Fakir Chand College Ground

Naiya Para,Diamond Harbour,South 24, Parganas, West Bengal 743331

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Fakir Chand College stands today in Diamond Harbour, in the deep south of West Bengal – the culmination of the vision of one man to bring higher education facilities to the people of this area. About 100 km from south to north, there was no college before independence. The academically inclined would have to travel to Kolkata. This was a difficult proposition – physically and financially – for many.

The setting up of the college was envisioned as far back as 1925, but it was possible to set it up only in 1948, when Calcutta University planned a de-centralisation of higher education. Jagadish Chandra Halder, local businessman, set up Fakir Chand College in the memory of his father. The beginning was with Intermediate Courses in Arts and Science. In the 1955-56 academic year, undergraduate courses in Arts were introduced. The years from 1958 to 1966 were vital years when undergraduate courses in Science and Commerce, and the B.Ed. course were introduced under the able leadership of Principal A. C. Roy.

In 1969, Professor Hari Rakhal Biswas took over as Principal and he introduced a democratic process of administration, heralding a new era in the history of the College. Cooperation among all – administration, faculty, teaching staff and students – led to highly efficient running of the institution. Goals were set and reached with in planned time and the developmental apur then started has never slowed down.

The College now has 15 honours courses in Arts, Science and Commerce, a teacher training course and Post graduate courses in Education, Bengali, Modern History, Commerce and Mathematics. And eye remains on the economic and social exigencies in the introduction and conduct of courses.

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Fakir Chand College, a premier College of the District South 24 Parganas, was established in the year 1948. The College is affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It stands on the bank of the river Hooghly in salubrious surroundings free from the din and bustle of urban life. The ambience is highly suited to serve the noble and expanding needs of higher education. The College celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1997 befitting its reputation as a centre of excellence in South 24 Parganas. Its fabulously green environment with low pollution level is really a treasure to all. The College is housed in spacious buildings having bright and airy classrooms.

The College has a history of being served by experienced and able administrator with active cooperation from highly motivated, dedicated teaching and non-teaching staff. The educational and emotional needs of students, keeping in view their economic backwardness and rural background, are well taken care of. Utmost care is taken to cater to the needs of every student’s immediate and future professional requirements.

"Aims" and “Goals” are two ambitious words that define the pursuits of, perhaps, every academic institution. Fakir Chand College is no exception. But our institution has realized dreams and taught the students to dream big. To cater to their ambition we have always believed in an intimate connection between humanitarianism and education. Our most important concern now-a-days is to strike a balance between this education and human life.

Our College is motivating the students to walk on that track and we are offering through the courses as well as through the quality teaching a peep into the world’s problems and matters of worth. It is true that in all cases we cannot realize those dreams in the contemporary context, but Fakir Chand College is trying its best to live up to the expectations it has itself created. Guiding the students to be respectful towards their Alma matter it is trying to instil in them both imagination and practical knowledge so that they succeed in life.

Much has been done, yet; still more needs to be done. The College is ready to be a "partner-in-progress", receiving all sorts of cooperation from teaching and non-teaching staff of the institution.