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D I N H A T A C O L L E G E
ESTABLISHED: 1956 (NAAC Accredited B+)
PROSPECTUS
2021
P.O. DINHATA, DIST: COOCH BEHAR, PIN. 736135, WEST BENGAL
College Website: http://dinhatacollege.ac.in
Online admission: http://admission.dinhatacollege.ac.in
Email: [email protected]
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1. Introduction
'Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.'
- Swami Vivekananda
Dinhata College (NAAC accredited B+), with a history of great academic excellence
of nearly sixty years, is the only higher education institution providing undergraduate
courses in the whole of Dinhata Sub-division in Cooch Behar District. At present the
College has 17 departments namely Bengali, Botany, Chemistry, Commerce,
Economics, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical
Education, Physics, Political Science, Sanskrit, Sociology and Zoology,
Environmental Studies; all the disciplines are under the stewardship of brilliant and
outstanding teachers of our times. The College caters to the demands of a very large
number of students (at present around 8000) hailing from a predominantly rural,
backward and Indo-Bangladesh border areas inhabited by a significant number of
people belonging to the Scheduled Caste and other backward classes, mainly Muslim
minorities.
1.1 Status of the College
The College was initially affiliated to the Calcutta University (CU) from 1956 to
1962, and then to the University of North Bengal (NBU) from 1962 to 29th
July,
2015). From 30th
July 2015, the College came under Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma
University. The College is included under sections 2(f) and 12 (B) of the University
Grants Commission Act (http://www.ugc.ac.in/recogcollege.aspx, page no. 1270 as on
30.04.2016).
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As per the assessment made by
Accreditation Council of India (NACC)
first cycle. With the remarkable performance under NAAC accreditation along with
the fulfillment of further parameters, Dinhata Col
Infrastructural Grant, which has been channelized for renovation and construction
work, upliftment of laboratories
up with the new CBCS syllabus of the affiliating University
resources and the entire gamut of modernization work
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As per the assessment made by the Peer Team of the National Assessment and
Accreditation Council of India (NACC) Dinhata College awarded “B+’ grade in the
With the remarkable performance under NAAC accreditation along with
the fulfillment of further parameters, Dinhata College achieved RUSA 2.0
Infrastructural Grant, which has been channelized for renovation and construction
work, upliftment of laboratories by procuring new and advanced instruments to cope
up with the new CBCS syllabus of the affiliating University, repleni
resources and the entire gamut of modernization works.
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the Peer Team of the National Assessment and
d “B+’ grade in the
With the remarkable performance under NAAC accreditation along with
lege achieved RUSA 2.0
Infrastructural Grant, which has been channelized for renovation and construction
by procuring new and advanced instruments to cope
, replenishment of library
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1.2. Infrastructure (Physical Assets and Amenities)
The College is built on sixteen acres of land with the Administrative Block (Ashutosh
Mookerjee Bhavan) housing the Principal's Chamber, Teachers' Common Room,
Office Rooms, Girls' Common Room, Store Room, NSS Room, Games and Sports
Room, Students Health Room, Computer Room, Bengali, English, Economics
Departments and other well-equipped Classrooms. The Science Block (Jagadish
Chandra Bose Bhavan) houses Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology,
Sociology, Physical Education, Sanskrit and Geography Departments along with
separate well-equipped Laboratories and Classrooms. The Library Block (Swami
Vivekananda Bhavan) houses History, Philosophy, Political Science and Commerce
Departments, other Class Rooms, Canteen, Seminar Hall, Union Room and a well
equipped library with about 33,000 books and 32 journals and facility to access
various e-resources along with the facility of Information and Library Network
(INFLIBNET).
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The Boys' Hostel (Bidhan Chandra Chhatrabas) shelters a number of students from far
off areas while a UGC funded Girls' Hostel has been partially completed and is to be
inaugurated. The College is surrounded by charming greenery and water bodies. With
the financial assistance from the UGC, the College has constructed Smart Classrooms
with technology based teaching aids like LCD Projector Sets and Sound Systems for
providing better educational environment and scope for arranging seminars on its own
resources.
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2. Vision and Mission of the College
Dinhata College cherishes the hope of touching the remotest corner of the rural society with
the magic wand of education and thereby bringing the wards of the Sub-division to the light
of higher education. Dinhata College Insignia, 'The flying bird carrying ripe corn in its beak',
is intended to reflect the Vision of the College. The Governing Body of the College
supervises over and takes active part in the activities of the College. An IQAC (Internal
Quality Assurance Cell) also monitors and materialises the vision and mission of the college.
The College has the following visions and missions:
a) With its motto “Useful Education for All”, the College aims to bring down the ideals of
higher education to the level of reality and make it commensurate to the needs of the
common people of the area. b) It aims to take part in the socio-economic development of the local area by providing
good quality of higher education to its students. c) It aims to inculcate employment aptitude among its students and motivate them in
building up job oriented mentality by constant encouragement, counseling and necessary
training. d) Sensitization of students in extra-curricular activities and social services is aimed at by
various activities of the NSS Units and other respective departments. e) Through special care and personal contact, the College aims to improve the quality of
mediocre and backward students and also guide the meritorious students to better levels of
success.
f) The College aims to pave the way to a better society and nation
2.1. Objectives:
The objectives of the College are:
a. To provide quality education for the emerging young generation.
b. To provide proper career guidance and counseling to the students.
c. To enlarge the students with extra-curricular and creative activities.
d. To lead and enhance the students to better skills
e. To lead the students to a greater realm of research works
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f. To emphasise life-oriented and value-based teaching and commensurate with the
culture and tradition of the country.
g. To train up the students to be morally upright, intellectually competent and socially
committed to pave the way for a strong nation and an ideal society.
h. To inculcate the spirit of social service as well as self-development.
