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Vivekananda College Kolkata is
03324976824, 03324976834 .
Vivekananda College – Kolkata, which was initially known as Barisha College, had its origin in 1950 under the Dispersal Scheme of the State Government to ease pressure for admission of students to the Colleges in the Calcutta Metropolis with the influx of people from the then East Pakistan, the present Bangladesh. It was first housed in Barisha High School and later shifted to its newly built premises close to the school compound in 1953. It was then an Intermediate Vivekananda College – Kolkata .
In June 1956 the College was sponsored by the State Government with its upgrading as a degree College and in the same year it was also brought under the Refugee Education Scheme of the Ministry of Rehabilitation, Government of India, with the State Government retaining control over it. Afterward, it was at this time that the Vivekananda College – Kolkata was christened as Vivekananda College after the sacred name of Swami Vivekananda – the great patriot and social reformer, an eternal embodiment of the soul of India and a great inspiring force behind the making of modern India.
Scarcity of accommodation being acutely fell with the rapid increase in the number of students, it was again shifted in 1959 to its new spacious premises at Thakurpukur with an extensive campus area of about 6.17 acres of land where the present Vivekananda College – Kolkata buildings were constructed with Capital Grants received from the Rehabilitation Ministry, Government of India. The original college building at Barisha made room for its Women Section, which in 1961 became a separate independent college with the name ‘Vivekananda College for Women’.
The people of Barisha – Thakurpukur, an area which is associated with the revered memory of Rev. James Long – a pioneering name dedicated to the cause of humanity and spread of education particularly in this Bengali inhabited locality in the late 19th Century, could thus get their aspirations fulfilled with the establishment of Vivekananda College – Kolkata , another milestone in the direction for advancement of learning.
Vivekananda College – Kolkata has already earned reputation as one of the premier institutions of higher education in the State of West Bengal. Amongst its makers, the foremost name is Late Dr. Sushil Kumar Ray, D. Sc. – its Founder Principal. With the present roll-strength of about 3000 students, 87 teachers, 57 non-teaching employees, the college is running in two shifts – Day and Morning, both co-educational.
Vivekananda College – Kolkata now has the teaching facilities up to Honors standard in 17 subjects for Under-Graduate Studies in the Faculties of Arts, Science and Commerce under the University of Calcutta. Besides, Statistics and Electronics (General) in the Degree course, and Tax Procedure & Practice (Vocational) at the B. Com level, have been introduced from the year 2002-2003. Still, in the Vivekananda College – Kolkata there is a need of up gradation or opening of new subjects in the emerging areas. Therefore, a number of proposals are already placed to the university authority for affiliation, two more new subjects’ viz. Human Rights (General) & Women Studies (General) and up gradation of Electronics as Honors course at the Degree level.
The Objective of the Vivekananda College – Kolkata , advancement of learning, strongly manifests the spirit of Education for Empowerment. Accordingly, Vivekananda College ever since its inception has empowered thousands of young people, particularly those displaced from the erstwhile East Pakistan and also those belonging to the backward communities of the area. The Vivekananda College – Kolkata , in fact, enjoys now the rare distinction of catering to the educational needs of a composite section of young learners belonging to both the urban middle class of the southern suburbs of Kolkata and the rural poor of South Bengal to holding high our inner motive force ‘Tamso ma Jyotirgamay i.e from darkness, lead us to the light’.
Vivekananda College – Kolkata is under the control of the Governing Body with the Principal being its ex-officious Secretary. The Governing Body is constituted according to the provision of the Calcutta University, to which the college is affiliated and is responsible for the proper management of the affairs of the college. The Vivekananda College – Kolkata runs in two shifts - Morning and Day with separate offices under the control of the Principal. For academic supervision of the Morning shift, there is a Teacher-in-charge. The college is governed by the statutes and regulations of the Calcutta University and rules and regulations of the Government of West Bengal, Higher Education Department. The collage is also recognized by the University Grants Commission and also accredited (Grade: B++) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. College offers different kind of Bachelor courses leading to Science, Arts stream with various specializations.
Vivekananda College Kolkata Address
The address of Vivekananda College Kolkata is 269, Diamond Harbour Road, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Vivekananda College Kolkata Email Address
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Vivekananda College Kolkata Website
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www.vivekananda-college.org.
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