Sripat Singh College

Sripat Singh College, established in 1949,^[1] is a college in Jiaganj, in Murshidabad district, in the state of West Bengal in India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and postgraduate course in Bengali only. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani.^[2]

Sripat Singh College

Sripat Singh College (Office building)
Motto	Peace Progress Prosperity
Type	Undergraduate college (Postgraduate: only Bengali)
Established	1 August 1949; 76 years ago (1 August 1949)
Principal	Dr. Kamal Krishna Sarkar
Address	College Rd , Jiaganj, West Bengal , 742123 , India 24°14′04″N 88°15′54″E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	University of Kalyani
Website	www.sripatsinghcollege.edu.in
Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sripat Singh College (India) Show map of India

History

The Jain Sitamber Zamindar of Jiaganj, Sripat Singh Dugar decided to establish a college for higher education in the oldest municipality of Murshidabad district. In April, 1949, he gifted magnificent palatial out-house at Jiaganj with a donation of Rs. 75000 to fulfill his dream which is now Sripat Singh College. On 1 May 1949, the college was affiliated with the University of Calcutta, and on 1 August 1949 it began its journey as a co-educational intermediate College, and from 1 July 1954, as a government sponsored co-educational Degree College.

Principals of Sripat Singh College
Mr. J. C. Bhattacharya (1949-1951) Mr. A. K. Chowdhury (1955-1958) Mr. J. P. Sengupta (1958-1973) Mr. D. P. Dutta (1973-1983) Mr. A. K. Biswas (1985-1996) Dr. S. Ahmed (2002-2021) Dr. K.K. Sarkar (2023- Present)

Sripat Singh College Academic Building

Departments

Faculties and Departments

Faculty	Departments
Science	Chemistry (Hons/Gen), Physics (Hons/Gen), Mathematics (Hons/Gen), Botany (Hons/Gen), Zoology (Hons/Gen), Environmental Science (Hons), Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (Hons), Molecular Biology (Gen), Computer Science (Gen)
Arts	Bengali (Hons/Gen), English (Hons/Gen), Sanskrit (Hons/Gen), History (Hons/Gen), Geography (Hons), Political Science (Hons/Gen), Philosophy (Hons/Gen), Economics (Hons/Gen), Physical Education (Gen)

Accreditation

The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).^[1] It has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and awarded B grade in 2016.

Sripat Singh College Post Office

In premises donated by Sripat Singh Dugar and within the college compound there is a regular Sub Post Office named after the college-Sripat Singh College B.O.^[3] with all sorts of facilities including telephone service as P.C.O., including the Savings Bank.

Banking facility in Sripat Singh College

Within the college compound there is also a branch of Bank of Baroda with all sorts of banking facilities.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Arijit Singh, playback singer and a music programmer

See also

• List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal
• Education in India
• Education in West Bengal west bengal