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Dhruba Chand Halder College, about five-minutes’ walk from Dakshin Barasat railway station, on the Sealdah-Lakshmikantapur- Namkhana section, a co-educational institution, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, was established in 1965, by a group of dedicated social workers of the locality, for imparting education to students belonging primarily to the socially and economically backward classes of the Sunderban belt.

At the initial stage, classes were held in Shibdas Acharya High School but in 1968, the college started functioning from its present site. Expansion in all branches has been instrumental in shaping its present stature.

This college was set up with financial contributions by two philanthropists- Dr. Dhruba Chand Halder (on whose memory the college has been re-named), a socially conscious physician hailing from Gocharan, and Baruni Debi, a kind hearted woman of Malighat village.

Under the leadership of Sri Sailendranath Halder, our founder Principal, three main streams of study, viz. Arts, Science and Commerce were set up, which soon became full-fledged units.

At present, the college also offers Post Graduate courses in different subjects, through its study centres affiliated to the Rabindra Bharati University (DDE) and Netaji Subhas Open University.

OUR COLLEGE

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At Dakshin Barasat in South 24 Parganas, Dhruba Chand Halder College unfolds a vision of its own, giving priority to the needs, aspirations and spirit of the local inhabitants. Though “education” is our main “mantra”, we do not encourage mere book-learning and writing examination papers. Our dream is to deliver value-based education, which, in the long run, makes “real men and women” (a concept initiated by Swamiji), and not just money making indi-viduals. For this, the college fosters acts of kindness, service and sacrifice in the students. We envisage a kind of education that would help young learners realize their inner strength and potentialities and know their own selves inside out : “Bear no hatred, sow the seeds of love and friendship,” is the message we send out to our students, so that we can contribute, though in a small way, to the formation of a better society.

The effective use of distance learning technology and implementing it in our academic curriculum is an integral part of our mission. Our endeavor is to im-prove the teaching-learning-research association of this college. We also wish to maintain a naturally beautiful campus, fostering ecological balance.

The College has been Re-accredited (Cycle-II) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in 2016 with CGPA of 2.59 on seven point scale at B+ grade (Accredited).

VISION AND MISSION

NAAC ACCREDITATION

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DR. DHRUBA CHAND HALDERA GREAT SOCIAL WORKER

In the early sixties of the last century, i.e. 20th century, a group of young educated people came forward and took great pains to establish the college. Dr. Dhruba Chand Halder, a physician & Smt. Baruni Devi, a widow of a neighbouring village, donated generously and Mr. Nanda Kishore Ghosh, a former member of the C.U. Senate, helped to get C.U. affiliation.

Dr. Halder hailed from Srikrishnanagar village, 4 km from the Gocharan rail-way station. After passing the Matriculation examination he joined the National Medical School. To provide medical treatment to the people, he opened a dispensary at Harrison Road (now M.G. Road) in a rented house where patients from his village and the nearby villages went for treatment. He provided shelter to many needy students and planned to establish a nursing home and a hostel for poor students. He devoted himself to disseminate high-er education among the less privileged youth of South 24 Parganas.

He offered his savings spontaneously to build a college near his home with the help of Sudhanshu Sekhar Gayen, a young government employee, and a band of young energetic social workers. Dr. Halder died in 1968. In accordance with his will, all his property was sold and the accrued money was deposited as donation to the college fund. After his death, Dakshin Barasat College was renamed ‘’Dhruba Chand Halder College’’ in recognition of his contribution.

Dr. Dhruba Chand Halder (1898 - 1968)

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Baruni Devi

Baruni DeviThe Noble Lady

Baruni Devi, a child widow of the Malighat village, contributed much to the establishment of the present Dhruba Chand Halder College. She became instrumental in bringing the light of education to the eager students of her time. A humanitarian to the core, she also contributed a lot to the setting-up of the ‘Padmer Haat’ hospital, as well as bringing up a few orphan children, bringing them into the main stream of the society. In memory of her, the boy’s hostel of Dhruba Chand Halder College is named -‘Baruni Devi Chhatrabas’. The college shall remain indebted to this great lady forever.

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The Founder Principal (from 23.08.1965 to 31.07.1996) of Dhruba Chand Halder College dreamt of a General Degree College that excels in imparting true education to its students for their all round development.

With a group of 120 students, he made the humble begin- ing. His ambition was fulfilled during his tenure, with his ingenious effort, sincere attention and heartfelt devotion to the college.

His absence is an irreparable loss for this college and also for the society at large.

Late Professor Sailendranath Halder (29.06.1929 - 15.08.2011)

Late Prof. Sailendranath HalderOur Founder Principal

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College Governing Body

President

Secretary

Nominee Members

Teacher Representatives

Non- Teaching Representative

Student Representative

Sri Biswanath Das

Dr. Satyabrata Sahoo (Principal)

1. Dr. Dip Jyoti Kar (C.U. Nominee)2. Dr. Subhalakshmi Pande (C.U. Nominee)3. Dr. Priyadarshini Mallick (WBSCHE Nominee)4. Golam Rasul Molla (Govt. Nominee)5. Sri Pranobeswar Das (Govt. Nominee)

1. Sri Sujit Kumar Sasmal2. Dr. Chandrima Goswami Bhattacharya3. Dr. Rizwana Nasira

1. Sri Sanjay Das

General Secretary (Students’ Union)

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DEPARTMENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS

BENGALI

POLITICAL SCIENCE

ENGLISH

SANSKRIT

1. Dr. Sovona Ghosh, M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D., (H.O.D.) 2. Dr. Prodip Baidya, M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D.3. Dr. Rizwana Nasira, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.4. Sri Achyutananda Biswas, M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed.5. Sri Abhiram Sardar, M.A.6. Smt. Rita Naskar, M.A.7. Smt. Kathakali Sengupta, M.A.

