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.
History
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
Bankura Christian College was established by the Wesleyan Missionary Society in 1903 to prepare students for the F. A. Examination only. On 16 July 1906, by the Honourable Mr. Lancelot Hare, Officiating Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, laid the foundation stone of the college building on a land of 115 bighas near the center of the town.[2]
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.[2]
In 1961, the affiliation was changed to Burdwan University and since 2017, the college is affiliated to Bankura University.[3]
Departments and courses
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
Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Application, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Nutrition, Environmental Science, Electronics, and Economics.
Arts
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.
Netaji Subhas Open University Study Center
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.
Computer center
The college has introduced Webel Informatics Ltd to manage computers.[6]
Journals
The English Department publishes two international journals: Wesleyan Journal of Research and Appropriations Journal.
