About Us
Basirhat College, by the side of the murmuring Ichhamati, the first fruit of independence for
Basirhat, came into being on November 16, 1947. Since then it has been an active gateway of
higher education for pupils coming across a vast area expanding from the wet land of
Sundarbans in the north to Baduria in the south and Ghojadanga in the east to Haroa in the
west. Such a long-cherished dream could not have taken practical shape without an extremely
generous and visionary patronage of a noble soul, Khan Bahadur A.F.M. Abdur Rahaman.
Mr. Rahaman, besides extending substantive financial support, made his dwelling place a seat
for imparting knowledge to people sunk in the darkness of ignorance during the rule of the
British. Initially it was an institution for students of intermediate course, i.e., for students
pursuing I.A. degree.Gradually it became a degree level college offering courses for Pass
Graduation in humanities and commerce. Meanwhile, the college premises have been shifted
from Town Hall to Khan Bahadur’s house and finally to its present locationwith its
foundation stone laid by Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukhopadhyay, an eminent educationist.
Following rapid development of infrastructure, it did not take much time for science stream
to be introduced.Remarkable success in university examinations, helped the college earn
approval for offering honours courses and the institution which started journey as an
intermediate college with a handful of students, nowruns honours courses in sixteen subjects
with provisions of Post-Graduation for Bengali. Nineteen subjects are being taught in
undergraduate course under the CBCS system introduced recently. The ascending graph of
roll strength is soon to cross the boundary 7K.With a central library having reading and
lending facilities, students do have access to the departmental libraries and Book Bank too.
Initially it was Calcutta University, of late; the college has its affiliation with West Bengal
State University, Barasat. The social reach of the college is ever extending with the
outstanding performances of the NSS unitand students learn the lessons to serve and protect
the nation through their participation in the NCC wing of the college.A hostel for male
learnersstands at a distance of 20-minute walk from the college. Adjacent to the hostel, there
lies a huge piece of vacant land with the provision of amultidimensional expansion of the
college in near future. In the field of sports and games, the flag of Basirhat College is held
high with the glorious performance of students in district and state level. Since inception,
relentless effort of this institution has been directed toenable learners torealise the goal of
justice and equality in every sphere of life. Number of students coming from S.C., S.T.and
minority community is inspiring indeed. Again, increasing participation of female students in
learning process presents an optimistic picture of future with responsible citizens having clear
and distinct idea of rights to be enjoyed in proportion to their involvement with duties. A
distinguished centre of education, Basirhat College is to celebrate its platinum jubilee of
establishment during 2021-’22and would strive to achieve its goals with renewed energy and
vigour.