Krishnagar Government College


Krishnagar Government College, established in 1846, is the oldest college in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also some of the postgraduate courses. At first the college was under the affiliation of University of Calcutta. Presently it is affiliated to University of Kalyani, National Assessment and Accreditation Council and University Grant Commission.

History

Krishnagar Government College is the oldest and reputed college of the district. In 1846 Lord Hardinge approved the establishment proposal of the college. Nadia Raj Srishchandra Roy and Maharani Swarnamoyee Devi from Cossimbazar estate donated the land for it. The palatial building was made in 1856. The first principal was David Lester Richardson, famous educationist, ex-principal of the Presidency College, Calcutta. After that Marcus Gustavus Rochfort, Sir Loper Lethbridge, Umesh Chandra Dutta, Jyoti Bhusan Bhadury, R.N Gilcriest, Eagerton Smith, Rakhalraj Biswas, and Satish Chandra De glorified the post. Notable personalities of the national freedom struggle, activists of political and social movements, academicians, and intellectuals came out from the college. Ramtanu Lahiri, Pandit Madan Mohan Tarkalankar, Md. Abdul Hai, Bishnu Dey, Subodh Chandra Sengupta, and Dr. Khudiram Das were the faculty of the college.

Notable alumni

Departments

Science (UG)

Krishnagar Government College was awarded an A grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission. The college was also named a "college with potential for excellence" in 2010. The college also has a long list of alumni members.