Faculties of Bidhannagar College with NAAC Peer Team Bidhannagar College || Prospectus 2019 page | 01 MY PLEDGE PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME NOTE adjustment, tolerance, socialization – an all- I, …………………………………………………………, promise to abide by all rules and round development. All intelligent and sincere regulations of Bidhannagar College and those of the University. students stand a good chance here for seeking a 1) I am aware that irregularity of attendance on my part will result in my being disqualified as a bona fide future. student of this College. For the students, financial support is there: 2) If I am absent from classes without notice and without satisfactory explanation for more than 15 support from Kanyashree Prakalpa, SC/ST/OBC consecutive days, my name may be struck off the college rolls. scholarships, Indira Gandhi Single-Girl-Child 3) I will never promote and/or indulge in ragging in the College. If found guilty, I shall be Scholarship, the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, subject to strict penal actions as per UGC Anti-ragging guidelines (the summary of which is given earlier). National Scholarships for Minority, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC/ST students, 4) I will do my best to preserve the sanctity of the college and contribute to the improvement of its Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fellowship and the standards. like for the UG and PG students and the Research 5) I am fully aware that only Honours Course is taught here and there is no provision for General Course. Welcome to Bidhannagar College, a purely Government Scholars. Establishment since 1984. It is among the best of the For the expansion and development of the colleges affiliated to the West Bengal State University and College, support comes from the Government in is one of the better colleges in the state of West Bengal, multiple ways under multiple heads. The given the diversity of subjects taught and the vibrant Government Development Grant exclusive of Countersigned Student's Signature modes of learning adopted by the students under the UGC, DST, WBDST and MoFPI deserves special guidance of inspiring teachers / professors. The prospect mention here. of new teachers joining the College, especially at every turn Guardian of planned development, which the College has just The story of a student here does not begin and Date : reasons to boast of, adds variety, expertise and end here with his / her entry and exit; it continues commitment to the respective Departments in particular in a most significant way. A cloud database is and to the College in general. about to be set up, putting on record every important detail of the students' progression – Name: ............................................................................................................................... Six departments in the college offer PG Courses – three of their present details and their future needs and which are being introduced from this session 2019-2020. support. They stand ever related to the College, Anthropology, Botany and Education are the new subjects no matter whether their participation as in some Roll No. : .......................................................... Year : ........................................................ offering the course in addition to the three previously significant event or development programme is existing departments, Chemistry, Microbiology and auto-inspired or implored by the alumni Zoology. community and / or their respective With no space-crunch, no intellectual potentiality-crunch Departments. and no lack of initiative, the College is rich in multi-faceted Bidhannagar College does all it can to develop a infrastructure – smart class rooms, regularly enriched sense of belonging, which is so important for any laboratories, museums, upgraded gymnasium, to name community – a community made up of the only a few. students, the ex-students, the teachers, the All we need is an influx of intelligent and sincere students, teaching associates and the Principal. Success who are ready to co-operate with the teachers to get consists in cohesion; happiness, in success and engaged in a vibrant, interactive, teaching-learning process intellectual prospect. as well as in the co-curricular activities designed for page | 32 Bidhannagar College || Prospectus 2019 page | 03 CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (C.B.C.S.) Following the UGC and West Bengal State University's guidelines, Bidhannagar College has opted for the Choice Based Credit System from the 2018-19 Academic Session. This is a semester based academic system that prioritises a student's choice and lays emphasis on regular class hours. Students will be awarded credits on the basis of the courses they take up. One can take up the burden of credits upto 160, but not below that of 140, to