1. Dr. Manika Rakshit, M.A., Ph.D., (H.O.D.)2. Smt. Sudeshna Das, M.A., M.Phil.3. Dr. Sayanti Halder, M.A., M.Ed.,Ph.D.4. Sri Subir Gayen, M.A., M.Phil.5. Sri Kaushik Das, M.A. 6. Sri Kamal Halder, M.A.

1. Smt. Sudakshina Sengupta, M.A., M.Phil., (H.O.D.) 2. Dr. Tapashree Ghosh, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.3. Smt. Bula Rani Howlader, M.A., M.Ed., M.Phil. 4. Sri Tarun Kumar Bag, M.A., P.G.B.T.C.S.

1. Dr. Chandrima Goswami Bhattacharya, M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.2. Dr. Subhasis Bhattacharyya, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., (H.O.D.)3. Sri Joydeb Dolai, M.A., M.Phil.

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PHILOSOPHY

ZOOLOGY

EDUCATION

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

HISTORY

1. Sri Manas Mandal, M.A., M.Phil., (H.O.D.) 2. Dr. Tusi Bhattacharya, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.3. Kutubuddin Sheikh, M.A., M.Phil.4. Dr. Sukanta Das, M.A., Ph.D.

1. Dr.Subhasree Thakur, M.Sc.(Gold Medalist),M.Phil.,Ph.D., (H.O.D.)2. Dr. Rupanwita Sarkar, M.Sc., Ph.D.3. Smt. Subhra Jha Chanda, M.Sc.4. Dr. Poulami Sarangi, M.Sc., Ph.D.

1. Dr. Prabir Ghosh M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D., (H.O.D.)2. Smt. Rajyashree Halder, M.A.3. Smt. Smriti Manna, M.A., B.Ed.4. Sri Debkumar Halder, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.5. Smt. Moumita Mondal, M.A., B.Ed.

1. Sri Biswajit Majhi, M.P.Ed, M.Phil., (H.O.D.)2. Smt. Supriti Das, M.P.Ed.

1. Sri Sujit Kumar Sasmal, M.A., B.Ed, M.Phil. 2. Smt. Sipra Halder, M.A., B.Ed, M.Phil., (H.O.D.)3. Sri Lakshman Chandra Mondal, M.A.,B.Ed.4. Sri Anup Mandal, M.A., B.Ed. 5. Delowar Hossain, M.A., B.Ed.

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BOTANY

MATHEMATICS

PHYSICS

GEOGRAPHY

ECONOMICS

1. Dr. Rupa Archarya, M.Sc., Ph.D., (H.O.D.)2. Dr. Mobina Parveen, M.Sc., Ph.D.3. Sri Tapas Kumar Maity, M.Sc.4. Sri Swarnaditya Mondal, M.Sc.

1. Dr.Probal Sarkar, M.Sc.,Ph.D.2. Sri Susanta Kumar Saha, M.Sc.(Gold Medalist), (H.O.D.)3. Sri Ranjit Mishra, M.Sc.4. Sri Sougata Marik, M.Sc.

1. Dr. Satyabrata Sahoo, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Prinicipal)2. Dr. Md. Mossior Rahaman, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., (H.O.D.) 3. Dr.Anirban Shaw, M.Sc., Ph. D.4. Md. Ripon Sk, M.Sc.

1. Dr. Bratati Dey, M.Sc., Ph.D., (H.O.D.) 2. Smt. Manasi Bhuniya Mal, M.A., B.Ed. 3. Sri Pijush Kanti Mondal, M.A. 4. Kamal Hossain Akhand, M.A., B.Ed.5. Smt. Priyanka Chatterjee, M.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.6. Smt. Parul Das, M.Sc.7. Smt. Pujarini Ghosh (Saha), M.Sc.

1. Sri Shyamal Kumar Bandyopadhyay, M.Sc., M.Phil., (H.O.D.) 2. Sri Abhijit Pathak,M.A.,M.Phil.3. Dr. Jaydev Misra, M.A.,M.Phil., Ph.D.

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CHEMISTRY

COMMERCE

SOCIOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGY

LIBRARY

COMPUTER SCIENCE

MICROBIOLOGY

1. Dr. Partha Biswas, M.Sc.,Ph.D., (H.O.D.)2. Smt. Anamika Saha, M.Sc.3. Sri Madhusudan Das, M.Sc.4. Dr.Dipanwita Maity, M.Sc, Ph.D.

1. Sri Rajat Chakraborty, M.Com, M.Phil., ACMA, LLB, PGDFM2. Sri Tarak Dey, M.Com, ACMA, SAS (Com) (H.O.D.)3. Dr. Kushal De, M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D.4. Dr. Subhasis Chakravarty, M.Com., Ph.D., ACA, ACMA.

1. Smt. Sreeparna Ghose, M.A, (H.O.D.)

1. Dr. Sreerupa Ghose, M.Sc, Ph.D., (H.O.D.)

1. Smt. Sudeshna Moitra, M.Sc., M.L.I.S., (Librarian)

1. Rasidul Karim, M.Sc., M.Tech., B.Ed., (H.O.D.)2. Sri Samiran Sengupta, M.Sc.

1. Dr. Malini Basu, M.Sc., Ph.D., (H.O.D.)2. Smt. Nirza Moktan, M.Sc.3. Sri Dipankar Roy, M.Sc. 4. Smt. Pampa Bhattacharya, M.Sc.

