Balurghat College is a co-ed

Coeducation

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 institution of higher education

Higher education

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 located in Balurghat

Balurghat

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, Dakshin Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur

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 district, West Bengal

West Bengal

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, India

India

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Balurghat College was established in June, 1948, as an intermediate liberal arts

Liberal arts

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 college, with 96 students. In 1950, the college was recognized by the UGC

University Grants Commission (India)

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, 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.Now under Gour Banga University.

Today, the college has grown into a degree college of over 3000 students, with undergraduate education in Arts and Science

Science

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s, Commerce

Commerce

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, and postgraduate courses in Bengali

Bengali language

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 and Commerce.
Distance education is offered through North Bengal University, and the college serves a study centre for Netaji Subhas Open University

Netaji Subhas Open University

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 and Indira Gandhi National Open University

Indira Gandhi National Open University

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English

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 and Bengali

Bengali language

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 are compulsory languages for all undergraduate students at Balurghat College.

Accreditation

Balurghat College was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council

National Assessment and Accreditation Council

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 (NAAC) in May, 2004, with a grade of "B".

Campus

The campus of Balurghat College occupies 9.5 acres (38,445.2 m²) of land in Balurghat, and is equipped with various facilities, including a library

Library

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, laboratories

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, museum

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, hostel

Hostel

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, workshop

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, and guesthouse.

Museum

Balurghat College Museum is a new addition to the campus, with an extensive collection of early stone sculpture

Sculpture

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s of the Pala

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-Sena

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 period, coin

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s, and 11th century stone inscriptions of Nayapala from the town of Gangarampur

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