It has a vibrant faculty whose members are highly qualified and many of them are pursuing research in their respective areas of interest, in addition to regular teaching. In fact, teaching and learning constitutes the core academic activity of the College. Notwithstanding, financial and logistical constraints, the college was accredited with “B” grade during its first NAAC assessment in 2016, and was adjudged among the best of five colleges in the locality. Moreover, it is a nodal centre for all examinations of the University of North Bengal (NBU), as well as the nodal centre of the NBU’s Department of Geography. The IGNOU and NSOU have study centres as well as examination centres to cater to the needs and aspirations of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Candidates studying in the Open and Distance Learning Mode. To add a feather to its cap, Birpara College recently inaugurated its GIS Laboratory that will greatly facilitate research in physical and social sciences. Many infrastructural and logistical projects are going on in full swing, and many more are in the pipeline, to enable the College to meet and cope with future challenges. The college has a fairly good student diversity, and is gender sensitive. There are separate facilities for men and women students. Student intake is predominantly from tea garden workers and other under privileged groups. The vision of the college is holistic development of the students and the mission is that of inclusiveness and sustainable growth taking into account all the social and economic parameters.