2.3. Principal’s Message:
Dear students, thank you for the interest you have shown in
Dinhata College. The College has been continuing its
triumphant march forward by carving a niche on the national
educational map. With experienced and dedicated teachers
and staff and good infrastructure, our College helps the
students to realise their goals in life. I encourage all students
to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the
College to involve themselves in academic as well as other extra-curricular activities that are
offered here. The College strives to build the development of the mind and body of the
pupils and paves the way to a better society and nation.
Wishing you all Good Luck
Dr. Abdul Awal
Principal
Dinhata College
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3. Admission Procedure
On-line admission process has been started for the First Semester 2021 from 2nd August onwards
through the online portal: http://admission.dinhatacollege.ac.in
3.1. Eligibility for Admission
Students who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination (10+2) conducted by the
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (W.B.C.H.S.E.) after a period of 12
years’ study or any other equivalent (10+2) pattern examination conducted by the I.S.C. or
C.B.S.E. or any other Board recognized in year 2019, 2020 and 2021 according the rules
of the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, provided the student has passed in at least
four subjects with English as Compulsory Subject, excluding Environmental
Studies/Environmental Education.
The students of general category who have obtained either (i) 55% marks in the aggregate or
(ii) 50% marks in the aggregate with 60% marks in the subject (opted for Honours) in the
qualifying examinations shall be eligible to apply for admission to Honours in the subject
concerned. However, the above criterion reduces to (i) 50% marks in the aggregate or (ii)
45% marks in the aggregate with 60% marks in the subject (opted for Honours) in the
qualifying examinations for students of SC/ST categories. We also preserve the admission
facilities for the students belonging to OBC-A and OBC-B categories. Above all, the College
follows from time to time Government Orders in connection with the admission procedure.
For all laboratory-based subjects, the student must have passed in that subject at 10+2
level, if that subject exists in the HS subjects list, or equivalent subject if it does not
exist in the HS list of subjects, as per existing admission guidelines.
Reservation of Seats for admission into B.A. /B.Sc. / B.Com. (Honours and General)
Courses for SC / ST / OBC and persons with disabilities are to be maintained as per the
relevant G.O.'s. (5% Reservation of Seats for persons with disabilities vide G.O. No.
1084(20)-Edn(U)/EH/1U-89/13 Dt. Kolkata, the 07th December, 2018).
As per G.O. No. WB (part - i)/98/SAR-354 dated Tuesday, September, 1995 order and
notifications by the Governor of West Bengal I Government of West Bengal Schedule caste
and Tribes Welfare Department, Writers Building, Calcutta - 1 "For admission to the Course
B.A. (Hons.) B.Sc. (Hons.), B.Com. (Hons.) SC or ST candidates getting admission should
have in the previous examinations qualifying marks which are not lower by more than 25%
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from the marks obtained, by the last candidate of the general category. The candidates
included in the general merit list will not be counted towards these reserved quotas."
The provisions of this Act (Reservation in Admission) shall not apply to:
(i) OBC-A and OBC-B students to creamy layer of the Society,
(ii) A minority Educational Institution based on religion or language,
3.2 Merit Point Calculation:
Admission to all Honours Course will be based strictly on merit. Merit shall be calculated as
per the following formula.
Merit= (2S+T)/6
T = Aggregate = marks obtained in English + marks obtained in the subject opted for
Honours + best marks of other two subjects [Excluding EVS, the subject opted for Honours
and English].
S= marks obtained in the subject opted for Honours.
If the candidate does not have the specific subject opted for Honours in his / her previous
Course, the procedure for Merit Calculation will be as follows,
Merit =T1/4
T1=marks obtained in English+ best of other three subjects excluding EVS.
This procedure is also applicable in case of General (Program) Courses.
A single Merit List is to be prepared for a single type of programme.
3.3 Change of Subjects:
No change of subjects, and change from General (Program) to Honours Courses and vice
versa shall be granted after filling up to the Registration forms, by the candidates of the
respective Colleges. If any change undertaken by the College, the matter shall be treated as
violation of University Statute, Regulation, Rules, Guidelines and Circulars etc. on the part
of the College.
3.4. Admission for Vocational Course:
All students of Higher Secondary (Vocational) Course [X + 2 levels] will be treated as
equivalent with the course curriculum and syllabus of the West Bengal Council of Higher
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Secondary Education (WBCHSE) w.e.f. the session 2009 - 2010". Such students shall be
admitted only in the 1st Semester General (Program) Course of B.A. /B.Sc. / B.Com.
Merit list will be provided for various subjects through web notification in our website:
http://admission.dinhatacollege.ac.in
3.5. Documents to be uploaded
Following documents should be uploaded during the online application process.
a) All candidates (Honours & Regular Programme) need to upload his/her signature and a
soft copy of passport size photograph.
b) Honours candidates need to upload a scanned copy of Age Proof Certificate (MP
Admit/Certificate), H. S. (12th
Standard) Mark sheet only (from original mark sheet, not from
photocopy) in addition to photograph.
c) PH and Caste Certificate (if any)
3.6. Documents required after taking admission
It is to be noted that photocopies of the following documents are required at the time of
mandatory physical attendance of the candidates for the verification of candidature and
testimonials at the College premises as per schedule. a) Age Proof Certificate (MP Admit/Certificate)
b) H. S. (12th
Standard) Mark Sheet. c) Caste Certificate (if any). d) Certificate in favour of PH status etc. e) Payment Receipts / mobile phone messages on successful transaction, etc.
