Kaliyaganj College, [KC] Uttar Dinajpur Infrastructure: Library, Labs, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Infrastructure :-

This temple of higher education is situated in a sprawling land surrounded by an idyllic and a verdant ambience in the lap of a fur flung picturesque landscape unperturbed by industrial noise and nuisance. The generations of students it delivered to the society are continually boosting up the prestige and power of this temple of education.  The institution offers hostel accommodation which is well equipped with telephone, fire extinguisher and other necessary facilities. Amenities like Free studentship, Aid - Fund etc particularly for the students coming from low-income groups and backward communities are easily available in the college. Students get enriched by participating themselves in seminar, symposia, exhibitions etc. held in the institution at times and by contributing articles in the college-magazines and wall-magazines. There is a vast playground to the north side of the college premises adjacent to a beautiful pond with crystal clear water which is submerged with the ecological characteristics of the college. The road and railway communication to the college is splendid. The local schools and the District Head Quarter, Raiganj are well connected and conveyances are also easily available.  The college is affiliated to Gour Banga University which is not far-away from the college. It takes around two hours by bus to reach the University from college. All modern communicating facilities, like Fax, email, Internet are available in the college. All the major offices/institutions such as Municipality Office, Banks, Post Office, Hospital, Anchal Panchayat Office, Block Development Office and all schools of this area are in close vicinity of the college.

The Campus

This temple of higher education is situated in a sprawling land surrounded by an idyllic and a verdant ambience in the lap of a fur flung picturesque landscape unperturbed by industrial noise and nuisance. The generations of students it delivered to the society are continually boosting up the prestige and power of this temple of education.

College Building

Kaliyaganj College has three double-storied spectacular wings. The East Wing consists Principal’s Chamber, Staff Room, NAAC - Conference Room, Room for Bursar, Office Room, Girls’ Common Room, Botany, Zoology and Geography Laboratories and eight class rooms of different sizes and separate lavatories for each section.

The West Wing has a spacious library with reading room, one Laboratory for Mathematics and Computer Science, one Computer Training Center, one Museum, one allotted room for Career Oriented Programme and nine class rooms including one big auditorium like room specially built for holding seminars, symposia and conferences and also few lavatories in each floor.

In continuation of the endeavour to make the premises naturally rich, these two wings are constructed with a fascinating lawn flanked by four small flower gardens. In between them two magnificent entrances are there.

The third annex building is Science Building, which is adjacent to the East Wing of the Institution. It consists of Physics and Chemistry Laboratories and two big size class rooms in each floor for organizing theoretical classes.

Library

Kaliyaganj College Library provides open access facilities to its students, teachers and other staff. The library has 20,215 books of various disciplines having 2,000 different titles. On regular basis the library is the subscriber of 21 journals. The library provides photo-copying facilities. The library remains opened from 11 am to 5 pm on every working days (except Saturday). For Saturday it remains opened up to 2 pm. 

Laboratories

The laboratories of Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Computer Science, Mathematics, Botany and Zoology are quite spacious and well equipped with up to date apparatus.

Computer Center

The college has a Central Computer Centre with Internet and LAN facilities where all the employees of the college have free access.
Besides that the computer science department has its own laboratory. Teaching staff room has four computers with internet facilities where teachers carry on their research work for the academic upgradation of the whole institution.