Sarat Centenary College (SCC), Hooghly

Sarat Centenary College (SCC) is one of the top college in Hooghly, West Bengal. Its affiliated with the university of Burdwan. Get Courses, Facilities, Placements, Recognizations & Accreditation details.

It was the ardent zeal for the advancement of higher education that the people of Dhaniakhali to establish Sarat Centenary College, named after one of the greatest Bengali novelists, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, in 1976 as a Junior College with Higher Secondary Courses which was later upgraded into a Degree College in 1978 with all the three streams Arts, Science and Commerce being affiliated under the University of Burdwan. The college stands at the heart of Dhaniakhali. It is under grants-in-aid Scheme of the Government of West Bengal. The College campus extends over an area of 03 acres.

Accreditation and Ranking

Sarat Centenary College is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and is Accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

Courses Offered

Sarat Centenary College courses are offered at various levels like undergraduate programs Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons.) Political Science, Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons.) History, Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons.) Geography, Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons.) English, Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons.) Sanskrit, Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons.) Philosophy, Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Zoology. You can also find a brief overview of the different courses the university offers across various disciplines with their specializations on the Course page.

Infrastructure and Facilities

The Sarat Centenary College has a sprawling campus that is well-maintained and provides a serene environment for learning. The buildings are modern and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, Sarat Centenary College makes it easier for students to learn and faculty to teach. The classrooms of Sarat Centenary College, lecture halls, and labs are spacious, comfortable, and designed to provide an excellent learning experience. The library is also outstanding, with a vast collection of books, online resources, and knowledgeable librarians. The library building comprises three rooms with sufficient light and space. The system is now fully computerized. The library contains 21,520 books, journals, and magazines. Besides this, the Library has access to the Inflibnet facility through which students can access 1,64,300+ e-books and 6,000+ e-journals. Bengali and English daily newspapers, job-oriented newspapers, and bulletins like Karmakhetra, Karmasansthan, Employment News, etc. are also available in the library. Syllabi and university question papers are also available. There is a separate reading room for the students in the library. The number of books increases every year. The institute is interested to link-up with the repository and information system at a global scenario through an internet facility.

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Admission

Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent examination in  2017/ 2018/ 2019/ 2020 can apply online. For studying with Honours in any subject a candidate is required to secure 45% marks in the H.S. Examination or equivalent (10+2) exam. in the concerned year. Rules/ guidelines issued by the affiliating University/ State Government regarding admission and reservation shall be strictly followed.

For General courses, the merit list will be prepared based on Grade Points obtained by the applicants. Grade points shall be calculated based on marks obtained in the best four subjects excluding   'Environmental Science/Studies/Education'. For the Honours course, the merit list will be prepared based on the sum of Grade points and marks obtained in the subject applied for the Honours Course. Marks obtained in 'Environmental Science/Studies/Education' shall not be considered to calculate grade points in any case.

After the publication of merit lists, admission shall be held through the online counseling process in different phases.  If a student is eligible for a particular phase he/she will get a message in this regard. After getting this message please login by using the previous User ID & Password.  Click on Check Merit Point & Accept any one Confirmed Subject/course. Next one need to choose Generic Elective (GE) subjects for Honours Courses and Core Course subjects for General Courses.  Then click Final Submit & OK. Then go to Payment mode and pay the requisite admission fee to complete the provisional admission process. It is to be noted that if an applicant doesn’t accept a chance in a particular phase then he/she will not have any chance in a later phase. However, if a student doesn’t get a desired subject in an earlier phase and takes admitted to another course, he/she can change his/her subject at a later phase subject to fulfilling the merit criteria. In this case, he/she needs to cancel his previous admission online. The applicant shall have to pay the balance amount.

Verification of documents shall be done only after starting of 1st Semester classes. Admission will be canceled if the documents are found not in conformity with the declaration in the forms submitted during registration.

Vision

Vision: Imparting quality education at the undergraduate level to the students of the locality with a focus on the underprivileged section.

Msission

Dhaniakhali assembly constituency, reserved for the SC category, is comprised of a population mostly from economically weaker sections of the society, specifically SC, ST, OBC, and Minority communities.