Katwa College, Burdwan

Katwa College, Burdwan, established in 1948, is one of the prominent higher educational institutions in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal. It is an NAAC accredited affiliated college that provides undergraduate courses to students enrolling from all the streams of arts and science and commerce.

The campus has a compound area of 10 acres, and Katwa College has a present strength of students to the amount of 1,511, comprising 45% males and 55% females to maintain a decent gender balance. This college has a faculty strength of 50, making the environment supportive for learning.

Katwa College has 33 courses and 7 degree programs catering to a wide range of specialisations in the arts, commerce, and sciences so as to meet the diversified academic interests. This college would provide an all-around education. Different facilities would be provided for the development of students in different aspects. Boys' and girls' hostels are available with a capacity for 100 and 80 students respectively.

Hostel admission priority shall be first given on the basis of distance of residence of students and then merit-based. For academic pursuits, there is a fully digitised library having KOHA software to enhance the research and study experience.

This has been supplemented at the institutional level with a gym, and sports facilities in the form of a full-fledged sports ground for annual events and regular competitions in indoor games like carom, table tennis, and chess. There is a medical centre on campus that takes care of the health coverage of students with first-aid facilities. Katwa College Offers total no.

of 33 courses consisting only full time undergraduate regular courses. This college offers courses in both honours and general degrees in every subject.

Course Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees BA 3,477 Rs 5115 BA Bengali Hons 869 Rs 5265 BA History Hons 695 Rs 5655 BA Political Science Hons 522 Rs 5265 BA Philosophy Hons 522 Rs 5265 The merit-based admission process in Katwa College mainly proves that the college's primary concern is academic excellence. Candidates are admitted on the strength of their performance in qualifying examinations.

Admission, therefore is fairly done to ensure competitiveness for every student aspiring to take admission into a course of his or her choice.