| Bankura Christian College | |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Type: | Undergraduate & Postgraduate college |
| Affiliations: | Bankura University |
| Principal: | Dr.Fatik Baran Mondal |
| City: | Bankura |
| Country: | India |
| State: | West Bengal |
| Coordinates: | 23.2381°N 87.0593°W |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Website: | https://bankurachristiancollege.in/ |
Bankura Christian College, established in 1903,[1] is the oldest college in Bankura district in India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated with the Bankura University.
| List of Principals | |
|---|---|
| J. Mitchell | 1903-1910 |
| A. E. Brown | 1910-1927 |
| A. R. Spooner | 1927-1933 |
| William Bailey | 1933-1937 |
| C. F. Ball | 1937-1943 |
| W. J. Culshow | 1943-1949 |
| A. K. Mundle | 1949-1966 |
| R. N. Das | 1966-1971 |
| R. L. Sarkar | 1971-1971 |
| S. Singh | 1971-1981 |
| Teacher-in-charge | 1981-1985 |
| Mark Mir | 1985-1987 |
| Teacher-in-charge | 1987-1992 |
| Dr. Richard R. N. Bajpai | 1992–2014 |
| Dr Fatik Baran Mandal | 2014-2024 |
The application from the Wesleyan Mission College, Bankura, for affiliation to the Calcutta University was granted in April 1907. The affiliation was for the standard of the Intermediate Examination in Arts in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Logic and Mathematics and up to the B. A. Standard in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Political Economy and Political Philosophy and Mental and Moral Philosophy, and also up to the standard of the F. A. Examination in 1908 in the subjects of English, Sanskrit, History, Logic, Mathematics and Physics and Chemistry.
In 1961, the affiliation was changed to Burdwan University and since 2017, the college is affiliated to Bankura University.[3]
The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Bankura and its adjoining areas.[4]
Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Application, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Nutrition, Environmental Science, Electronics, and Economics.
Arts faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, and Physical Education.
The Geography Department started real-time weather reporting of Bankura District in 2012.
Bankura Christian College is an authorized study center of Netaji Subhas Open University (N.S.O.U.) since 1999.[5] This center offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree in different subject.
The college has introduced Webel Informatics Ltd to manage computers.[6]
The English Department publishes two international journals: Wesleyan Journal of Research and Appropriations Journal.