About the College

Founded in 1924 at the residential building of Late I.R.Belilious with just seven teachers and one hundred and twenty four students, Narasinha Dutt College is now one of the oldest and biggest general degree colleges, not only in the district of Howrah, but also in the state of West Bengal. Affiliated to the University of Calcutta, this premier institution of higher education has lived up to the academic as well as social demands of the changing times, upholding its motto “Jnanat Parataram Nahi” (There is no higher attainment than knowledge). Located on Belilious Road, adjacent to the Belilious Park, in the industrial heartland of the city of Howrah, the college has a serene and green environment to foster a refreshing campus life. Presently, the college in its three sections (Morning, Day & Evening) runs U.G. courses (Hons. & Gen.) in 18 subjects of Arts, Science & Commerce as well as 2 self-financed P.G. courses in Mathematics and English, having about five thousand students on its rolls.

Vision

The college logo bears the motto of this seat of higher learning: “Jnanat Parataram Nahi” (There is no higher attainment than knowledge). Accordingly, apart from delivering the curricular and co-curricular in effective and learner-friendly manner, our vision is to achieve excellence in teaching and learning in a peaceful and friendly environment, catering to the social and moral needs and obligations of young learners in their pursuit of becoming truly knowledgeable and responsible human beings.

Mission

Apart from imparting effective quality education at the Undergraduate and Post-Graduate levels in the district of Howrah and its adjoining areas, our mission is to make the learning process more student-centric for holistic development of an individual, to make the curriculum more inter and intra-disciplinary in nature, more flexible and choice-based and at par with international standards. We also look forward to introducing Open and Distance Learning programmes parallel to the formal courses, gradual introduction of Post-Graduate Courses in more subjects, gradual commencement of need-based research work in the subjects having Post-Graduate courses in future years with the help of our well equipped faculty, and introducing full-fledged PhD programmes. Our missions also include introduction of vocational/job-oriented courses/training programmes to enhance skill based needs of the society and to make the students more employable.

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