Netaji Nagar Day College (NNDC), Kolkata

Netaji Nagar Day College (NNDC) is one of the top colleges in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Get Courses, Facilities, Placements, Recognizations & Accreditation details.

The trifurcation of Netaji Nagar College in 1986 gave birth to Netaji Nagar Day College. It is a Government aided institution affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Though primarily an undergraduate Institution offering Honours and General courses in Science, Humanities, and Commerce streams, the College also offers a Post Graduate course in Commerce Since 2006. The College has a rich tradition of excelling in sports and games and outreach activities. The overall atmosphere on the campus is conducive to the active participation of young Learners in curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities throughout the year. Netaji Nagar Day College has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). with a B++ grade in 2017 in 2nd cycle accreditation. The College aspires to be a leading college in Kolkata, providing a well-resourced, strongly academic, holistic education to boys and girls in such a way that it will create an environment where the mind is without fear, the head is held high, and knowledge is free".

Accreditation and Ranking

Netaji Nagar College is affiliated with the University of Calcutta University and is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

Courses Offered

Netaji Nagar College courses are offered at various levels undergraduate programs Bachelor of Arts Honours Political Science, Bachelor of Arts Honours History, Bachelor of Arts Honours English, Bachelor of Arts General Political Science, Bachelor of Arts General History, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Physics, Bachelor of Science Chemistry, Bachelor of Science Mathematics You can also find the brief overview of the different courses offered by the university across various disciplines with their specializations on Course page.

Infrastructure and Facilities

Library:

The inauguration of the College Central Library coincided with the birth of the institution, that is, it had been existing since 25th September 1967. The date of the first purchased and accessioned books was on 26th September 1967. In 1986 the erstwhile Netaji Nagar College was trifurcated and Netaji Nagar Day College was formed. Generally, Library materials were also divided among three colleges. Smt. Anima Sengupta was the first librarian of this college. The then Library Room was on the 4th floor of the Main Building. The Library was then shifted to the 1st floor of the New Building in June 2002 with a much bigger accommodation. The system of transactions also changed from closed access to open access. UGC Network Resource Centre was established on 21st June 2004 by installing one computer and a librarian is the Co-ordinator of this center. Besides the undergraduate (UG) Section one postgraduate (M.Com.) section, which is self-financing, was started in the academic year 2006-07.

NNDC Library covers 2200 sq. ft of carpet area spread on the first floor of the New Building (NB) of the College. About 50% of the library premises is used as a book stack room, 30% of it is used as users reading space and the remaining portion of the area is used for processing of documents, service to the users, and UGC Network Resource Centre, from where the patrons used electronic documents.

The Library has a seating capacity of about 50 users in the reading space and excellent modern facilities. The library has a wide collection of about 22000 documents in the form of textbooks, bound volumes of journals, reference books, pamphlets, journals and magazines, non-book materials, government publications, etc. The Library is endowed with 4 computers for UGC Network Resource Centre with free internet facilities to the users and 5 computers connected to Local Area Network (LAN) are used for creating a database of books and lending books (Circulation work) to the members by using KOHA, an open source Library Management Software.

Admission

Admission to the undergraduate courses takes place in June, after the publication of the H.S., I.S.C, and C.B.S.E results of the (10+2) final examinations.

The college admits students to the first-year Degree Course based on Calcutta University norms and departmental stipulations of the college:

Application forms can be submitted only through the ONLINE ADMISSION PORTAL of the College:

A link is also given on the college website. and.ac.in

Selection will be strictly based on merit.

The merit list for admission is displayed on the college website and college notice board on the date stipulated by the University of Calcutta.

Admission is provisional, subject to scrutiny and verification of the documents submitted. Provisional admission is liable to be canceled if the candidate fails to submit the documents required by the University.

Vision

The vision of the College is to be a leading College in Kolkata, providing a well-resourced strongly academic, holistic education to boys and girls in such a way that it will create an environment, “Where the mind is without fear, the head is held high and knowledge is free”.

Mission

It offers equal opportunity of access to all. A differentiated approach to teaching encourages all students to participate fully in the process of learning. It encourages and motivates students to achieve their full potential whilst recognizing and commenting on their efforts, achievements, and success.