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LIBRARY STAFF

OFFICE STAFF

1. Sri Surojit Bhattacharya, Library Clerk, B.Com.(H), B.Lis., PGDDLM2. Sri Manas Naskar, Library Peon, B.A.

1. Sri Tilak Halder, Head Clerk, M.Com, DFAS2. Sri Haladhar Naskar, Accountant, M.Com, B.Ed, DFAS 3. Sri Dipak Kumar Singha, Cashier, B.Com (Hons.) 4. Smt. Champa Baidya, Typist, B.Sc.5. Sri Kamal Krishna Mistri, Clerk, H.S.6. Sri Sankha Kumar Mondal, Steno/Typist, B.Com.7. Sri Avishek Ghosal, Clerk, H.S.8. Sri Santanu Basu, Clerk, B.Sc., M.A., MLIS, NET, M.Phil, DITA, DDTP, CMLT9. Smt. Gitarani Sarder, Peon10. Smt. Bharati Naskar, Lady Attendant, Madhyamik 11. Sri Krishnapada Munda, Sweeper/Jamader, VIII12. Sri Mathurnath Sarder, VIII13. Sri Soumendra Nath Naiya, Skilled Laboratory Worker (Chemistry), Madhyamik 14. Sri Atanu Halder, Generator/Pump/Gas Plant Operator Cum Mechanic, B.Com., NCC “C” Certificate, DCHM15. Sri Sanjoy Kumar Das, Skilled Laboratory Worker (Botany), B.A.(Hons.) Diploma in Software16. Manowar Hossain Laskar, Skilled Laboratory Worker (Zoology), B.Sc. 17. Sri Parimal Sarder, Skilled Laboratory Worker (Geography), H.S.(I.T.I.)S18. Sri Kishor Sarder, Skilled Laboratory Worker (Physics), M.A.19. Sri Nirmalendu Naskar, Lab Attendent (Chemistry), VIII 20. Sri Alok Mondal, Peon, Madhyamik21. Latifa Bibi, Sweeper (Part-Time), VIII

NON - TEACHING STAFF

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AD - HOC STAFF

R.B.U. STAFF

HOSTEL STAFF

1. Smt. Sujata Naskar2. Sri Umaprasad Roy 3. Sri Sanat Kr. Mondal 4. Sri Nabadwip Naskar 5. Sri Bimal Halder 6. Rafikur R. Gazi7. Sri Debdulal Gayan8. Sri Swapan Das9. Sri Apchar Ali Molla 10. Md. Habibur Rahaman Gazi 11. Sri Swapan Biswas

1. Sri Goutam Ghatak 2. Sri Arindam Alam 3. Smt. Saraswati Das

1. Sri Kishore Kumar Halder - Cook 2. Sri Balai Chand Bairagi - Cook3. Sri Madhai Chandra Mondal – Helper

N.S.O.U. STAFF

HOSTEL - BARUNI DEVI CHHATRABAS

1. Sri Tapas Kumar Mukherjee

1. Prof. Manas Mondal – Superintendent

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SUBJECT COMBINATIONS OF HONOURS AND GENERAL COURSES OFFERED

HUMANITIES SCIENCECOMMERCE

Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History,

Philosophy,Political Science,

Education

Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History,

Philosophy,Political Science,

Education,Physical Education,

Sociology

Physics, Chemistry,Mathematics, Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Geography, Economics

Physics, Chemistry,Mathematics, Zoology, Botany, Microbiology,

Geography, Economics, Psychology,

Computer Science

Accounting and Finance

B. Com

GENERAL COURSES

B. A. General courseB. Sc. (Pure science) General courseB. Sc. (Bio science) General courseB. Com General course

A candidate applying for a programme, either Honours or General will have to select one combination of subjects from the list of combinations given below. Take a note of the combination code (extreme left column) corresponding to the combination chosen.

Honours Honours Honours

General General

General

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Combination code and combination subjects for B.A., B.Sc. & B.Com. Honours courses

B.A. Honours

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B.Com. Honours

B.Sc. Honours

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Combination code and combination subjects for B.A., B.Sc. & B.Com. General courses

B.A. General

Note: HA: Honours Arts, HS: Honours Science, HC: Honours Commerce

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B.Com. General

B.Sc. General

Note: GA: General Arts, GS: General Science, GC: General Commerce

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SEMESTER-WISE THREE-YEAR B.A./ B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours/General) DEGREE PROGRAMMES UNDER CBCS (CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM)

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

1. Duration of the Programme:

2. Attendance

The 3 year B.A./ B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours/General) Programme shall be for a mini-mum duration of six (6) consecutive semesters of six (6) months each, i.e., three (3) years. The odd semester will start ordinarily in the month of July and the even semester in the month of January of every year, subject to change as per further government circulars.

A candidate pursuing a regular course of study for three-year semester-wise de-gree course shall have to clear all the semesters in all respects within a span of five years from the year of admission to the particular course and combination, failing which enrolment of the candidate shall stand cancelled.

A student attending at least 75% of the total number of classes* held shall be al-lowed to appear at the concerned Semester Examinations subject to fulfillment of other conditions laid down in the regulations.

A student attending at least 60% but less than 75% of the total number of classes* held shall be allowed to appear at the concerned Semester Examinations subject to the payment of prescribed condonation fees and fulfillment of other conditions laid down in the regulations.

A student attending less than 60% of the total number of classes* held shall not be allowed to appear at the concerned Semester Examinations and he /she has to pur-sue admission to the same Semester in the very next year for attending the classes and appearing at the said Semester Examination.

*Such attendance will be calculated from the date of commencement of classes or the date of admission, whichever is later.

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Course structure for B.A./B.Sc. (Honours/General)

Course structure for B.Com. (Honours/General)

3. Outline of Choice Based Credit System

* Covering three subjects ** Covering two subjects

A. Core Course (CC) A course, which should compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requiment is termed as a Core course.

