Dumkal College
College of West Bengal
Dumkal College, was founded on 21 September 1999 by the order of the Government of West Bengal in Domkal, Murshidabad. The college starts its functioning with a handful of students initiating their classes in B.T High School, Dumkal. This is a co-education college and the only institution within the locality which ran from the very beginning with all the three streams: Arts, Science and Commerce. It is affiliated to the University of Kalyani.
Location
The college is located in Basantapur, a remote village near the Indo - Bangladesh border in Dumkal subdivision. The college is connected by a road coming from Dumkal Bus Stand. It is, therefore, conveniently connected with both Berhampore and Jalangi by road.
Departments
Science
Chemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics
Physics
Arts and Commerce
Bengali
Commerce
Economics
English
Geography
History
Philosophy
Political Science
Sanskrit
Facilities
Library
The college library has a vast collection of text books, references, rare books and useful journals. The library is mainly founded by U.G.C. grants (M.P. and M.L.A. funds), State Government grants available from time to time and the college fund as well. Some departments have seminar libraries where students can interact with the teachers directly.
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