Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya

Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya
Type Undergraduate college with postgraduate in chemistry
Established 1964
Principal Dr. S.P.Rudra
Location Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
Campus Urban
Affiliations University of Burdwan

Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya is a general degree college with postgraduate in chemistry in Bardhaman, in the Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences and postgraduate in chemistry. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan.[1]

History

On the eve of Swami Vivekananda's Birthday Centenary in 1963, the District Magistrate of Burdwan Mr. K.P.S. Menon, Chairman of Zila Parishad, Mr. Narayan Chowdhury and other honourable citizens of Burdwan took initiatives to establish a new college in Burdwan town. Burdwan Municipality gifted a large chunk of land in the name of the proposed college in Sarshe Danga Mouza, Near Sadarghat. Mr. Prafulla Chandra Sen, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, laid the foundation stone for the proposed Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya at the spot on 8th March, 1964, on 23rd trate Mr. K.P.S. Menon, as President Dr. Sailendranath Mukhopadhyaya, the renewed Physician, as the Vice President, and Chief Engineer of Burdwan Zila Parisad. Mr. Prafulla Kumar Pal, was appointed the secretary to the committee. Meantime a number of illustrious educationists came forward to raise a found of nearly two lakh rupees for the college. Set in peaceful surrounding away from the hubbub of the town, the college officers and ideal atmosphere for pursuing higher studies in the major arts and science subjects.In 1964 the college was accorded the govt. affiliation as Govt. Sponsored College. On 26th August 1964, the college was inaugurated formally. The Chief guest of the inauguration ceremony was the then Director of Education, Govt. of West Bengal, Dr. Dhirendra Mohan Sen.[2]

Departments

Science

Arts

Accreditation

The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[3] It was re-accredited (2nd Cycle) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2016, and awarded B+ grade.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Affiliated College of University of Burdwan".
  2. ↑ "Ábout Us". Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Institutions with valid accreditation (as on 09/06/2017)".

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