Modalities of selecting CC by a student of Honours/ General programme shall be as follows : a) In case of B.A./B.Sc. Honours programme a student shall have to study 14 Core courses of the Honours Subject as specified for each of the 6 semesters.b) In case of B.Sc. General Programme a student shall have to study 4 Core Courses of each of the 3 chosen subjects as specified for each of the first 4 Semesters.c) In case of B.A. General programme a student shall have to study 4 Core Courses of each of the 2 chosen subjects as specified for each of the first 4 Semesters. In ad-dition, 4 Core Courses to be studied : two courses each from two language subjects : LCC1- English & LCC2- MIL (Bengali/Hindi/Urdu)/Alternative English as speci-fied for each of the last 4 semesters.

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i) Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course

B. Elective CourseGenerally a course which can be chosen from a pool of courses and which may be very specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the discipline/subject of study or which provides an extended scope or which enables an exposure to some other discipline/subject/domain or nurtures the candidate’s proficiency/skill is called an Elective Course.

Elective courses which may be offered by the main discipline/subject of study is referred to as Discipline Specific Elective. This course is to advance knowledge and skill in the core course domain.

Modalities of selecting DSE by a student of Honours/ General programme shall be as follows:a) In case of B.A./B.Sc. Honours programme a student shall have to study 4 DSE courses strictly on the Honours subject. Such a student shall have to study the curric-ulum of DSE on the Honours subject concerned as specified for the relevant semester.

Explanation: Each Honours subject shall have two groups (A & B) of DSE papers. A student shall choose any one paper from each of Group A and Group B in fifth se-mester and sixth semester.

b) In case of B.A. General programme, a student shall have to study 4 DSE courses strictly on 2 subjects, opted for pursuing Core Courses, taking exactly 2 courses from each subject. Such a student shall have to study the curriculum of DSE of the subject concerned as specified for the relevant semester, i.e., DSE-A in the 5th and DSE-B in 6th semester.

Explanation: Each General subject shall have two groups (A & B) of DSE papers. A student shall have to choose one paper from Group A of each of the two subjects in the fifth semester and one paper from Group B of each of the two subjects in the sixth semester.

c) In case of B.Sc. General programme, a student shall have to study 6 DSE courses strictly on 3 subjects, opted for pursuing core courses, taking exactly two courses from each subject. Such a student shall have to study the curriculum of DSE of the subject concerned as specified for the relevant semester, i.e., DSE-A in the 5th and DSE-B in 6th semester.

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Explanation: Each General subject shall have two groups (A & B) of DSE papers. A student shall have to choose one paper from Group A of each of the three subjects in fifth semester and one paper from Group B of each of the three subjects in sixth semester.

Dissertation/Project: An elective course designed to acquire special/ advanced knowledge, is termed as dissertation/ project. This is considered as a special course involving application of knowledge in solving/ analyzing/ exploring a real life situ-ation / difficult problem. A dissertation/ project work will be of 6 credits. A disserta-tion / project work may be given in lieu of a Discipline Specific Elective.

An elective course chosen generally from an unrelated discipline/subject, with an intention to seek wide exposure, is called Generic Elective.

Modalities of selecting GE by a student of Honours/ General programme shall be as follows:a) In case of B.A./B.Sc./B.Mus. Honours programme, a student shall have to choose 4 Generic Elective papers strictly from 2 subjects of choice taking exactly two courses from each subject as specified for first 4 semesters.b) In case of B.A. General programme, a student shall have to choose 2 Generic Elec-tive papers strictly from one particular subject [which will be different from the core subjects including the Core Languages (LCC1 & LCC2)] as specified for the 1st and 2nd semester.

N.B.: A core course offered in a discipline/subject may be treated as an elective by other discipline/subject and such electives may also be referred to as Generic Elec-tive. [A Core Course (CC) of B.A/B.Sc. General may be treated as Generic Elective for B.A./B.Sc. (Honours) and B.A. (General)].

ii) Generic Elective (GE) Course

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Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC)The Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) may be of two kinds: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) and Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC).

a) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC): AECC courses are the courses based upon the content that leads to Knowledge enhancement. These are mandatory for all disciplines.i) AECC1 : Communicative English / MIL (Bengali/Hindi/Urdu)ii) AECC2 : Environmental Studies.

b) Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): These courses may be chosen from a pool of courses designed to provide value-based and/or skill-based knowledge and are aimed at providing competencies, skills, etc.

Modalities of selecting SEC by a student of Honours/ General programme shall be as follows :a) In case of B.A./B.Sc. Honours programme a student shall have to study 2 skill enhancement courses strictly on the Honours subjects. Such a student shall have to study the curriculum of SEC on the Honours subjects concerned as specified for the relevant semester, i.e., SEC-A in the 3rd semester and SEC-B in the 4th semester.

Explanation : Each Honours subject shall have two groups (A & B) of Skill Enhanc-ing Course papers. An Honours student shall have to choose one paper from Group A in third semester and one paper from Group B in fourth semester.

b) In case of B.A. General programme, a student shall have to study 4 Skill Enhance-ment courses strictly on 2 subjects, opted for pursuing Core Courses, taking exactly 2 courses from each subject. Such a student shall have to study the curriculum of SEC of the subject concerned as specified for the relevant semester.

Modalities of selecting SEC by a student of Honours/ General programme shall be as follows :i) In case of B.A./B.Sc. Honours programme a student shall have to study 2 skill enhancement courses strictly on the Honours subjects. Such a student shall have to study the curriculum of SEC on the Honours subjects concerned as specified for the relevant semester, i.e., SEC-A in the 3rd semester and SEC-B in the 4th semester.