be qualified as an Honours Graduate. A basic understanding of the C.B.C.S. system can be had through the three tables that follow. Students should look up the 'Rules and Regulations' section on the University website for further details. COURSE-CREDIT CORRESPONDENCE B.Sc. and B.A. COURSE CREDITS PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE Theory+Practical Theory+Tutorial Established on June 25, 1984. I. Core Course (14 Papers) 14x4=56 14x5=70 Government College under the direct control of the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Core Course Practical/Tutorial*(14 Papers) 14x2=28 14x1=14 Bengal. Co-educational institute affiliated to West Bengal State University, Barasat, offering UG-Honours and PG II. Elective Course (8 Papers) courses. A.1. Discipline Specific Elective (4 Papers) 4x4=16 4x5=20 A.2. Discipline Specific Elective Practical/ UGC recognized. Tutorials*(4 Papers) 4x2=8 4x1=4 DST-FIST supported since 30th Sept, 2013. III. Generic Elective Course (8 Papers) Conveniently located. Easy commute for students from both urban and semi-urban areas. B.1. Generic Elective/Interdisciplinary (4 Papers) 4x4=16 4x5=20 B.2. Generic Elective Practical/Tutorials*(4 Papers) 4x2=8 4x1=4 Sprawling campus with an area of about 30351.45 sq. metres and a built up area of about 2074 sq. metres, including a playground. *Optional Dissertation or project work in place of one Discipline Specific Elective paper (6 credits) in Comprises 2 Buildings: a 3-storied Building and a 6-storied one. 6th semester The College offers B.Sc. (Honours) degree in the following 10 subjects: Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, IV. Ability Enhancement Courses (8 Papers) Economics, Geography, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics & Zoology. 1. Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 2x2=4 2x2=4 (AECC) The College offers B.A. (Honours) degree in the following 6 subjects: Bengali, Education, English, History, Philosophy Political Science (2 Papers of 2 credit each) Environmental Science The College offers M.Sc. degree in the following 5 subjects: Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, English/MIL Communication Microbiology & Zoology. 2. Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) 2x2=4 2x2=4 The College offers M.A. degree in Education. (2 Papers of 2 credit each) The College academics is guided by CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) form of Education from the TOTAL CREDIT 140 140 2018-2019 sessions, following the instructions and guidelines of WBSU, with Semester form (6months) of Curriculum Division & Examination. page | 02 Bidhannagar College || Prospectus 2019 page | 05 SEMESTER-WISE COURSE DISTRIBUTION UG ADMISSION COMBINATION With every applied for Core Course, a candidate has to select any two subjects as General Elective Papers, The B.Sc. and B.A. List of which is provided in the following Table: Sl. Honours Subjects Available combination of Generic Elective No. of Seats Semester Core DSE GE AECC SEC Total credit No. (Core Course) Subjects [any two] I C1(6 credits) GE 1 Environmental 1 BENGALI History, Philosophy, Political Science 53 C2(6 credits) (6 credits) Science 20 2 EDUCATION History/Anthropology/Geography and 27 (2 credits) Philosophy/Political Science/ English II C3(6 credits) GE 2 English/MIL 20 3 ENGLISH Philosophy/Mathematics and History/ Political Science 53 C4(6 credits) (6 credits) Communication 4 HISTORY Political Science and Philosophy/ Bengali/ English 53 (2 credits) 5 PHILOSOPHY Education/Political Science and History/ Bengali / English 53 III C5(6 credits) GE 3 SEC1 C6(6 credits) (6 credits) (2 credits) 26 6 POLITICAL SCIENCE History and Philosophy/ Economics/ English 53 C7(6 credits) 7 ANTHROPOLOGY Zoology and Botany/Geography 24 IV C8(6 credits) GE4 SEC2 8 BOTANY Chemistry and Zoology/Microbiology/Anthropology 32 C9(6 credits) (6 credits) (2 credits) 26 9 CHEMISTRY Mathematics and Physics /Microbiology 53 C10(6 credits) 10 ECONOMICS Mathematics and Statistics 53 V C11(6 credits) DSE1 C12(6 credits) (6 credits) 11 GEOGRAPHY Political Science/Anthropology and Economics/Statistics 32 DSE2 12 MATHEMATICS Physics and Chemistry/Statistics 53 (6 credits) 24 13 MICROBIOLOGY Chemistry and Botany/Zoology 29 VI C13(6 credits) DSE3 14 PHYSICS Mathematics and Chemistry 53 C14(6 credits) (6 credits) 24 15 STATISTICS Mathematics and Physics /Economics 32 DSE4 (6 credits) 16 ZOOLOGY Botany and Chemistry/Microbiology/Anthropology 37 Total 14 4 4 2 2 140 The following Table represents the Special Papers offered in the Post Graduate Courses: number of courses Sl.No. Post Graduation Special Papers offered No. of Seats 1 ANTHROPOLOGY Biological Anthropology, Prehistoric Archaeology & 20 Palaeoanthropology, Social- Cultural Anthropology 2 BOTANY Plant Virology, Molecular Mycology & Molecular Plant Pathology. 15 Molecular Genetics & Advanced Cell Biology