Principal Message
From the Desk of Principal
Birpara College is situated in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal, and is one of the most strategically located colleges close to the Bhutan border and a few kilometres away from Siliguri’s “chicken neck corridor”. The natural beauty of the place adds to the robust academic atmosphere of the College.
Founded way back in 1986, Birpara College went through many trials and tribulations, and came out with flying colours after having gone through the baptism of fire at the initial stage. Right from its inception, it had a dedicated body of Teachers and Non-Teaching Staff who made every possible effort to bring quality education to the students and in general contribute to the overall improvement of the quality of life of the local inhabitants…

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.
Dr. Kaustav Chakrabarti
Principal, Birpara College
List of Principals/TICs
Sl. No. | Name | Designation | Tenure |
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1 | Sri Amit Kumar Chakrabarty | Teacher-in-Charge | Mar 1987 – Jul 1990 |
2 | Sri Asim Kumar Ghosh | — | Jul 1990 – Apr 1991 |
3 | Sri Amit Kumar Chakrabarty | — | Apr 1991 – Jan 1994 |
4 | Dr. Haralal Saha | Principal | Jan 1994 – Feb 2004 |
5 | Smt. Sukla Das | Teacher-in-Charge | Mar 2004 – Nov 2004 |
6 | Sri Sanatan Sarkar | — | Dec 2004 – Dec 2008 |
7 | Sri Subrata Sengupta | — | Jan 2009 – Dec 2009 |
8 | Dr. Nuruzzaman Kasemi | — | Jan 2010 – Dec 2010 |
9 | Sri Dipankar Bhaumik | — | Jan 2011 – Dec 2011 |
10 | Sri Hridkamal Sarkar | — | Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 |
11 | Sri Dil Kumar Pradhan | — | Jan 2013 – Dec 2013 |
12 | Sri Arnab Chakraborty | — | Jan 2014 – Dec 2014 |
13 | Dr. Shyam Sundar Pradhan | — | Jan 2015 – May 2018 |
14 | Dr. Shyam Sundar Pradhan | Vice Principal | May 2018 – Jan 2019 |
15 | Dr. Dil Kumar Pradhan | Teacher-in-Charge | Jan 2019 – Oct 2022 |
16 | Dr. Jyotirmay Roy | — | Nov 2022 – May 2023 |
17 | Dr. Kaustav Chakrabarti | Principal | Jun 2023 – Present |