GANGADHARPUR SIKSHAN MANDIR

Gangadharpur Sikshan Mandir (GSM), Howrah was established in 2005 to elevate the education scenario in the region of Howrah, West Bengal. The college is affiliated to University of Calcutta and approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), in order to conduct course in the field of teacher education, to produce competent teachers for the society. The college works under the guidance of an Educational Trust. Gangadharpur Sikshan Mandir and is equipped with modern teaching aid to raise the standard of the students. Well renowned and expert lecturers are associated with the college, to impart all the needful skill of being a good teacher, to the students.

The college is affiliated to the Calcutta University. It is the oldest of the modern universities in India. It was established in 1857 during the administration of Lord Canning, the Governor General of India. It is the only university in India which produced four Nobel laureates and has ranked consistently amongst the first five hundred universities in the world. It was the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. It has been declared as a "Five Star University" and a "Centre with Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The Times Education Supplement of London ranked the University of Calcutta as the 39th best university in the world, in the Arts & Humanities category in 2005. The main campus of the university is located at College Street in Kolkata while and several other campuses are spread over the metro and its suburbs.