Balurghat B.Ed. College

Balurghat College is a co-educational higher education institution located 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 was recognized by the University Grants Commission and has since been supported by the West Bengal government as an aided college. North Bengal University accepted it as a constituent college in September 2003, and it now falls under Gour Banga University. The college has grown to serve over 3,000 students, offering undergraduate programs in arts, sciences, and commerce, along with postgraduate courses in Bengali and commerce. It also serves as a study centre for Netaji Subhas Open University and Indira Gandhi National Open University, and provides distance education through North Bengal University. English and Bengali are compulsory languages for undergraduates. The college was accredited by NAAC with a 'B' grade in May 2004 and again in February 2021 under a new assessment system. Its 9.5-acre campus includes a library, laboratories, a museum, a hostel, a workshop, and a guest house. The museum houses stone sculptures from the Pala-Sena period and 11th-century inscriptions of Nayapala.