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'''Balurghat College''' is a [[co-education]]al institution of [[higher education]] located in [[Balurghat]], [[Dakshin Dinajpur district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==History==
The college was established in June 1948 as an intermediate [[liberal arts]] college with 96 students. In 1950, the college was recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] and it is supported by the West Bengal government as an aided college. [[North Bengal University]] accepted the college as a [[constituent college]] in September 2003; it is now under Gour Banga University.<ref>{{cite web |title=Affiliated College of University of Gour Banga |url=http://www.ugb.ac.in/colleges/dakshindinajpur/ |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317140223/http://www.ugb.ac.in/colleges/dakshindinajpur/ |archive-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="NAAC">''Assessment Report for Institutional Accreditation'', NAAC, http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709093932/http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26 |date=9 July 2011 }}</ref>

==About college==
Today, the college has grown into a degree college with over 3,000 students, with [[undergraduate]] education in arts, [[science]]s and [[commerce]], and [[postgraduate]] courses in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and commerce.

Distance education is offered through North Bengal University, and the college is a study centre for [[Netaji Subhas Open University]] and [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]].<ref name="NAAC"/>

[[English language|English]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] are compulsory languages for all undergraduate students at Balurghat College.<ref name="NAAC"/>

==Accreditation==
Balurghat College was accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) in May 2004 with a grade of "B".<ref name="NAAC"/>

==Campus==
The campus occupies {{convert|9.5|acre|m2}} in Balurghat and is equipped with facilities including a [[library]], [[laboratory|laboratories]], [[museum]], [[hostel]], [[workshop]] and [[guest house (lodging)|guest house]].<ref name="NAAC"/>

==Museum==
Balurghat College Museum is a new{{when|date=January 2017}} addition to the campus, with an extensive collection of early stone [[sculpture]]s of the [[Pala Empire|Pala]]-[[Sena dynasty|Sena]] period, [[coin]]s and 11th century stone [[inscription]]s of Nayapala from the town of [[Gangarampur]].<ref name="West Bengal Tourism">West Bengal Tourism, http://www.wbtourism.com/art_culture/museum3.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303095411/http://www.wbtourism.com/art_culture/museum3.htm |date=3 March 2006 }}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal]]
*[[Education in India]]
*[[Education in West Bengal]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.balurghatcollege.ac.in/ Balurghat College]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140418233706/http://www.ugb.ac.in/ University of Gour Banga]
*[http://www.ugc.ac.in/ University Grants Commission]
*[http://www.naac.gov.in/ National Assessment and Accreditation Council]

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[[Category:Colleges affiliated to University of Gour Banga]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1948]]
[[Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of North Bengal]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Dakshin Dinajpur district]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Balurghat]]

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