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{{short description|General degree college in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Gobardanga Hindu College
| image = Gobardanga Hindu College.jpg
| image_size =
| established = 1947
| type = Undergraduate college
| principal = Dr. Harekrishna Mondal
| city = [[Gobardanga]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|22|52|51.71|N|88|45|12.96|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=title}}
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| campus = Urban
| affiliations = [[West Bengal State University]]
| website = [https://www.ghcollege.ac.in/ Gobardanga Hindu College]
| logo = [[File:Gobardanga_Hindu_College_logo.png]]
| logo_size = 100px
| logo_alt =
| footnotes = |
}}
'''Gobardanga Hindu College''', established in 1947,<ref name=UGC/> is a general degree college in [[Gobardanga]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce, and sciences, as well as postgraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated with [[West Bengal State University]] (formerly affiliated with [[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>{{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 }}</ref> In 2024, it was reaccredited with an A grade '''A''' by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC). It is currently the only college in North 24 Parganas to receive an A grade for the third successive time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/24-parganas/gobardanga-hindu-college-got-a-grade-in-naac-evaluation-again/cid/1537567|title = Gobardanga Hindu College receives an A grade from NAAC}}</ref>

==History==
The college formally began operating on 27 November 1947, with departments in English, Bengali, Sanskrit, History, Logic, Elements of Civics and Economics, Mathematics, Commerce, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology up to the I.Sc. Standard. It had 105 students and 4 full-time teachers.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ghcollege.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=0|title = Gobardanga Hindu College history}}</ref> BA and B.Sc courses were introduced in 1950 and 1952, respectively. [[National Cadet Corps India|NCC]] was introduced in the College in 1956, with three teachers—Niren Bandopadhyay, Sachindra Mohan Mukhopadhyay, and Ambarnath Ghoshal—attending [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] to learn about the NCC. Bengali Honours was added to the curriculum in 1957, and the Department of B.Ed was established on 1 July 1962. Recognizing the importance of career-oriented courses, the Department of Travel and Tourism Management was introduced in 1998. In 2005, the college was accredited with grade '''A''' by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]]. General courses in Botany, Zoology, Geography, Music, Journalism and Mass Communication, Computer Science, and Physical Education, as well as general courses in Sociology and Anthropology, were introduced in 2012 and 2013, respectively. In 2024, it was reaccredited with an A grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) for the third successive time. Honours courses in Anthropology, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science, Geography, Music, and Journalism and Mass Communication were introduced in 2018.

==Departments==
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[[File:Gobardanga Hindu college -science awareness program by Anuranan3.jpg|thumb|right|A science program by anuranan, Gobardanga Hindu College]]
[[File:Gobardanga Hindu College- B.ED college.jpg| thumb|right|Gobardanga Hindu College- B.ED college]]

===Arts and Commerce===

* [[Bengali literature|Bengali]]
* [[English literature|English]]
* [[History]]
* [[Political Science]]
* [[Philosophy]]
* [[Sanskrit literature|Sanskrit]]
* [[Geography]]
* [[Philosophy]]
* [[Physical education]]
* [[Music]]
* [[Economics]]
* [[Accounting|Accountancy]]
* [[Education sciences|Education]]

===Science===
* [[Mathematics]]
* [[Physics]]
* [[Chemistry]]
* [[Botany]]
* [[Zoology]]
* [[Anthropology]]

===Post Graduation===
* [[Bengali literature|Bengali]]
* [[History]]
* [[Education sciences|Education]]

===Career-oriented courses===

* Tourism & Travel Management
* [[Mass communication|Journalism & Mass Communication]]

==Accreditation==
Gobardanga Hindu College is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref name=UGC>[http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116042454/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal |date=16 November 2011 }}</ref> It was accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC), which awarded the college an '''A''' grade.<ref>{{cite web|title=Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf |publisher=[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] |accessdate=22 February 2012 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512054040/http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf |archivedate=12 May 2012 }}</ref>
[[File:NAAC visiting in the Gobardanga Hindu College .jpg|thumb|right|Exit meeting of the NAAC Peer team in 2016.]]

==Facilities==
<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ghcollege.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=0|title = Gobardanga Hindu College facilities}}</ref>
* [[Radio-frequency identification]] (RFID) enabled advanced library
* The library has a collection of approximately 35,000 documents, including books, serials, and non-book materials, and subscribes to ten printed periodicals.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ghcollege.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114&Itemid=0|title = Gobardanga Hindu College Library}}</ref>
* Reading room with air conditioning and desktop access
* Open library access.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://gdc-opac.kohacloud.co.in|title = Gobardanga Hindu College Open Library Access}}</ref>
* Sound system-equipped classrooms
* Virtual and smart classrooms
* Scholarship for students achieving first class (60%) in the university examination
* Free studentships for economically disadvantaged students
* Regular online feedback system<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ghcollege.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=0|title = Gobardanga Hindu College Online Feedback System}}</ref>
* One boys' hostel and two well-decorated women's hostels
* Bus service
* Gymnasium
[[File:Gymnasium of Gobardanga Hindu College.jpg|Gymnasium of Gobardanga Hindu College|right|thumb]]
* Students' canteen
* WiFi access
* Purified drinking water
* History Museum
[[File:Gobardanga Hindu College History Museum .jpg|Gobardanga Hindu College History Museum|right|thumb]]

==Exhibition, annual sports and cultural competition==
An exhibition is held annually on the college premises, featuring models prepared by students under the guidance of their teachers. All departments participate, with temporary stalls built to display exhibits from each department. Annual sports and cultural competitions are also held to allow students to showcase their skills.

[[File:Gobardanga Hindu College Exhibition 2019.jpg|thumb|right|Name of The Model- Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" in the context of Contemporary Society.]]
[[File:Gobardanga Hindu College Exhibition 2020.jpg|thumb|right|Name of the Model- Graveyard School of Poetry.]]

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

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://indware.biz/gobardangahinducollegeorg/ Gobardanga Hindu College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225035818/http://indware.biz/gobardangahinducollegeorg/ |date=25 December 2011 }}

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