Basirhat College was founded in mid-November 1947 on the banks of river Icchamati. In 1947, the college was primarily housed in Basirhat Town Hall. It later moved to the residence of Khan Bahadur A.F.M. Abdur Rahaman in Basirhat. Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee laid the foundation stone at the present location of the college. Initially, there was one Faculty – Arts with 6 departments. Over time, the total number of departments increased to 16 departments. Two new departments, - Geography and Education were approved by the University of Calcutta & State Government in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Basirhat College runs in three shifts, - morning, day and evening. Students come from a variety of local towns and villages. Basirhat College offers bachelor's degrees in Arts, Science and Commerce. It has also built a computer lab and by introducing automation software.
Administrative Structure
Basirhat College runs three sections; morning, day and evening. The morning section offers to study the General Courses in Arts subjects and Honours Course in Bengali only. The day section offers honours and general courses in Arts and Science. The evening section offers only honours and general commerce.
Facilities at Basirhat College
The facilities at Basirhat College include a library, laboratories, classrooms, internet access, a canteen, a hostel, and a variety of sports.
Departments at Basirhat College
Departments at Basirhat College include Bengali, History, Political Science, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Botany, Zoology, Commerce, English, Philosophy, Chemistry, Georgraphy, Physiology, Education, and Sanskrit.
Courses
Basirhat College offers both honours and general Courses of study in Science, Arts and Commerce. Honours and general courses in pure science are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Economics. In biological sciences, Zoology, Botany, and Physiology are offered at the honours and general level. In Arts, honours and general courses are offered in Bengali, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Geography, Education, and Sanskrit. The Commerce faculty offers honours general courses in course in Economics and Accountancy.