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Explanation : Each General subject shall have two groups (A & B) of SEC papers. A student shall have to choose one paper from Group A of each of the two core subjectsto be chosen in the third and fifth semester; one paper from Group B of each of the two core subjects to be chosen in the fourth and sixth semester.

In case of B.Sc. General programme, a student shall have to study 4 Skill Enhance-ment Courses strictly on 2 subjects out of the three, opted for pursuing core courses, taking exactly two courses from each subject. Such a student shall have to study the curriculum of SEC of the subject concerned as specified for the relevant semester.

Explanation: Each General subject shall have two groups (A & B) of SEC papers. One paper from Group A of each of the two Core subjects to be chosen in the third and fifth semester; one paper from Group B of each of the two core subjects to be chosen in the fourth and sixth semester.

Practical/ Tutorial : Every Core, Discipline Specific and Generic Elective Course shall have a Practical/ Tutorial component. Wherever there is a practical, there will be no Tutorial and vice versa.

EXAM REGULATIONS4. The 3 year B.A. /B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours and General) Course of Studies under CBCS shall consist of Six (6) Semesters (Sem-I, Sem-II, Sem-III, Sem-IV, Sem-V and Sem-VI). End Semester Examinations are to be held ordinarily at the end of the concerned Semester, i.e., Sem-I, Sem-III, Sem-V in December-January and Sem-II, Sem-IV, Sem-VI in June-July.

End Semester Examinations will be held for 80% of the total marks in each paper and Internal Assessment shall be for 20% of the total marks of each paper/subject/module. 50% of the total marks assigned to Internal Assessment (i.e., 10 marks for a full paper of 100 or 5 marks for a Module of 50, as the case may be) will be assessed on the basis of Internal Examination and remaining 50% will be assessed based on the class attendance (6 marks for attending 60% or above but less than 75% of the number of lectures delivered; 8 marks for attending 75% or above but less than 90% of the number of lectures delivered; and 10 marks for attending 90% or above of lec-tures delivered and such attendance will be calculated from the date of commence-ment of classes or date of admission whichever is later).

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The students are to be informed about the modalities of internal assessment well in advance.

5. First semester classes for B.A. /B.Sc. /B.Com.courses of studies shall commence ordinarily within thirty days from the date of publication of results of the H.S. Ex-amination of the year conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. Classes for second semester to sixth semester shall commence ordinarily within seven days from the date of completion of lower semester examination of the year respectively (e.g. class of 2nd semester shall commence within seven days from the completion of 1st semester examination).

6. An affiliated College/Institution shall submit application forms in prescribed for-mat duly filled in by the candidates intending to appear at the said examination(s) to the Controller of Examinations within the last date fixed by the University. Admit Card for an examination shall not be issued to the college concerned in favour of a candidate unless his / her application is duly filled-up in all respects and particularly in regard to : i) date of admission to the first semester class with current subject com-bination, ii) year of first appearance in the examination of the semester concerned and iii) year (s) of appearance (s) in the sem-I / sem-II and sem -III / sem-IV / sem- V / sem-VI Examinations as the case may be together with the results thereof and such other information as may be required from time to time and duly endorsed by the Principal testifying his/her a) good conduct, b) requisite attendance record in theo-retical and practical/ tutorial classes in each of the subjects in which he/she intends to appear and c) eligibility under this regulations for appearance at the concerned examination and in the said subject(s).

A candidate pursuing Honours Course of Study has to secure 30% marks (ex-cluding the marks in Internal Assessment) separately in Theory and Practical/Tuto-rial part of each paper, wherever applicable, at the End Semester Examinations, and a minimum of 30% marks in each paper (including marks in Internal Assessment) in order to earn the corresponding credit of the concerned paper and a minimum of CGPA 4.000 (including Internal Assessment) taking all the papers of all the Semes-ters as a whole, i.e., all CC, DSE, SEC, GE & AECC papers, in order to get the Honours Degree.

If a candidate pursuing Honours Course of Study secures 30% marks (excluding the marks in Internal Assessment) separately in Theory and Practical/Tutorial part of each paper, wherever applicable, at the End Semester Examinations, and a minimum

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of 30% marks in each paper (including Internal Assessment), but fails to secure a minimum of CGPA 4.000 (including Internal Assessment) taking all the papers of all the Semesters as a whole, i.e., all CC, DSE, SEC, GE & AECC papers, will get the General Degree.

However, such candidate may re-appear at the 5th End Semester Examinations or 6th End Semester Examinations or both, when such examinations will be held next, within the stipulated period of five years in order to get a minimum of CGPA 4.000 and get the Honours Degree. In case, such examinee fails to obtain a minimum of CGPA 4.000, the previous status based on previous aggregate will be retained and such candidate will not be declared as having obtained General Degree again.

7. 3 A candidate pursuing General Course of Study has to secure 30% marks (ex-cluding the marks in Internal Assessment) separately in Theory and Practical/Tuto-rial part of each paper, wherever applicable, at the End Semester Examinations and a minimum of 30% marks in each paper (including marks in Internal Assessment) in order to earn the corresponding credit of the concerned paper and to get the General Degree.

A candidate who is eligible to appear at any of the End Semester Examinations does not enroll or does not appear at the examinations or fails to secure pass marks in the paper(s) at the concerned examinations, as stated in Clauses 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 above, as well as a candidate not eligible to appear at the end semester examination, as stat-ed in Clause 2, will be allowed to attend the classes in the next higher semester, as applicable.

Internal Assessment has to be done in the semester in which a candidate becomes eligible to appear in the concerned End Semester Examination. The candidates re-maining absent in the internal examination will be awarded zero (0) marks. Marks obtained in Internal Assessment (i.e., marks for attendance and marks of internal examination taken together) shall be retained for the entire duration of his / her en-rolment.