Those Admission Forms which are not properly filled in or signed or if any wrong or
misleading information is furnished by the student will be cancelled.
3.7. Availability of Seats
All admissions to the various courses in Dinhata College will be made strictly on merit and
subject to availability of seats. The list is given below –
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FORMAT OF DATASHEET IN THE YEAR 2021
NAME OF THE COLLEGE DINHATA COLLEGE
SL.NO. NAME OF THE COURS (SUBJECT WISE) NO. OF SEATS APPROVED BY UNIVERSITY
SC ST OBC-A OBC-B PWD GENERAL TOTAL
1 BENGALI HONOURS 31 9 14 10 4 74 142
2 ENGLISH HONOURS 31 8 14 10 4 73 140
3 HISTORY HONOURS 28 7 12 9 4 65 125
4 PHILOSOPHY HONOURS 28 7 12 9 4 65 125
5 POLITICAL SCIENCE HONOURS 28 7 12 9 4 65 125
6 ECONOMICS HONOURS 18 5 8 6 2 41 80
7 GEOGRAPHY HONOURS 5 1 3 2 1 13 25
8 PHYSICS HONOURS 8 2 4 2 1 18 35
9 CHEMISTRY HONOURS 7 2 3 2 1 15 30
10 MATHEMATICS HONOURS 11 3 5 4 1 26 50
11 BOTANY HONOURS 7 2 3 2 1 15 30
12 ZOOLOGY HONOURS 7 2 3 2 1 15 30
13 ACOUNTANCY HONOURS 18 5 8 6 2 44 83
14 B.A. IN BENGALI 100 27 45 32 14 237 455
15 B.A. IN ENGLISH 33 9 15 11 4 78 150
16 B.A. IN HISTORY 100 27 45 32 14 237 455
17 B.A. IN PHILOSOPHY 100 27 45 32 14 237 455
18 B.A. IN POLITICAL SC 100 27 45 32 14 237 455
19 B.A. IN ECONOMICS 30 8 13 9 4 71 135
20 B.A. IN GEOGRAPHY 9 2 4 3 1 21 40
21 B.A. IN SANSKRIT 67 18 30 21 9 160 305
22 B.A. IN SOCIOLOGY 67 18 30 21 9 160 305
23 B.SC. IN PHYSICS 14 4 6 5 2 34 65
24 B.SC. IN CHEMISTRY 9 3 4 3 1 22 42
25 B.SC. IN MATHEMATICS 14 4 6 5 2 34 65
26 B.SC. IN BOTANY 4 1 2 1 1 11 20
27 B.SC. IN ZOOLOGY 4 1 2 1 1 11 20
28 B.COM. IN ACCOUNTANCY 28 8 13 9 4 68 130
29 B.A. IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION (MALE) 7 2 3 3 0 18 33
B.A. IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION (FEMALE) 7 2 3 2 0 18 32
3.8. Technical Notes
a. One personal active mobile phone number is compulsory for opening an account in
online admission portal. To use the mobile number of any other person is strictly
prohibited.
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b. One particular mobile phone number can be used for only one time in the online
admission portal per student.
c. All candidates need to upload his/signature and a soft copy of passport size
photograph.
d. Honours candidates need to upload a scanned copy of Age Proof Certificate, H. S.
(12th
Standard) Mark Sheet only (from original mark sheet only, not from photocopy),
PH and Caste Certificate (if any) in addition to photograph.
e. All original testimonials including Age Proof Certificate (MP Admit/Certificate), HS
Mark sheet, Caste Certificate, Payment Receipt are to be produced at the time of
physical verification process.
f. After taking admission in one subject/course, if one takes admission in another
subject/course, previous admission will be cancelled if the application form id is same.
g. There is one payment gateway: Atom
h. Payment status will be updated automatically and instantly in case payment (online
only) through Atom
i. After taking admission students can take printout of their College Pay Slip with
College Roll Number from their respective online admission accounts.
3.9. Registration
All admissions are provisional until confirmed by the University. If any admission of
any student is made in contravention of the University regulations and restrictions, or
in contravention of any rules framed by the College, even though detected afterwards,
it shall be cancelled without any reference and the concerned student will not be
entitled to any refund of fees that is already paid to the College.
3.10. Reservation
Seats shall be reserved for SC, ST, OBC A, OBC B and Physically Handicapped
category as per Government order issued on the subject, provided that they have
furnished the Certificates issued by the appropriate authority.
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4. Fee Structure
Online Admission Fees Structure (in Rs.) for First Semester 2021
Sl.
No.
ITEM(S) B.A. B.A. B.A. B.A. B.A. B.Com B.Com B.Sc. B.Sc.
(P) (P)
Geo.
