Krishnagar Govt. College Study Centre (D-01)

Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU)

1. Study centre profile

History:

Established by act XIX of West Bengal State Legislature of 1997 and recognized by the UGC, Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) is the only state level University in the West Bengal which has nearly 150 study centers  spread all over West Bengal. Besides, there are also a host of designated study centers for job oriented, professional or vocational courses. As on 2024, NSOU is 2^nd ranking Open University in India.

One of the largest and most promising Study centers under the NSOU, Krishnagar Govt. College Study Center officially started its journey with only 07 students in 1998, the next year of journey of the Netaji Subhas Open University. The founder Co-ordinator was Prof. Chinmay Bhattacharya. He was one of the most renowned faculties of the Department of Chemistry, Krishnagar Govt. College. At present there are more than 1800 bonafide students: about 900 in UG courses (B.A & B.Com), more than 700 in PG courses (M.A, M.Com and M. Sc) and more than 100 in Professional courses (MSW, BLIS, MLIS, PGJM, ADJMC, ADPR, ADEL).

Prof. Chinmay Bhattacharya (07.12.1941 to 31.07.20220), Founder Co-ordinator of this Study Centre (D-01).

2. Administration

Dr. Sobhan Niyogi, Associate Professor & Officer-in-Charge

Head of the host institution (https://www.krishnagargovtcollege.ac.in/)

3. Staff

Dr. Balai Chandra Das, Co-ordinator (Since 01.04.2014) 

Dr. Gopal Das, Assistant Coordinator (Since 12.08.2018)

Dr. Samsul Hoque, Assistant Coordinator (Since 15.12.2020)

Smt. Gouri Bagchi, Office Assistant (Since 03.05.2014)

Sri Protap Biswas, Office Assistant (Since 01.02.2010)

Sri Gopal Majhi, Office Assistant (Since 2010)

Sri Kajal Saha, Office Assistant (Since 01.03.2015)

Sri Debabrata Mondal, Office Assistant (Since 05.04.2014)

Sri Gopal Biswas, Computer Operator (Since 08.02.2020)

Sri Surendra Mahato, Darwan cum peon (Since 23.12.2017)

4. Academics
   1. Courses offered
      • UG

1. Bengali (HBG)
2. Commerce (HCO)
3. Economics (HEC)
4. English (HEG)
5. History (HHI)
6. Political Science (HPS)
7. Public Administration (HPA)
8. Sociology (HSO)
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• PG

1. Bengali (PGBG)
2. Commerce (PGCO)
3. Economics (HEC)
4. English (PGEG)
5. History (PGHI)
6. Political Science (PGPS)
7. Public Administration (PGPA)
8. Mathematics (PGMT)
9. Education (PGED)
10. English Language Teaching (PGET)
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• Professional courses

1. Master of Social Work (MSW)
2. Bachelor of Library & Information Science (BLIS)
3. Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
4. Journalism & Mass Communication (PGJM)
5. Advance Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication (ADJMC)
6. Advance Diploma in Public Relation & Advertising (ADPR)
7. Advance Diploma in English Language Teaching (ADEL)

5. Counselors/ Faculties

List of Counselors of This Study Centre (D-01) For the Session   01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025

6. Student’s corner
   1. Antiragging