauhati University". ac.in. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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