(P)
Ph
Ed
(H) GEO
(H)
(P) (H) (P) (H)
1 Admission Fees 75 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125
2 Development Fees 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 175
3 Library Fees 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
4 Electricity Fees 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
5 Laboratory Development Fees 0 100 100 0 150 100 150 150 150
6 Festival Fees 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
7 Security Guard Fees 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
8 Identity & Library Card 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
9 College Exam. Fess 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
10 Miscellaneous Fees 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
11 Student Aid Fund 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 Health & Environmental Quality Fee 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
13 Student Seminar Fee 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
14 College Automation Fee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 IT, SMS & Communication Service Fee 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
16 Online admission processing fee 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
17 Session Fees 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
18 University Registration Fees 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
19 Uiversity sports Board Fees 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
23 Tuition Fees 1st Semester 300 510 510 450 660 360 510 510 660
24 Laboratory Fees including Material Charges (6
Months)
0 240 240 0 540 0 0 240 540
25 Total 1280 1880 1880 1480 2380 1490 1690 1930 2380
** Fees reduced for 1st Semester, 2020 (Due to Covid-19) and remain same for the year 2021
5. Hostel Facility
The College has a Boy’s Hostel namely Bidhan Chandra Chhatrabas with the capacity
of 80 male students. Application is to be done (for Boys’ Hostel only) separately in a
prescribed format after admission to the College. The following documents are to be
submitted along with the application form
a) Photo Copy of Mark Sheet of the examination last qualified.
b) Character Certificate from the Superintendent of the hostel last stayed or Head of
the Institution last attended.
c) Residential Certificate from competent authority.
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Admission to the hostel will be strictly on the basis of merit and distance. The Fee
Structure is given below.
Fee Structure: Boys’ Hostel
Items Rate (Per Month) Annual Rate
Admission fee 50
Seat rent 100 1200
Utensils 60
Miscellaneous 50
Sports fee 50
Establishment cha 75 900
Electricity fee 50 600
Total 2910
The members of the Boys’ Hostel Committee are as follows-
Sl. No. Teacher/NT Staff Designation
1 Sri Ranjan Barman Convener
2 Sri Mahadev Barman Member
3 Sri Rafikul Alam Member
4 Sri Pallab Roy Member
5 Sri Prosanjoy Das Member
6 Sri Shibam Saha Member
6. CBCS (Semester System) Rules and Regulations
6.1. Following the University (CBPBU) provisions and regulations related to CBCS
Semester System some of the important points are noted below:
a) CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) in Undergraduate (UG) Course has 6 semesters
in 3 years, every examination will be held after 6 months, that means 2 semester
examinations per year
b) Admission to every semester is mandatory
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c) Automatic progression from Semester I up to Semester V is allowed but automatic
progression from Semester V to Semester VI shall be considered only if the student
has cleared all the papers of Semester I
d) A student shall have 3 consecutive chances for passing a particular paper/semester
failing which the student will be terminated from the examination system
e) In order to complete the course a student will have to utilize the consecutive chances
within five years of five consecutive academic sessions from the date of first
admission. If a student fails to clear all the papers/semesters within the allowed
chances he/she will not be permitted to pursue the course and will be declared to have
failed.
f) There will be internal evaluation (for 10 marks) of the students in every semester – 6
marks for continuous evaluation and 4 marks for attendance.
6.2. Course Structure of CBCS
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6.3 Question Pattern and Marks Distribution of CBCS
For Arts/Commerce Subjects (Honours & Program)
15 Marks - 1 Question = 15
10 Marks - 1 Question = 10
5 Marks - 1 Question = 5
1 Mark - 10 Questions = 10
Total = 40 Marks
Internal = 10 (6 for continuing evaluation and 4 for attendance)
For Science Subjects (Honours & Program)
10 marks - 1 Question = 10
5 Marks - 1 Question = 5
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1 mark - 10 Questions = 10
Total = 25 Marks
Practical = 15 Marks
Internal = 10 (6 for continuing evaluation and 4 for attendance)
Distribution of Examination Hours
2 Hours for 40 Marks
1.3 Hours for 25 Marks
2 Hours for 15 Marks (Practical Examination)
N.B. For ENVS Paper 30 Marks for Theory Exam, 10 Marks for Project and 10 Marks for
Internal Evaluation (6 for continuing evaluation and 4 for attendance)
6.4. Some Important Terms/Words of CBCS:
• Semester Credit – one credit equivalent to one hour of teaching
• SGPA – Semester Grade Point Average (per semester)
• CGPA – Cumulative Grade Point Average (total 6 semesters)
• SNC – Semester Not Cleared
7. General Rules and Disciplines
The following are the general rules and norms of the College:
7.1. All students must always carry their College Identity Card with them while
entering the College Premises and are bound to display their card.
7.2. Each student must come to the College decently attired, maintain proper decorum
and discipline in the college premises and take care not to destroy any college
property. Every student must observe the College Notice Board and website and also
text messages regularly and comply with instructions displayed there on, failing which
the College will not be responsible for any inconvenience faced by them.
7.5. Every student requires attending the Internal Evaluations (Tutorials) for acquiring
internal marks (06) for each paper, taken by the respective Departments from time to
time before appearing in the Semester Examinations. Also they need to attend the
classes regularly to secure good marks (04) in attendance.
7.6. Appearance of the Parents in the Parent-Teacher Meetings organised by the
respective Departments from time to time is mandatory. Such Meetings are intended to
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bridge the gap between the teachers and the parents for betterment of the overall
performance of the learners.
7.7. In matters mentioned above the decision of the College Authority will be final and
binding upon the student.
8. Dinhata College Library
8.1. About the Library
The Dinhata College Library with about 33000 books and 32 journals
(http://dinhatacollege.ac.in/library.php) supports the main objectives of the College to
become an institution of its repute in the field of education. The College library subscribes
NLIST (National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content),
which provides access to e-resources to its members. The library is providing various
services such as:
• Issue and return of reading materials,
• Assistance in catalogue search,
• Helps the students and teachers to use the internet, circulation service, question
bank, syllabus bank
• Reading of newspapers, newsletters, etc.
• OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) Search
• INFLIBNET
The Library is using Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme (23rd Edition) for
classifying the documents.
8.2. Library Advisory Committee
The College has a Library Advisory Committee (LAC). It comprises the following:
• Principal (Chairperson of the Committee)
• Librarian (Convener)
• Teachers Council Secretary.
• Head of all the Departments.
• Bursar
• Head Clerk
• Accountant
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• General Secretary, Students' Union
The Committee allocates fund among the Departments to purchase latest edition of
books and journal. The recommendations made by the Departments for the purchase of
books and journals are placed before the Advisory Committee and on its turn, the
Committee approves the recommendations. The Principal, in consultation with
Librarian, places the order for purchase. The Librarian takes care of preservation and
maintenance of books, journals and periodicals. On the basis of the recommendations
of the Committee, the INFLIBNET- NLIST facility is being provided along with a
reading room for staff members and students. Further, extension of the Reading Room
is being carried out to accommodate more readers.
8.3. Library Staff
• Librarian: Smt. Dawa Doma Sherpa
• Library Assistant (College Sponsored): Smt. Santana Roy Bagchi
• Library Assistant (College Sponsored): Sri. Subrata Saha
• Library Assistant (College Sponsored): Sri Mehebub Elahi Ali
• Library Assistant (College Sponsored): Argha Kamal Sarkar
8.4. Details of the library
• Total area of the library (in Sq. Mts.): 318 Sq. Mts. including Reading Room
(excluding the under construction extension area).
• Total seating capacity: 50 seats (at a time).
• Working hours: On week days: 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM
• On Saturday: 10.30 A.M. to 3.00 P.M.
• Closed on Holidays and Puja Vacation.
8.5. Layout of the library
The library has separate reading room for the students and staff members. Computer
with E-resource is provided in the Reading Room.
8.6. Rules & Regulations
• Silence is to be maintained.
• Users are requested not to deposit their bags and other belongings at the counter.
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• Before entering the library entry to be made in register kept at the entrance.
• All users are requested to keep their mobile phones switched off or in silent
mode in the library.
• Library Card is compulsory for getting access to the library.
• Demand slips are available at the circulation desk for your use.
• Books will be issued on presentation of the library card.
• Students are requested to check the books while borrowing. Any damage found
in the books borrowing should be brought to the notice of the staff on duty
before issued.
• The students are to follow the guidelines issued by the Library from time to time
8.7. Circulation (ISSUE / RETURN) Time
• MONDAY: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Year B. Sc. (Honours & Regular Programs).
• TUESDAY: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Year B. Sc. & B.com. (Honours. & Regular Progs).
• WEDNESDAY: 1st Year B.A. (Honours & Regular Programs).
• THURSDAY: 2nd Year B.A. (Honours & Regular Programs).
• FRIDAY: 3rd Year B.A. (Honours & Regular Programs).
• SATURDAY: The circulation section will be available from 10:30 A.M. to
3.00 P.M. on Saturday.
• Book Demand / Book Issue/ Book Return Time
• Book Demand: 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
• Book Issue: 1:30 P.M. to 3.00 P.M.
• Book Return: 12:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Loan Privileges
Sl
Category
Number of Books
Loan
Period
1. Faculty Members 20 1 Month
2. Non-Teaching Staff 05 20 Days
3. Honours Course Students 04 15 Days
4. Programme Course Students 02 15 Days
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Issued book is to be returned within 15 days. After 15 days a fine of 50 paisa per day
including holidays will be charged (Per book from the due date till the book is
returned to library).
Loss of any borrowed book must be reported immediately to the librarian/library
staff. The member must replace the lost book/pay the cost of the latest editing of the
lost book along with overdue charges, if any.
If Library card is lost a fresh card will be issued on a payment of Rs. 50.
Library card is to be shown at the time of taking library clearance.
9. National Service Scheme (N.S.S.)
The College has three N.S.S. Units which perform various regular activities around the
College Campus and also special activities at the adopted village. They perform social
activities like planting trees, cleanliness programmes; organise awareness camps on
different contagious diseases, fire fighting methods and related cautions, health and
hygiene; cultural functions, drive against rampant use of plastics, thermocols and other
non bio-degradable items; science education and science awareness; awareness against
superstitions; management of solid waste; legal awareness regarding cyber crime,
human trafficking and traffic rules; health survey; blood donation camps; safety
measures against snake bites and so on. The students are encouraged to participate in
various competitions, workshops and training programmes/summer internships which
help to increase their skill.
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No.
