Rajganj College came into existence in the year 1948 and it has become the University College of North Bengal University from the year 1968. From the year 1968, the college came under the direct control of North Bengal University.

It is a grant-in-aid institution approved by the University Grants Commission under sec 2(f) and 12 (B) and it is Accredited by NAAC with Grade B+. The college is offering education under arts, science and commerce stream of education with affiliation from the North Bengal University.

Courses offered:

Raiganj College offers 12 academic programmes with 15 subjects at the UG level like microbiology, computer science, zoology, botany, physics, chemistry, mathematics, geography, economics, political science, philosophy, history, Sanskrit, Bengali and English. These UG courses are offered both under general and under honors schemes. In the UG courses, Bengali and English are compulsory subjects and there are options for students in selecting other subjects.

Recently, the college has introduced two new courses under self-financing scheme and they are BCA and Master of Arts in Bengali. In addition, the college also offers Ph. D through its departments like physics, chemistry and botany. The college also recently opened a sericulture department with support from UGC.

Distance Education:

Rajganj college is operating as a study center for Netaji Subhas Open University and through this several courses are offered through distance education mode.

How to apply:

Candidates will have to apply for the respective course to which they are looking for admission and application for different courses are to be submitted in prescribed format. Candidates can obtain the application form on all working days after the issue of admission notice by the college from the office of the college. The cost of application form differs from that of general and honors courses and candidates will have to submit the appropriate form for each course.

Admission Procedure:

Once the candidates have submitted the duly filled in application form, the college admits students according to the norms laid by the admission committee, which works as per the guidance of the North Bengal University.

Reservation of seats & free-studentships:

Reservation of seats for SC, ST and OBC candidates are made as per the guidelines framed by the state government of West Bengal. Reservation of seats for PH candidates is done based on the norms issued by the affiliating university.

The College offers half-free studentship for meritorious poor students. For obtaining the studentship, candidates will have to apply along with their mark sheet and income statement and decision will be made by the authorities of the college after taking into consideration both the merit secured by the students and their financial status.

Contact Information:

Rajgang College,

Rajganj – 733 134

Uttar Dinjapur

Phone: 03523-242570

Fax: 03523-242580

Website: http://raiganjcollege.ac.in/