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'''Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay''', is a general degree college in [[Bongaon]], [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]].<ref name="dm2"/> It mainly offers undergraduate courses in arts, science and commerce. It is currently affiliated to [[West Bengal State University]] (formerly affiliated to [[University of Calcutta]]).<ref>[http://www.caluniv.ac.in/About%20the%20university/Downmemory%20lane%20.htm Down Memory Lane : Some of our Earliest Affiliated Colleges - 50 Years Ago] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710023855/http://www.caluniv.ac.in/About%20the%20university/Downmemory%20lane%20.htm |date=2012-07-10 }} ''caluniv.ac.in''. Retrieved 10 November 2012</ref><ref name="dm1">[http://dinabandhumahavidyalaya.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=27 Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708001238/http://dinabandhumahavidyalaya.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=27 |date=2012-07-08 }} ''dinabandhumahavidyalaya.org'' Retrieved 15 July 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated College of West Bengal State University |url=http://www.wbsubcollegeinfo.org/list_colleges.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029065002/http://www.wbsubcollegeinfo.org/list_colleges.php |archivedate=2012-10-29 }} ''wbsubcollegeinfo.org''. Retrieved 10 November 2012</ref>

==History==
It was established in 1947<ref name="dm2">[http://oldwebsite.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal List of Colleges-> West Bengal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227013550/http://oldwebsite.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal |date=27 December 2012 }} ''oldwebsite.ugc.ac.in''. Official Website of University Grant Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2012</ref> when [[Bongaon High School]] served as its birthplace.<ref name="dm1"/> The college is named after [[Dinabandhu Mitra]],<ref name="dm1"/> a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Playwright|dramatist]], who is primarily known for his play ''[[Nil Darpan]]'', which is about the [[Indigo revolt|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===
[[Postgraduate education|Post-Graduate]] course in Bengali started from the session 2008-2009 under West Bengal State University.<ref>[http://dinabandhumahavidyalaya.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=75 M.A. IN BENGALI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708001258/http://dinabandhumahavidyalaya.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=75 |date=8 July 2012 }} College official website. Retrieved 27 July 2012</ref> 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.<ref name="dm1"/>

==Accreditation==
Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref name="dm2"/> It was accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC), and awarded B grade, an accreditation that has since then expired.<ref>{{cite news|title=Institutions Accredited/ Re- accredited by NAAC whose accreditation validity period is over |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Validity_expired_institutions.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512054834/http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Validity_expired_institutions.pdf |archivedate=2012-05-12 }} ''naac.gov.in''</ref>

==See also==
*[[Education in India]]
*[[List of colleges in West Bengal]]
*[[Education in West Bengal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.dinabandhumahavidyalaya.org/ Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay]
{{West Bengal State University}}

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1947]]
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to West Bengal State University]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in India]]

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