Unit Programme Officer
1 I Sri Sushil Chandra Biswas, Assistant Professor in Economics
2 II Sk Rafikul Alom, Assistant Professor in Commerce
3 II Dr. Bappa Sarkar, Assistant Professor in Geography
10. IT and Electronic Infrastructure
10.1. IT Infrastructure of Dinhata College
Computers with Configuration
Department/Section Configuration Number Total
Departments Intel Pentium®2 GB RAM 20
Laptop Intel® Pentium ® quad core HD 12
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Graphics2 GB DDR3 , 500GB HDD
Library Core i3,2 GB RAM 5
Intel Pentium®2 GB RAM 3
Intel Pentium®2 GB RAM 3 87
Administrative Intel Core™ i54 GB RAM 8
section Intel Pentium®2 GB RAM 15
Intel Core™ i34 GB RAM 3
Library Reading Intel Pentium®2 GB RAM 15
Room
Other electronic / Electrical Facilities Available at Dinhata College
Facilities
Computer server- 2
Computer Student Ratio= 1:50 (Science and Commerce students)
LAN Facility Available
Wi-Fi / Hotspot Facility Available
Licensed Software –Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 , Windows 10, Quick Heal
Antivirus, Linux (Ubuntu) OS, MS Office -2003, 2007, C++, and other Software for
Student management, administration, financial management and library operation
No. of Computers With Internet Facility – 25
Printer Scanner and Copier – 8, Dot Matrix Printer- 2
Projector – Epson 3-LCD projector (12)
Bar Code Reader – 2
Electricity Generator –2, High capacity power generator (Connected with all Sections)
POS machines - 2 (for cashless payment of tuition & other fees)
SMS Gateway (Capacity: 3000 sms per hour / 5000 sms per day)
Interactive Alumni Web Portal
10.2. Games and Sports
Sports, outdoor and indoor games, gymnasium activities all are performed throughout
the year. The students take part in the DPI sports and also in University Sports
accordingly. In the previous years the College has performed well in the field of
games and sports winning various trophies and thereby upholding the reputation of
the college to a greater level. The Physical Education department since its inception
has already equipped the department with necessary games and sports items as well as
gymnasium accessories. The College has a Games and Sports Committee which
monitors all the related activities well and guides the students to realise and
materialise their talent and skill. The members of the committee are as follows –
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1 Sri Dipu Barman Convener
2 Sri Sushil Chandra Biswas Member
3 Sk Rafikul Alam Member
4 Sri Sudipta Ghosh Member
5 Smt. Peauli Debnath Member
6 Sri Amitava Roy Member
10.3. Special Needs
• Ramp has been constructed in all the buildings.
• A special counter under the stair case of the library for the assistance of
differently-abled students.
• There is an arrangement for escorting differently-abled students.
10.4. Students Health Committee
There is a Students Health Committee on campus which meets healthcare requirements in
need. Equipments available:
• First aid box & materials
• Sphygmomanometer (blood pressure monitor)
• Stethoscope
• Thermometer
• Weighing Scale
The Members of the Committee are as follows
Sl. No. Teacher/NT Staff Designation
1 Dr. Mrityunjoy Ghosh Convener
2 Sri Mahadev Barman Member
3 Sri Joy Mukherjee Member
4 Smt. Tanushree Ray Member
5 Smt. Payel Kar Member
6 Sri Sudipta Ghosh Member
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11. Students' Welfare Committee
There is a Students’ Welfare Cell in Dinhata College which looks after the welfare of the
students on various issues. The Cell is available to pay heed to the problems faced by the
students. The faculties are approachable at any time for students’ issues. The committee is as
follows -
Sl. No. Teacher/NT Staff Designation
1 Sri Uttam Sarkar Convener
2 Smt. Sukla Das Member
3 Sri Suni Roy (Secretary, Teachers’ Council) Member
4 Ashananda Saha (Accountant –in – Charge) Member
5 Smt. Sampa Debnath Member
6 Sri Sariful Hoque Member
11.1. Grants and Stipends for Students
Students get various scholarships, grants and stipends from the government and other
foundations from time to time. The college has a separate scholarship section which
looks into all the matters related to various scholarships, grants and stipends.
11.2. Career Guidance and Counseling Cell
Academic, personal and career counseling are provided to students. The Counseling Cell has
been taking initiatives for providing various types of counseling services namely –academic,
personal, career, psycho-social etc. to the students. The faculties have adopted the following
resolutions for making the counseling services to the students. These are as follows:
• To counsel the existing 3rd
year students of various Departments regarding their
career advancement.
• To counsel the retarded students.
• To find out their personal problems of the learners that creates obstacles in their
path of learning.
• To identify the advanced and the slow learners on the basis of reports provided
by the respective Departments.
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• To encourage the students having less attendance to increase their attendance in
their classes.
• To motivate the students for higher education in relevant subjects. Also make them
aware of various jobs by organising programmes in collaboration with various
organisations.
• To increase the habit of the students for using College Library.
• To inculcate positive approaches among the learners regarding their
responsibility to society.
The members of the Cell are as follows –
Sl. No. Teacher/NT Staff Designation
1 Sri Manjil Gupta Convener
2 Dr. Kishore Kumar Thapa Member
3 Dr. Surya Narayan Ray Member
4 Smt. Dawa Doma Sherpa Member
5 Dr. Bappa Sarkar Member
6 Sri Avishek Saha Member
11.3. Collegiate Student Grievance Redressal Committee
A Students’ Grievance Redressal Cell has been functioning in the College. The
committee takes and analyses the grievances of the students and takes effective
solutions to them. The members of the Committee are as follows -
Sl. No. Teacher/NT Staff Designation
1 Sri Sunil Roy Convener
2 Dr. Sapan Tamang Member
3 Dr. Joy Das Member
4 Dr. Suchismita Debnath Member
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5 Sri Uttam Sarkar Member
6 Student Representative Member
11.4. Anti-Ragging Committee
The institution has an Anti-Ragging Committee which functions regularly and displays
anti-ragging messages and warnings in the campus. The Committee is as follows –
Sl. No. Teacher/NT Staff Designation
1 Sri Subhash Chandra Das Convener
2 Dr. Surya Narayan Ray Member
3 Dr. Arpita Paul Member
4 Smt. Anindita Basu Biwas Member
5 Sri Mahadev Barman Member
6 Sri Surath Bir Member
11.5. Internal Complaint Committee (ICC), Dinhata College,
There is an Internal Complaint Committee which looks after the complaints regarding
internal matters like sexual harassments on the part of the stake holders. Members of the
committee are:
Sl. No. Teacher/NT Staff Designation
1 Dr. Suchismita Debnath Presiding Officer
2 Smt. Sukla Das Member
3 Smt. Anindita Basu Biswas Member
4 Smt. Tanushree Ray Member
5 Smt. Sampa Roy Member
6 Smt. Pew Roy (Datta) Member
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11.6. Gender Sensitization Unit (GSU)
The college has a Gender Sensitization Unit which looks after the issues of gender equality
through various programmes like group discussions, debates, poster competition etc. and
finds out gender champions depending upon their excellence in various activities. The Unit
is as follows –
Sl. No. Teacher/NT Staff Designation
1 Dr. Rumana Parveen Nodal Teacher
2 Smt. Anwesha Barman Member
3 Smt. Yankey Sherpa Member
4 Sri. Sibam Saha Member
5 Sri. Pratap Chandra Das Member
6 Smt. Pew Roy (Datta) Member
7 Smt. Tini Chakraborty Member
8 Smt. Sampa Debnath Member
11.7. West Bengal Students Credit Card Scheme
West Bengal Student Credit Card Scheme is also available here at the College following the
WB Govt. norms and orders. Dr. Sukumar Sarkar, Assistant Professor in Economics is the
Nodal Officer and Dr. Joy Das, Assistant Professor in Bengali is the help desk officer.
