Rangpur Government College

Rangpur Government College is a public educational institution in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It was established on July 25, 1963.^[1] It is situated in Radaballav, within one kilometer from the town center. Currently, the college offers HSC, graduate (Pass) courses, bachelor's (honours) courses in 14 subjects and postgraduate courses in 7 subjects. According to the 2024 data, a total of 11,375 students are currently studying here.^[2]

Entrance of Rangpur Government College

Rangpur Government College

রংপুর সরকারি কলেজ
Type	Public University College
Established	July 25, 1963; 62 years ago (1963-07-25)
Affiliation	University of Rajshahi (1963 - 1992) National University (1992-present) Dinajpur Education Board (HSC)
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	A. S. M. Amanullah
Principal	Shamima Akhter
Students	11,375 (2024)
Undergraduates	8,220
Postgraduates	455
Other students	2,700 (HSC)
Address	Radaballav , Rangpur , 5404 , Bangladesh 25.7589°N 89.2476°E / 25.7589; 89.2476
Campus	urban, 6.06 acres (2.45 ha)
Language	Bengali
Website	rgc.gov.bd

History

Second and third buildings of Rangpur Government College

In 1963, when it was turned into a government institution, the number of student seats in Carmichael College became limited. In this situation, the absence of a college proving education to the extended number of students was intensely felt. In this circumstance, some philanthropists including Fulle Hossain, the then District Commissioner O.M. Carnie, Assistant District Commissioner Abdus Sattar, District Education Officer Tahemidur Rahman, advocate Abul Khan, Amin Hossain, Abul Salek, Moin Uddin Sarker et. el. come forward to set up a college. Some rich people also gave necessary land to establish the college immediately. Finally on July 25, 1963, it got established, the college was launched as a night college at Koilash Ranjan High School and as a day college at the Zamindarbari (Kalidham) of Ram Babu.^[3] Since its establishment till 1992, it was under the supervision of Rajshahi University. It became a government college on November 1, 1984. It came under Bangladesh National University in 1993.

Campus

Campus

The college with its four academic buildings stands on 5.26 acre of land. It has two hostels for students. The female hostel can accommodate 100 students while the male hostel, namely Shahid Moslem Uddin Chattrabas is obsolete now. Some extra-curriculum activities based students organizations are also functioning in the campus. These are, voluntary blood donation related club Badhon, Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC), Red Crescent Society, etc.

Academics

Foreign Language Training Centre, Rangpur Government College

Currently, about 11,375 HSC, Honors, and master's level students are enrolled in the college in regular and irregular session, 2700 of them being HSC students. Number of teachers is 62. There are three main branches of study in this college: science, arts and commerce. Fourteen honors level subjects offered in this college.

Bachelor Degree Honours

Faculty	Departments	Honr's Seats[4]	Master's final[3]
Faculty of Science	Department of Physics	40	Yes
	Department of Chemistry	70	Yes
	Department of Mathematics	60	No
Faculty of Earth & Life Science	Department of Zoology	60	No
	Department of Botany	60	No
Faculty of Arts	Department of Bengali	120	Yes
	Department of English	60	No
	Department of Philosophy	60	No
	Department of History	135	Yes
	Department of Islamic History & Culture	60	No
Faculty of Social Science	Department of Economics	130	Yes
	Department of Political Science	140	Yes
Faculty of Business Studies	Department of Accounting	150	Yes
	Department of Management	120	No
Total Seats According to Honnors Final Examination 2011		1255

Bachelor Degree (Pass) Courses

Course Name	Full Form	Notes
B. A. (Pass)	Bachelor of Arts (Pass)	"Pass" means it is a general bachelor's degree, typically 3 years in duration under the National University, focusing on broader subjects without honors specialization.
B. S. S. (Pass)	Bachelor of Social Science (Pass)
B. Sc. (Pass)	Bachelor of Science (Pass)
B. B. S. (Pass)	Bachelor of Business Studies (Pass)

Higher Secondary Certificate

Year	Group	Seats	Total
First Year	Science	750	1400
	Humanities	350
	Business Studies	300
Second Year	Science	750	1400
	Humanities	350
	Business Studies	300

Ranking

In 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, the National University of Bangladesh ranked it as one of the top ten honours colleges in the Rangpur region.^[5][6]

Alumni

• Khandaker Golam Mostafa (1943–2020) 2nd Jatiya Sangsad member
• K M Abdul Khaleq Chontu (1946-2017) 5th Jatiya Sangsad member
• M. Abul Kashem (born 1953) academic staff of Bangladesh Agricultural University.
• Abu Sayed (1998/99-2024) student activist.

See also

• Carmichael College
• Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur