Derozio Memorial College

Derozio Memorial College
Type Undergraduate college
Established 1996
Principal Dr. Dibendu Talapatra
Location Rajarhat, West Bengal, India
22°38′00.78″N 88°27′21.93″E / 22.6335500°N 88.4560917°E / 22.6335500; 88.4560917Coordinates: 22°38′00.78″N 88°27′21.93″E / 22.6335500°N 88.4560917°E / 22.6335500; 88.4560917
Campus Urban
Affiliations West Bengal State University
Website Derozio Memorial College

Derozio Memorial College, established in 1996,[1] is a general degree college in Rajarhat. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University.[2]

Departments

Science

  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Computer Science

Arts and Commerce

  • Bengali
  • English
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Philosophy
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Journalism
  • Commerce
  • Business organization
  • Accountancy

Central Library

The fully automated wifi enabled Central Library (https://dmc.ac.in/department/department-of-library/#) of the college houses almost 15000 books, 600 serial publications, 120 CD & DVDs. Daily footfall in the library amounts to 108 on an average. The Library subscribes newspapers such as

The Times of India;

The Statesman

Anandabazar Patrika

Ei Samay

Aajkal etc.

on daily basis and the papers thus subscribed are preserved in bound volumes monthly basis in the form of newspaper archive. In house researchers including faculty members, students and others visit the library on daily basis to study these newspapers from the archive for their different research purposes. The well-maintained Online Public Access Catalogue (WEBOPAC) (http://dmc-opac.kohacloud.co.in/) is accessible round the clock 24 hours from any corners of the world. The Central Library of the college subscribes NLIST database http://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/ of INFLIBNET for the faculty members, staff and students of the college. The library maintains Institutional Membership with the renowned libraries such as The American Library Kolkata, National Digital Library (https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/). All the regular facilities such asReading Room, Reference Services, CAS, Reprography, Internet etc. are provided to the users from the library. Ex-students of the college can be a member of the library for initially one year by paying a very nominal fees to the library. Avik Roy, (https://dmc.ac.in/faculty/arlib/), recommended by the College Service Commission (CSC), West Bengal, has been appointed as the first whole time librarian of substantive post.

Accreditation

Derozio Memorial College is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[1] It was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and in 2016 the college has been awarded B++ grade.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Affiliated College of West Bengal State University". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29.
  3. ↑ "18th Meeting of the Standing Committee (5th November 2016)List of Institutions Recommended For Accreditation by NAAC" (PDF).


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