Sukanta College, Basanti

Sukanta College was founded in the year 2008 at Bhangankhali, Basanti, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. It is affiliated with and imparts undergraduate courses in Arts. The institution aims to provide an ambience of learning and development to the students coming for higher education in this rural region. The campus has a total area of 4 acres.

The present total student enrolment in the college is 1,552 with a faculty strength of 14, thereby maintaining a very appreciable student-teacher ratio. Sukanta College runs 5 courses in 2 degrees: specialisations under the B. A. programme. The college strives to provide all necessary facilities toward making the learning process enriching for its students.

The Sukanta College Library is one of the greatest assets and remains open on every college working day. It offers a lending facility of books, subject to rules printed on the library card issued to every student. Students interested in games and sports may avail themselves of sports facilities in the college, where a balanced outlook to education—in academics and extracurricular activities—is fostered.

Further, departmental laboratories are maintained at Sukanta College to provide hands-on training to students in their corresponding fields of study. This is a fully functioning co-educational college that offers a total of 5 undergraduate courses. The college offers a Bachelor of Arts in all its different specializations.

Degree Name Total Number of Seats BA Bengali Hons 52 BA Political Science Hons 52 BA History Hons 30 BA Sanskrit Hons 30 The admission process to Sukanta College is merit-based. The college truly believes in academic excellence; thus, it reserves the right of admission.

The college admits students strictly based on merit for its BA course, BA Bengali Hons, BA Political Science Hons, BA History Hons, and BA Sanskrit Hons. That means only meritorious students will get the chance to study in their desired fields.