The Government College, Rhenock came into existence in the year 2005 and the college was established by the Government of Sikkim. The college offers Bachelor of Arts course in different subjects with affiliation from the Sikkim University.

Courses offered:

Government College, Rhenock offers the Bachelor of Arts honors and general in the following subjects:

• Bachelor of Arts (honors) in

o Sociology

o Geography

• Bachelor of Arts (general) in

o Sociology

o Environmental science

o Economics

o Political science

o Education

o Geography

o History

o Nepali

o English

Government College, Rhenock also offers spoken English course to the students to help them to improve their English language skills.

Compulsory subjects:

In the Bachelor of Arts course, which is spread over three years, English is offered as compulsory subject in the 1st semester, MIL is offered as compulsory subject in 2nd semester, environmental studies is offered as compulsory subject in 3rd semester, Eastern Himalayan Studies- 1 and 2 respectively as compulsory subjects in the 4th and 5th semester.

Eligibility requirements and admission procedure:

For B.A (honors) admission, candidates must have secured 50% of marks in the subject opted at honors degree and 50% of marks in aggregate in their higher secondary examination. For the general course, candidates must have cleared their class 12 examination from either WBCHS/CBSE/ISC/SSC. Admission of students to these courses are done purely on merit basis based on the scores of qualifying examination.

Activities at the college:

Government College, Rhenock encourages its students to participate in the activities conducted by the following societies functioning under it:

• Gender Sensitization Cell

• English Literacy Society

• English Debating Society

These societies were established with the objective of offering knowledge to the students about the activities taking place in the society. In addition, students are also made to participate in the national, state-level and local activities like sports, blood donation camps, NSS camps, plantation drives, etc…

Contact Details:

Government College, Rhenock

Sikkim

Website: http://rhenockcollege.com/