If a candidate secures pass marks in Practical Paper(s) / Module(s) / Project Work / Tutorial but fails to secure pass marks in Theoretical paper(s) / module, the marks of Practical Paper(s) / Module(s) / Project Work / Tutorial along with Internal Assess-ment shall be retained.

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ADMISSION QUALIFICATIONS

REQUISITE MARKS TO BE OBTAINED

COLLEGE ADMISSIONStudents are required to apply online for admission to the different undergraduate courses, through the college website: dchcollege.org. Selected candidates have to make full payments of requisite fees, at the time of admission.

A candidate who has passed the H.S. (10+2) or its equivalent examination (in 2020/2019/2018) is eligible to seek admission to the 1styear of the 3 year (6 semes-ters) B.A/ B.Sc/ B.Com Course, provided he / she has also passed in English having full marks not being less than 100 and not registered under any university earlier.

For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the Honours Course, aggregate marks, considered in merit criteria, shall be calculated by adding the top four marks in 4 subjects secured by a candidate in 10+2 or equivalent examination. Marks in environmental education, environmental studies or environmental science will not be taken into consideration for calculation of aggregate marks. However the same may be taken into account if studied as an elective subject of 100 marks.

A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination.

OR55% marks in the subject or related subject in the previous qualifying examination.

OR50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in his or her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied. Candidates belonging to the S.C or S.T community are required to score 40% marks in the aggregate or in the subject they wish to study at the Hons. level.

The college authorities have the discretion to raise or lower the cut-off marks in the different subjects, as and when the situation demands.

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DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

CANCELLATION

TRANSFER

A) Duly filled in admission form of the College and registration form of University of Calcutta.B) 1 recent passport size colour photograph.C) 3 photocopies of Madhyamik (standard 10) admit card. Original is required to be produced.D) 3 photocopies of HS (10+2) mark sheet and 3 photocopies of HS admit card. Originals are required to be produced.E) 3 photocopies of SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS certificate from the apropriate authority, viz the DM/ADM/SDO, in proper format. Original is required to be produced.F) Physically handicapped (PH) students are required to produce necessary and relevant certificates in original and submit 3 photocopies of the same.G) In case of sports quota, students are to produce original certificates issued by the competent authority, at the district / national level. Three photocopies of the same to be submitted.H) Original Character Certificate issued by the head of the institution last attended is required to be produced. Three photocopies of the same to be submitted.

Admission is liable to be cancelled at any stage, on grounds of non- fulfill-ment of any eligibility criterion detected by scrutiny, like suppression of facts, submission of wrong or false information, misconduct, indiscipline etc. No money is refunded in case of cancellation of admission.

Students seeking transfer in the middle of a session are required to pay all annual charges in full, in addition to the transfer fee. A transfer application shall be signed both by the student and the guardian whose name appears in the college record. T.C. will be issued after a week from its date of ap-plication.

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SEMESTER- WISE COURSES FOR B.A. / B. Sc. (HONOURS)

CC / DSE : Each Theory and Practical Course have 4 & 2 Credits resoectively / Each Theory and Tutorial Course have 5 & 1 credit(s) respectively.

CC : 4 courses each from 3 subjects ( 1 course from each subject under each semester.)

DSE : 2 courses each from 3 subjects ( 1 course from each subject under each semester.)

AECC / SEC : Each course has 2 credits.

AECC 1 : Communicative English/ MIL.

SEC : 4 courses; 2 courses each from 2 subjects.

DSE / SEC : Group (A & B) for specified semesters.

Course

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SEMESTER- WISE COURSES FOR B. Sc. (GENERAL)

CC / DSE : Each Theory and Practical Course have 4 & 2 Credits respectively / Each Theory and Tutorial Course have 5 & 1 credit(s) respectively.

CC : 4 courses each from 3 subjects ( 1 course from each subject under each semester.)

DSE : 2 courses each from 3 subjects ( 1 course from each subject under each semester.)

AECC / SEC : Each course has 2 credits.

AECC 1 : Communicative English/ MIL.

SEC : 4 courses; 2 courses each from 2 subjects.

DSE / SEC : Group (A & B) for specified semesters.

Course

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SEMESTER- WISE COURSES FOR B. A. (GENERAL)

CC / LCC / GE / DSE : Each Theory and Practical Course have 4 & 2 Credits respectively / Each Theory and Tutorial Course have 5 & 1 credit(s) respectively.

CC : 4 courses each from 2 subjects ( 1 course from each subject under each semester.)

LCC : 1 English and 1 MIL / Alternative English

GE : 2 courses from 1 subject different from core subjects including LCC.

DSE : 2 courses each from 2 subjects.

AECC / SEC : Each course has 2 credits.

AECC 1 : Communicative English / MIL.

AECC 2 : ENVS

SEC : 4 courses; 2 courses each from 2 subjects.

DSE / SEC : Group (A & B ) for specified semesters.

Course

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B.Com Honours & General Course Curricular / Structure

HONOURS

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GENERAL

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SCHEDULE OF FEES

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Besides scheduled fees, session charges are payable by the students of following courses / subjects. Accordingly, in addition to the above-mentioned charges, Geogra-phy, Botany and Zoology Honours students are to pay Rs. 6000/-, Rs. 5000/- and Rs. 6000/- respectively. In general courses, Geography General students are to pay Rs 3500/-, Botany General students are to pay Rs 2000/- and Zoology General students are to pay Rs.1000/- for excursion and field work subject to revision as and when the situation demands. B.A. (Hons) students are to pay Rs. 500/- per semester from 3rd semester onwards.