12. Prizes and Awards
• Nripendra Mohan Saha Smriti Padak- Philosophy. Sulakshana Devi Smriti
Puraskar - Political Science
• Srinath Smriti Padak - B.Com. Honours
• Nanda Rani Smriti Padak (for female students) - B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Final
Examinations
• B.R. Dey Memorial Medal - English
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• In addition, the College is felicitating the highest mark scorers in Different
Honours Subjects in the University Final Examinations.
13. Research and Seminar
The Research Sub-Committee of the College facilitates and monitors research activities of
the College. The Committee encourages the faculty members to apply minor/major research
projects. The Convener along with the members, UGC Sub-Committee constituted by the
College, keeps track of the schemes of UGC & other bodies like DST etc. The Committee
motivates the teachers about the various fellowships and helps to apply for the same. Some
of the faculty members have undertaken Minor & Major Research Projects from UGC &
DST. Some of the teachers on their personal capacity have also made a quasi- collaborative
research works with other institutions for more information. The various Departments of the
`College organise National, State and Local Level (Departmental) Seminars, Workshops and
Invited Lectures on regular basis. Students’ participation in those has been too generous. All
the Departments publish Wall Magazines which help the students achieve competency in
creativity. There is also Research, Seminar and Journal Committee which looks after the
related issues. The Committee is as follows –
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1 Dr. Surya Narayan Roy Convener
2 Dr. Kishore Kumar Thapa Member
3 Dr. Suchismita Debnath Member
4 Dr. Md Matin Member
5 Dr. Joy Das Member
6 Dr. Bappa Sarkar Member
7 Dr. Gobinda Chandra Roy Member
14. Publication of Wall magazine
The departments regularly publishes their departmental wall magazine in different aspects
and thereby furnishes the creative and research skills of the students. The wall magazines
showcase the excellence of the pupils’ activities.
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15. Future Plan of Action
The College is trying its best to develop the overall infrastructure so that it can achieve
Autonomous Status.
• The College aspires to start Post-Graduation Courses in near future.
• The College plans to hold more International and National Level Seminars in the
coming academic year.
• The College plans to take up several initiatives in improving the overall teaching
and learning process by inviting academicians from across the country and
abroad to deliver lectures, facilitating teachers take part in various enrichment
programs for the benefit of the students and so on.
• The College plans to build central instrumentation facilities for the science
departments.
• The College plans to build a sports complex in its compound.
• The College plans to open new Honours Courses in Sanskrit, Sociology, and
Program/Honours Course in Education and so on.
16. Governing Body and Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff
16.1. Members of the Governing Body
Sri Udayan Guha President, GB.
