Nagar College

Netaji Nagar College, established in 1967, is an undergraduate college located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Its career began on 25 September 1967 with evening classes held at the premises of Netaji Nagar Vidyamandir. Construction of the college building started within three years, funded by a corpus of one lakh and fourteen thousand rupees, largely contributed by people from all walks of life, including small donations of one or two rupees. The college has developed a distinctive identity in the southern fringes of Kolkata, focusing on reaching students, especially those from economically vulnerable sections of society. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses aimed at educating people from upper, lower, and middle classes in Kolkata and adjoining areas. The Arts faculty includes departments of Bengali, English, Education, Economics, History, Political Science, Journalism & Mass Communication, and Geography. The college was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2007 and re-accredited in 2016 with a B+ grade. It also received a grant under the Rashtriya Uchhatara Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).