Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay
Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay, is a general degree college in Bongaon, North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. It mainly offers undergraduate courses in arts, science and commerce. It is currently affiliated to West Bengal State University.It was established in 1947 when Bongaon High School served as its birthplace. The college is named after Dinabandhu Mitra, a Bengali dramatist, who is primarily known for his play Nil Darpan, which is about the plight of indigo farmers. This college was established for providing quality higher education to the largely middle and lower-middle class population of the town of Bongaon and its rural areas because that point of time there was no college in this locality.Departments
Undergraduate
Science
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Botany
- Zoology
- Computer Science
- Anthropology
Arts and Commerce
- Bengali
- English
- Sanskrit
- History
- Geography
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Economics
- Commerce
Postgraduate
course in Bengali started from the session 2008-2009 under West Bengal State University. It also offers Post-Graduation courses under the Directorate of Open and Distance Learning of University of Kalyani in History, English, Bengali and Education from the 2009-2010 session.Accreditation
Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay is recognized by the University Grants Commission. It was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, and awarded B grade, an accreditation that has since then expired.
