Fakir Chand College, 24 Parganas South

Fakir Chand College, founded in 1948, is one of the most esteemed colleges for higher education in West Bengal. The college is located at Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas district, and is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.

Being a co-educational institution, spread over an area of 12 acres, the college has an enrolment capacity of 5,867 students that is ideally balanced by 58 dedicated faculty members to offer a personalised environment for learning. Fakir Chand College, with accreditation from NAAC, offers 26 courses in several programmes across various disciplines.

Fakir Chand College ensures that the learning process is made accessible and efficient by providing a wide range of facilities. Among the facilities that are offered, the library is crucial, as it is the knowledge core of the institution. Offering a wide collection of books, journals, and periodicals, the library is digitalised with numerous e-books and e-journals along with internet connectivity.

Practical learning is given utmost importance by the presence of departmental laboratories that are adequately supplied with advanced instruments. To cater to the academic needs of the students, the college provides smart classrooms and campus-wide internet facilities. The health of the students is prioritised through the sports facilities and sick rooms with first aid in case of emergencies.

The college canteen offers students and staff meals at an affordable price, while the alumni association helps to maintain connection between the current and graduated students. In total, Fakir Chand College aims to meet the various academic interests of the students through 26 courses in the streams of arts, commerce, education, and science offered at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

In the Arts stream, the college offers general BA, BA Hons in History , English, Bengali, Education , Political Science, Bengali, Philosophy, and MA courses. In the Science stream, there are varied courses in B. Sc and B. Sc Hons with specialisations including Economics and Computer Science and M. Sc. in Mathematics. For the students who wish to pursue the commerce stream, at the undergraduate level, there are B.

Com and B. Com honours of three years each, while at the postgraduate level, there is M. Com course that takes 2 years for completion. The college also offers a B. Ed course of two years so as to develop an understanding of the practical and theoretical aspects of teaching. Course Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees BA 827 Rs 11190 BA History Hons 167 Rs 11190 BA Philosophy Hons 131 Rs 11190 B.

Com Hons 191 Rs 11190 B. Sc-Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 153 Rs 11190 B. Sc Bio Science 38 Rs 11190 B. Sc Botany Hons 25 Rs 11190 In order to make the admission procedure at Fakir Chand College fair and transparent, the college follows a merit-based system. In the case of undergraduate courses such as BA, B. Com. , and B. Sc programmes, the marks scored in the qualifying exams are taken into consideration.

As for postgraduate courses, the marks scored at the graduate level in the relevant fields are used to prepare the merit list. For the B. Ed course, the students are admitted strictly on the basis of merit.