J. K. College
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| Type | Undergraduate college |
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| Established | 1948 |
| Principal | Shantanu Chatterjee |
| Location | , , 723101 , 23°19′02″N 86°22′03″E / 23.3171655°N 86.3676373°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Sidho Kanho Birsha University |
| Website | www |
  Location in West Bengal  J. K. College (India) | |
J. K. College, also known by the full name Jagannath Kishore College, established in 1948,[1] is the oldest college in Purulia district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in commerce, arts and sciences, and postgraduate in mathematics, history, and English. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University.[2] The college recently celebrated its 75th birthday .
History
Jagannath Kishore College, established in 1948, started as a private affiliating college of
Departments and Courses
The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Purulia and its adjoining areas.
Science
Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geology Computer Science, Botany, Zoology and Microbiology
Arts and Commerce
Arts & Commerce faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Economics, Sanskrit, Hindi, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, Urdu, and Commerce.
Accreditation
The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[4] It was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2005, and awarded B+ grade, an accreditation that has since then expired.[5] The college was recognized as a College with Potential Excellence (CPE) in 2010 by UGC.
Hostels
There are four hostels attached with j.k college,three for boys and one for girls. Thakkar-Bappa hostel for boys is the oldest one, followed by CRRM hostel for boys, Central sc hostel for boys and Gokul Kumari Devi hostel for girls.
See also
- List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal
- Education in India
- Education in West Bengal
- Nistarini Women's College
- Sidho Kanho Birsha University
References
- ^ "College Profile". Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Affiliated College of Sidho Kanho Birsha University". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
- ^ "JK College History". Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 2011-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Institutions Accredited/ Re- accredited by NAAC whose accreditation validity period is over" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2012.
External links
- http://www.jkcprl.ac.in/
- Sidho Kanho Birsha University
- University Grants Commission
- National Assessment and Accreditation Council
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