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Govt. Sponsored Co-Education College, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Siliguri College
(also known as
City College
), established on October 8, 1950,
[1]
is the oldest college in
Siliguri
, in the Indian state of
West Bengal
.The college was earlier affiliated to the
University of Calcutta
till 1962 but later got changed to the
University of North Bengal
.It is now affiliated and accredited to
University of North Bengal
.The college offers
Undergraduate
courses in
Arts
and
Sciences
and also offers
Postgraduate
courses in
Bengali
and
Geography
.It offers admissions to students based on their merit in academics.Siliguri College also offers schemes like
NSS
and
NCC
for the benefit of
students
.The campus is located in
Darjeeling
district of
West Bengal
.
History
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Siliguri college was established on 8 October 1950 by Government of West Bengal under a dispersal scheme of the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department with a view to imparting higher education to the refugee student population of the post-partition of Siliguri. Initially, after inception it was affiliated to
Calcutta University
. Later, in 1962, it transferred to the
University of North Bengal
.
[2]
Programmes Offered
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Under Graduate Programmes (UG)
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Post Graduate Programmes (PG)
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Arts and Humanities
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Arts and Humanities
BA General,
Sanskrit,
Nepali,
Bengali,
Hindi,
English,
History,
Economics (B.A.),
Geography (B.A.),Political Science,
Sociology,
Philosophy,Mass communication & Journalism, Physical Education, Environment Studies
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Bengali(M.A.), Geography (M.A.)
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Sciences
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Science
B.Sc. General,
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics,Zoology,
Botany,
Statistics,
Microbiology,
Geography (B.Sc.),
Economics (B.Sc.),
Computer Science,
Physiology,
Bachelors of Computer Applications (BCA)]
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Geography (M.Sc.)
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Management
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Bachelor's of Business Administration (BBA)
Civil Aviation,
Tour & Travel Management
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Affiliation and Accreditation
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The college is recognized by the
University Grants Commission
(UGC).
[1]
It was accredited by the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC), and awarded B+ grade.
[3]
The college was affiliated to
University of Calcutta
till 1962. Currently it is affiliated to
University of North Bengal
.
Library
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The college has a library with a collection of text and reference books. Currently, it contains around 45151 regular and out of print volumes. 5 newspapers are available in the library and 10 printed journals are subscribed.
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Hostel
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The college also contains two separate hostels for boys and girls. Boys hostel has a capacity of 63 students whereas newly build girls hostel can accommodate up to 48 students.
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Notable alumni
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Gallery
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Siliguri college Administrative Block
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Siliguri College 1st Gate
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2nd Gate Of Siliguri college
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Siliguri college Campus
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Siliguri College Block C
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Siliguri College Block C
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Siliguri College Building
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Siliguri College
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Siliguri College Playground
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Siliguri College Playground
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Siliguri College Playground
See also
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References
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External links
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