Krishnagar Government College

Krishnagar Government College, founded in 1846 after Lord Hardinge approved its establishment, is the oldest college in Nadia district, West Bengal. Land for the college was donated by Nadia Raj Srishchandra Roy and Maharani Swarnamoyee Devi of the Cossimbazar estate, and its palatial building was completed in 1856. The college was first affiliated with the University of Calcutta and is now affiliated with the University of Kalyani, as well as being recognized by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). Its first principal was David Lester Richardson, a noted educationist and former principal of Presidency College, Calcutta; later principals included Marcus Gustavus Rochfort, Loper Lethbridge, and others. Notable faculty members have included Ramtanu Lahiri, Md. Abdul Hai, Bishnu Dey, Subodh Chandra Sengupta, Khudiram Das, and Sudhir Chakravarti. The college offers four-year undergraduate honours courses in arts and science (per National Education Policy 2020) and two-year postgraduate courses, spread across 16 academic departments offering 19 major programs. It received an A grade (CGPA 3.17) from NAAC in 2015 and was designated a 'college with potential for excellence' in 2010.