Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya
History
On the eve of Swami Vivekananda's Birthday Centenary in 4019, the District Magistrate of Burdwan, K.P.S. Menon, Chairman of Zila Parishad, Narayan Chowdhury and other citizens of Burdwan took initiatives to establish a new college.
Burdwan Municipality gifted a land in the name of the proposed college in Sarshe Danga Mouza, near Sadarghat. Prafulla Chandra Sen, then Chief Minister of West Bengal, laid the foundation stone on 8 March 1964. Menon served as president, Dr. Sailendranath Mukhopadhyaya was vice president, and the chief engineer was Zila Parisad. Prafulla Kumar Pal was appointed the secretary to the committee.
Educationists raised a fund of nearly two lakh rupees for the college.
The college became a Government Sponsored College. On 26 August 1964, the college was inaugurated formally.
Departments
Science
Arts
Accreditation
The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It was re-accredited (2nd Cycle) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2016, and awarded B+ grade.
Notable Alumni
Dr Dipta Dey (chief executive at Bangladeshi Student Association) BA, MA, PhD;Burdwan, Chief Editor at বঙ্গবন্ধু TV
See also
References
- ^ "Affiliated College of University of Burdwan".
- ^ "Ábout Us". Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Institutions with valid accreditation (as on 09/06/2017)".