Basirhat College

Basirhat College, Basirhat was established in 1947. In 1947 the Institution was primarily housed in the Basirhat Town Hall, and later on it was shifted to Khan Bahadur A.F.M. Abdur Rahaman’s residence at the heart of Basirhat town. Initially, there was one Faculty – Arts (Humanities) with 6 departments. Over time, the total number of departments has been increased to 16 departments. Two new departments, - Geography and Education have been approved by the University of Calcutta & State Government in the year 2000 and 2001 respectively. At present the Institution is running in three shifts, Morning, Day and Evening and accommodating a huge numbers of students, coming from villages and town like Taki, Hingalgunge, Jogesgunge, Samsernagar, Sangrampur, Katiahat, Deganga, Haroa, Baduria, Berachampa etc. to obtain their bachelor degree in Arts, Science and Commerce.