Additional Session Charges are to be paid by the Students of the following courses / subjects at the time of Admission

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OTHER FEES TO BE PAID

1. Migration processing fee of Rs. 100/- for students migrating from other University.2. Transfer certificate fee is Rs. 100.00. Besides this the students will have to pay tuition fee for the Session.3. Fine for late payment: All fees are payable in advance by the 15th of each month. Delay fine will be charged according to the schedule, displayed at the cash counter. The name of the defaulters will be struck off the rolls on the last day of the default.4. Rs. 50/- for Library Card. Loss of I. Card : 50/-5. In case of loss of fee book (Card) or the library lending card a fresh copy will be supplied on payment of Rs. 50/-6. Failure to return library books by the due date will make a student liable to pay a fine of Rs. 1/- per day in the first week and Rs. 2/- per day from the second week.7. The loss of a library book by a student will make him/her liable either to restore a new copy or pay the correct price of the book (according to present market price) and Rs. 100/- will be paid as fine for the loss of a book.

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

RULES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID 19 INSIDE THE INSTITUTION

MEASURES TAKEN BY THE INSTITUTION AGAINST COVID-19

1. In accordance with the CBCS guidelines issued by the Calcutta University, students shall obtain marks on the basis of their attendance in classes. Hence, at no stage should their attendance fall below 60%.2. Students are to maintain discipline in the campus; not loiter aimlessly along the corridors; not deface the college buildings and not adopt unfair means in the examinations.3. Use of cell phones in classrooms and corridors is strictly forbidden.4. Students are required to look up the notice boards every day.

The following rules are to be strictly followed inside the college premises by each and every individual to prevent the spread of COVID 19 in the institution:* Wearing a mask is compulsory. Mask should properly cover the nose and the face of the person wearing it. No mask, no entry inside the college campus.* Maintain social distancing rules.* Unnecessary loitering inside the college campus is strictly prohibited.* Maintain cleanliness and hygiene inside the campus. Spitting in open area, clasrooms and corridors is strictly prohibited.* Compulsory thermal screening of every individual entering the campus is carried out at the main gate of the college. Every person seeking entry into the college premises must necessarily go through this procedure. Only those who record normal body temperature shall be allowed to enter inside the college campus.

* The authorities of the college ensure that measures of sanitization are duly followed inside the campus. Hand sanitization sprays/machines are operational inside the campus in adequate numbers. Use of these sanitization sprays / machines at frequent intervals is essential for the safety of students and staffs of the college. Sanitization tunnels to sanitize the whole body of every individual entering the college campus will be operational very soon. * Surfaces and objects which are frequently touched by students and staff are wiped with disinfectant regularly.

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STUDENTS’ SUPPORT SYSTEM: INFRA-STRUCTURAL FACILITIES

1. Hostel facility for male students

2. Library facility

3. Laboratory facilities

4. Common Room facility

For accommodation in the Baruni Devi Chhatrabas, students from distant places are required to apply in prescribed forms available at the hostel office. Hostel accom-modation depends on the discretion of the hostel committee.

The College has a good collection of books on all subjects taught in the college. The Central Library, with a spacious Reading Hall is housed in a separate building. There are also departmental libraries in all departments of the college. Students of both Hons. & General Courses can borrow books, for a stipulated time, against library cards issued to them.

The College has developed well-equipped laboratories for facilitating the students’ practical knowledge in the Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Micro-biology, Geography, Botany and Computer Science.

The College provides two separate common rooms for boys and girls respectively, for recreational activities. In addition, a Cheap - Canteen also exists, exclusively for them.

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DIFFERENT UNITS FOR STUDENTS

1. Anti-Ragging Cell

2. Students’ Health Service Facilities

3. Career - Counselling Cell

Ragging is a criminal offence and to curb the menace of ragging, the college has an Anti-Ragging cell and any student found guilty will face one or more of the following punishments as per UGC Regulations - (i) Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges. (ii) Withholding / withdrawing / scholarship / fellowship and other benefits. (iii) Debarring from appearing in any test / examination or other evaluation process. (iv) Withholding results. (v) Debarring from representing the institution in any regional national or international tournament, youth festival etc. (vi) Suspension / expulsion from the hostel. (vii) Cancellation of admission. (viii) Rustication from the institution for the period ragging from one to four semesters. (ix) Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period.

E-mail ID: antiragging@dchcollege.org

The College is an institutional member of the Students’ Health Home, and it extends medical benefits provided by the ‘’Home’’, to the students, as and when, required. Besides this, the college organizes Blood Donation camps, Free Eye Check-up camps and Health Awareness camps in the college premises to generate consciousness among the students. Dr. Sabitabrata Adak, a practitioner of homeopathic medicine, holds chamber thrice a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 12 noon to 2pm) in-side the premises of the college. Students, staffs as well as local people come to seek medical advice from him.

The objective of the cell is to guide and counsel the students in order to bring out inner potentialities of the students by analyzing information in the local, regional and national context to explore its relevance and utility for the students in their placement and on-job-training.

E-mail ID: careercounselling@dchcollege.org

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Apart from that, the college also organizes regular seminars for the students regard-ing career opportunities and personality development skills in association with sev-eral placement institutions and provides training classes for interested students.

This cell has been formed to refer to the modification of behavior, by raising aware-ness of gender equality concerns. It intends to work for various activities ensur-ing discipline among both men and women students and maintain a congenial and healthy atmosphere in the campus, free from all encumbrances and evils that may cause sexual harassment of students.

E-mail ID: gendercell@dchcollege.org

It has been instituted by the College to guide students, understand and solve their problems. The cell looks after the grievances of the students and renders valuable advice to cope with stressful situations.

