Balurghat College

Balurghat College is a co-educational institution of higher education situated in Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. It was established in June 1948 as an intermediate liberal arts college with 96 students. In 1950, the college received recognition from the University Grants Commission and is supported by the West Bengal government as an aided college. North Bengal University accepted it as a constituent college in September 2003, and it is now under Gour Banga University. Today, the college has grown into a degree college with over 3,000 students, offering undergraduate education in arts, sciences and commerce, and postgraduate courses in Bengali and commerce. It serves as a study centre for Netaji Subhas Open University and Indira Gandhi National Open University, and offers distance education through North Bengal University. English and Bengali are compulsory languages for all undergraduate students. The college was accredited by NAAC in May 2004 with a grade of "B", and in February 2021 received a Grade B in the 2nd cycle under a new metrics-based assessment system. The 9.5-acre campus includes a library, laboratories, museum, hostel, workshop, and guest house, along with a museum containing Pala-Sena period sculptures and 11th century stone inscriptions of Nayapala.