Dr. Abdul Awal Principal & Secretary
Sri Susanta Kundu Member, Govt. Nominee
Dr. Amal Kumar Harh Member, University Nominee
Dr. Subhash Chanda Member, University Nominee
Smt. Dipti Roy Member, University Nominee
Dr. Suchismita Debnath Teachers' Representative
Dr. Kishore Kumar Thapa Teachers' Representative
Sri. Bhanu Ray Mandal Non-Teaching Staff Representative
Vacant Students' Representative
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Deptt. of Political
Science
1 Smt. Sukla Das Assistant Professor
2 Dr. Sapan Tamang Assistant Professor
3 Sri Uttam Sarkar Assistant Professor
4 Dr. Seikogin Haokip Assistant Professor
5 Sri Jiban Kumar Sen State Aided College Teacher
Members of the Teaching Staff Department Name of Teaching Staff Designation
Principal Dr. Abdul Awal Principal
Deptt. of Bengali
1 Dr. Amitava Datta Associate Professor
2 Dr. Suchismita Debnath Associate Professor
3 Sri Subhash Chandra Das Assistant Professor
4 Dr. Joy Das Assistant Professor
5 Sri Subhadwip Sarkar State Aided College Teacher
6 Smt. Anwesha Barman State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of English
1 Sri Joy Mukherjee Assistant Professor
2 Sri Avishek Saha Assistant Professor
3 Sri Mahadev Barman Assistant Professor
4 Smt. Sampa Debnath State Aided College Teacher
5 Smt. Shereen Jahan Islam State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of
Economics
1 Sri Sushil Chandra Biswas Assistant Professor
2 Sri Surath Bir Assistant Professor
3 Smt. Yankey Sherpa Assistant Professor
4 Dr. Sukumar Sarkar Assistant Professor
Deptt. of
Geography
1 Dr. Bappa Sarkar Assistant Professor
2 Sri Pallab Roy State Aided College Teacher
3 Sri Tanmay Saha State Aided College Teacher
4 Sri Bishnu Barman State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of History
1 Smt. Anindita Basu Biswas Assistant Professor
2 Sri Prasanjoy Das State Aided College Teacher
3 Sri Indrajit Roy State Aided College Teacher
4 Smt. Payel Kar State Aided College Teacher
5 Sri Sibam Saha State Aided College Teacher
6 Sri Tarani Das State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of
Philosophy
1 Dr. Md. Ferdosh Islam Associate Professor
2 Sri Sunil Roy Assistant Professor
3 Smt. Sampa Roy State Aided College Teacher
4 Sri Prabhat Das State Aided College Teacher
5 Sri Sanjay Barman State Aided College Teacher
6 Sri Protap Chandra Das State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of Physical
Education
1 Sri. Dipu Barman State Aided College Teacher
2 Smt. Peauli Debnath Part-time Physical Instructor (College Sponsored)
3 Sri Sudipta Ghosh Physical Instructor
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Department Name of Teaching Staff Designation
Deptt. of Sanskrit
1 Sri Rajesh Munda Assistant Professor
2 Smt. Priya Dutta State Aided College Teacher
3 Smt. Tini Chakraborty State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of Sociology 1 Sri Afsar Ali Mandal State Aided College Teacher
2 Sri Kamal Das State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of Envs 1 Sri Sudipta Ghosh State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of
Commerce
1 Dr. Surya Narayan Ray Assistant Professor
2 Sk. Rafikul Alam Assistant Professor
Deptt. of Physics
1 Sri. Niharendu Barman Assistant Professor
2 Dr. Dipankar Chakdar Assistant Professor
3 Dr. Md. Matin Assistant Professor
4 Dr. Arabinda Barman Assistant Professor
5 Sri Debarshi Bhattacharjee State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of
Chemistry
1 Dr. Debashis Das Associate Professor (on lien)
2 Dr. Rumana Parveen Assistant Professor
3 Dr. Subrata Mondal Assistant Professor
4 Sri. Pratik Roy Gupta State Aided College Teacher
Deptt. of
Mathematics
1 Sri Ranjan Barman Assistant Professor
2 Dr. Mrityunjoy Ghosh Assistant Professor
3 Smt. Tanushree Ray Assistant Professor
4 Dr. Arpita Paul Assistant Professor
Deptt. of Botany 1 Dr. Kishore Kumar Thapa Assistant Professor
2 Sri Sariful Hoque Assistant Professor
Deptt. of Zoology
1 Sri. Manjil Gupta Assistant Professor
2 Dr. Gobinda Chandra Roy Assistant Professor
3 Sri Debadri Kumar Sarkar State Aided College Teacher
16.3. Members of Administrative Staff (Permanent)
1.Sri Partha Sarathi Raha (Head Clerk-in-Charge)
2. Sri. Ashananda Saha ( Accountant-in-Charge)
3. Sri. Ajit Kumar Saha, Lab. Attendant, Deptt. of Physics.
4. Sri.Bhanu Roy Mandal, Peon (Office).
5. Md. Mazizar Rahaman, Lab. Attendant, Deptt. of Botany.
6. Sri Amitava Roy, Lab. Attendant, Deptt. of Chemistry.
7. Sri Anup Modak , Generator-cum-Pump Operator.
8. Sri Santanu Das, Lab. Attendant, Deptt. of Geography.
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9. Smt. Pew Roy (Datta), Office Peon
10. Sri Kalidas Dey, Lab. Attendant, Deptt. of Zoology.
11. Sri Dipak Roy, Lab. Attendant, Deptt of Physics.
12. Sri Intush Tirkey, Lab. Attendant, Deptt. of Botany.
13. Fazlul Hoque, Lab. Attendant, Deptt of Chemistry.
16.4. Members of Administrative Staff (on Contractual Basis)
1 Sri Gopal Bose 18 Sri. Ajoy Harijan
2 Sri Nisith Kumar Sarkar 19 Sri Nishit Kr. Mandal
3 Sri. Debashis Chakraborty (Paltu) 20 Sri. Swarup Chakroborty
4 Sri.Tushar Kanti Pal 21 Md. Sahajan Mia
5 Md. Rafiqul Hoque (Bablu) 22 Smt. Saptaparna Chanda
6 Smt. Shefali Chakraborty 23 Sri Amit Adhikary
7 Smt. Doli Ghatak 24 Sri Ananda Das
8 Smt. Shiuli Saha 25 Sri Bappi Mali
9 Md. Mehebub Elahi Ali 26 Sri Argha Kamal Sarkar
10 Sri. Arup Saha 27 Sri Partha Chakraborty
11 Sri Subrata Saha (Nimai) 28 Sri Sukamal Chaki
12 Sri. Tinku Bhattacharya 29 Sri Pinku Nandi
13 Md. Bablu Miah 30 Sri Subhra Mukhopadhyay
14 Smt. Mousumi Guha Rakshit 31 Sri Kingshuk Deb
15 Smt. Santona Roy Bagchi 32 Pradip Kr. Singha
16 Md. Hasan Ali 33 Nibaran Ch. Roy
17 Sri. Subrata Saha (Tatai) 34 Bina Barman
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