E-mail ID: grievanceredressal@dchcollege.org

The College N.C.C. unit is under 20 Bengal Battalion Kolkata. The N.C.C. unit tries to inculcate ‘’UNITY AND DISCIPLINE’’ among the students through its training activities. Male and Female students may enroll themselves in the N.C.C. and appear for the N.C.C. ‘’B” and “C’’ certificate examinations.

Students participate in the N.S.S. Scheme, under Calcutta University, sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. The college has two NSS units- NSS unit -I under the leadership of Programme Officer, Sri Biswajit Majhi, Dept of Physical Education; and NSS units- II under the leadership of pro-gramme officer Prof. Ranjit Mishra, Dept. of Mathematics. Student volunteers are usually given Certificates, after completion of 120 hours of social work. They get preference in several jobs, later.

4. Gender Sensitization Cell

5. Grievance Redressal Cell

6. N.C.C. Unit

7. N.S.S Facility

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The College has a well-defined Students’ Union, comprising elected representatives of all classes and sections, with the Principal as its ex-officio President. The General Secretary of the Students’ Union is the ex-officio member of the Governing Body (as per the C.U. First Statutes, 1979) as students’ representative.

For spreading higher education among the rural people of the Sundarbans area, study centers of Netaji Subhas Open University and Rabindra Bharati University (D.D.E.) have been opened, for offering several Under Graduate and Post-Graduate, P.G. Diploma and Certificate Courses.

8. Students’ Union

9. Provisions for Higher Studies

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Wall-Magazines are published regularly by several departments of this college in which students and teachers are active participants.

The departments arrange seminars sponsored by the UGC / College on regular basis. The students are actively involved in seminars, debates, quiz organized by the departments.

Free studentship is awarded to meritorious, but economically poor students, as per government rules. Stipends and scholarships are also given to poor but deserving students, non-affluent and S.C. /S.T. / O.B.C. / Minority students, according to government norms. Girl students can apply for scholarship / grant under Kanyashree Prakalpa- a West Bengal Govt. sponsored scheme. It is a matter of immense pride that in terms of number of beneficiaries, our college secured the first position in the Kanyashree Prakalpa in the South 24 Parganas district in 2019.

3.Wall Magazine

4. Seminars

5. Stipends, Scholarships, Prizes

There are a number of facilities for indoor and outdoor games such as football, cricket, volleyball, table tennis and carrom and a large playground for cricket and football, athletics such as sprinting, high jump, long jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw etc. There is a gymnasium for the students of this institution.

Students are encouraged to participate in various co-curricular activities-* Madhusruti is the Cultural unit of Dhruba Chand Halder College which cultivates and promotes talent of performing art among students to open up scope and opportu-nities in greater cultural life.* Group E (‘E’ stands for equality) is a social and cultural organization of the teachers and students of the college to execute social, environmental and cultural programmes carried out by the college effectively and efficiently. Group E has been an integral part of several programmes undertaken by the college. Distribution of relief materials to almost 500 students of the college who were severely affected by the cyclone Amphan till date remains one of the most noteworthy achievements of this group.

1. Students’ Co-curricular activities

2. Sports Facilities

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

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Book grant Rs. 875/- to a student obtaining the highest marks in any Hons. Subject, in the Humanities group and admitted to any University in W.B., for post-graduate studies.

Rs. 1275/- given to a student obtaining the highest marks, amongst all Hons. students.

Prizes are awarded to students obtaining the highest marks in B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com Part I, II, III Examinations of Calcutta University in various honours and general subjects.

Kalyani-Bibhuti Kanta Sarkar Award

Shyamaprasad Sarkar Award

Other Prizes

Awards and prizes given by the college

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DHRUBA CHAND HALDER COLLEGE LEARNER SUPPORT CENTRE OF RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY(Formerly Called Study Centre of Rabindra Bharati University)

(Approved & Recognized by UGC & State Government, CSC, PSC and SSC)

Dhruba Chand Halder College in collaboration with the Directorate of Distance Education of Rabindra Bharati University offers the following M.A. courses of study: M.A. in Bengali, English, History, Political Science, Sanskrit, Environmen-tal Studies and Education

3 years Honours or 3 years General Graduate of any recognized University with at least 300 marks.

Admission schedule will be notified in newspapers. The admission process is online and the date of admission is as per notification of Rabindra Bharati University. Study materials of the whole syllabus are supplied soon after admission to the course. Personal Contact Programme (PCP) is regularly held at our study centre.

Visit College Website : www.dchcollege.orgContact : Dr. Manika Rakshit, 03218 223667 (Office)

Courses Offered

Fee Structure

Eligibility

Admission

For further Details

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DHRUBA CHAND HALDER COLLEGE STUDY CENTRENETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY

(Approved & Recognized by UGC & State Government, CSC, PSC and SSC)

1) Bengali 2) English 3) English Language Teaching 4) History 5) Political Science 6) Mathematics 7) M.Com. 8) MSW (Master in Social Works) 9) MLIS (Master in Library Information Science)

Eligibility: 3 years Honours or General (Pass) Graduate

1) Accountancy (ECO)Eligbility: 10+2 Examination Passed

The admission process is online (www.wbnsou.ac.in)

Contact : Prof Susanta Kumar Saha (Co-ordinator), 03218 223665 (Office)

1) Mathematics (EMT) 2) Geography (EGO) 3) Bachelor Degree in Library & information Science (BLIS) Eligbility: 10+2 Examination Passed

3Years Honours Courses in Bengali (EBG) and History (EHI) Eligbility: 10+2 Examination Passed

Dhruba Chand Halder College in collaboration with Netaji Subhas Open University offers the following courses from this study center:

Courses Offered

A. Post Graduate Degree Course (M.A. / M.Sc. & M.Com.)

B. Bachelors Degree programme (BDP)

Admission

For further Details

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