The College Section began as part of St. Joseph’s School, which started its journey in 1888. In 1927 the College Section (offering basically the Intermediate Course) was affiliated to the Calcutta University. By 1949 the college was fully accredited to give courses in B.A. and B.Sc. Later, with the establishment of the University of North Bengal in 1962, the college was affiliated to it. The college moved out of the school premises into the present site in 1963. The college is now in the 82nd year of its service.

In 1927, there were only four students in our college! Today the student strength is 1764 of which nearly 50% are girls. There are 47 permanent teaching staff of whom 17 are Ph.D. holders, 4 have M.Phil. degrees and 5 are on the way to getting their doctorates. The 10 technical staff and 17 administrative staff wholeheartedly support various departments and students’ requirements.

 

The college offers the following courses: Honours in English, Nepali, Political Science, Economics, History, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Accountancy, M.A. in English is partly self-financed. B.Sc. Microbiology (Honours), B.Sc Computer Science (Honours and General), Bachelor of Computer Applications (B.C.A.), Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and B.A. Mass Communication and Journalism (Honours and General) are offered as self-financed courses. Besides these the college offers eleven different Career Oriented Programmes as add on courses.

Apart from the academic courses, our students and staff are involved in various co-curricular activities like National Cadets Corps (NCC- Boys and Girls), Current Affairs Forum, National Service Scheme, Nature Club, AICUF, Women's Cell, Career Guidance Cell, etc. Our research institute CREATE (Centre for studies in Rural Economy, Appropriate Technology and Environment) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI), University of Indiana, USA, in the area of forest economy. We signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Manitoba in October 2002 and the same has been renewed in. Besides this, four of our staff members have international linkage in various areas of research. In the last two years, 20 of our staff members participated in national seminars or conferences, one of them as a resource person, and 4 staff members attended international conferences.