Surendranath College
Overview Information
About College
Surendranath College
Surendranath College, Kolkata, West Bengal is an educational institution body functioning since the British rule and was named after its founder Sir Surendranath Banerjee. The College is the alma mater of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first Prime Minister of Independent India. The college has an objective to impart education to without any difference made on the basis of caste, creed, gender, color and religion. The college offers graduate programmes for arts, science and commerce covering botany, computer science, zoology, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics, Bengali, Accountancy, finance, Political science, Sanskrit, Hindi, sociology, mathematics and economics.
Facts and Figures
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Establishment Year |
1884 |
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University Type |
Private |
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Chair-person of the University |
Sr. Uday Shankar Hazra |
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Approval |
University of Calcutta and approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) |
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Campus Strength |
550 |
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Institutes Under University |
2 |
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Total Faculty Members |
165 |
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Total Books |
15000 books and 128 journals |
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Sports and cultural events |
50 |
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Campus Residents |
240 |
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How to Reach |
First right in Raja Ram Mohan Roy Marg |
Why to Join Surendranath College?
1. Sophisticated Infrastructure Facilities-
The 125 year old college is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities such as High- Tech Conference Halls, audio-visual equipped classrooms, seminar rooms and a digital library stocking 15,000 books and 128 national and international journals.
2. Presence of Committees enriching student participation:
For uninterrupted functioning of the college have set-up various committees. The college has academic common room committees, finance committee, Student’s aid fund committee, cultural Magazine committee, Athletics and sports committee, library committee, discipline committee and canteen and health committee.
3. NCC Cell-
The Institute has been a contributor towards society since its primary establishment days through incorporation of the National Cadet Cell that work in the area of overall development of the students and the nation. The students are made to work under different sections of the cells and learn the community service aspects in a total of 120 hours of work span.