Jangipur College

Jangipur College is a government-aided institution located in Jangipur, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. Established in August 1950 with intermediate-level classes, it began undergraduate teaching during the 1956–57 academic session. The college became affiliated with the University of Kalyani in 1999, following a decision by the Government of West Bengal. It occupies a 5.05-acre semi-urban campus and is recognised by the University Grants Commission under sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act. Since the 2016–17 academic session, it has also served as a study centre for distance-mode postgraduate courses in Bengali, English, History and Education offered by the University of Kalyani. The college provides undergraduate education in humanities (including Arabic, Bengali, Economics, Education, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, and Library and Information Science), sciences (Botany, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology), and commerce. Admissions are conducted online. According to 2025 National Institutional Ranking Framework data, the college had 4,102 undergraduate students in 2023–24, comprising 1,647 male and 2,455 female students. Dr. Prarthita Biswas serves as principal. The college received a B++ grade in its second NAAC assessment cycle. Notable faculty include poet Shankha Ghosh.