Katwa College is located in Bardhaman established in the year 1960, it is a public institute affiliated with Burdwan University (BU), Bardhaman. Katwa College has the accreditation of NAAC with a B+ Grade. The College is recognized by UGC. It is one of the oldest colleges of Katwa providing excellent education to its students. Katwa College has dedicated faculty, innovative teaching, and skilled professionals for all Honors and General Courses.

All the courses available at the Katwa college are undergraduate programs. The College provides General and Honors Programs. Courses available at the college are BA, BA(H), B.Com., B.Com.(H), B.Sc., B.Sc.(H), etc Courses in various specializations. All the courses include the coursework of 3 years excluding B.Ed. as it is of 2 years.

All the courses available at the college are merit-based and the students have to complete the eligibility criteria to take admission to this College. No Entrance Examination is required to take admission to this College.

Katwa College Key Points

  • On July 16, 1960, the college gets affiliated with Burdwan University due to its establishment.
  • In the year 1959, the college has started its UG Programs.
  • The College has got approvals of UGC.
  • Under the Government of West Bengal, the college is having Grant-in-Aid financial status.
  • At present, the faculty of the college has 58 full time teachers and 30 part time teachers.
  • The College has a spacious library with more than 40,000 books and journals in it.
  • The College offers a total of 30 scholarships for its students.
  • The College has 17 departments in various streams.
  • Fees to be deposited at the time of admission starts from INR 1,600 and vary for different courses.

Katwa College Courses & Fees

Katwa College offers 7 Under Graduate Courses. It Offers BA, B.Com., B.Sc., B.Ed. Courses. Along with these courses, the colleges provide Honors Courses including BA(H), B.Com.(H), B.Sc.(H) Courses. Details of all the courses are as follows:

Course Program Details Selection Basis
BA
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: Geography, General
  • Fees: INR 1,775 
  • Eligibility: 10+2
  Merit-Based
BA(H)
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Economics (Arts), Geography, Economics (Science), Mathematics, Physics
  • Eligibility: 10+2
B.Com.
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Fees: INR 1,695
  • Eligibility: 10+2
B.Com.(H)
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: Accountancy
  • Fees: INR 1,825
  • Eligibility: 10+2
B.Sc.
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: Biology, General
  • Fees: INR 2,245
  • Eligibility: 10+2
B.Sc.(H)
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Physiology
  • Fees: INR 2,695
  • Eligibility: 10+2
B.Ed.
  • Duration:2 Years
  • Fees: INR 25,000
  • Eligibility: 10+2

Katwa College Scholarships

The College offers a total of 30 scholarships. Various Government and Non-Government Scholarships are available for which some major scholarships are as follows:

  • Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021: This scholarship will be given to those who have completed Higher Secondary examination. They should have a minimum of 75% marks in their examination to avail of this scholarship.
  • National Scholarship Portal: This Portal has more than 80 scholarship schemes by which students can avail of pre-matric, post-matric, and merit-cum-means scholarships.
  • WB OASIS Scholarship: OASIS scholarships 2021 is a pre-matric and post-matric scholarship for West Bengal Students. It would be given to UG and B.Ed. Candidates. The annual income of the candidate’s family must be less than INR 1.25 Lakhs to avail of this Scholarship.

There are many other scholarships such as Kind Scholarship, Sahu Jain Trust Scholarship, Indian Oil Sports Scholarship, Google Scholarship, and many more. Along with this, the College also helps the poor and meritorious students by providing full/half-free studentship.

Katwa College FAQs

Ques: How to Avail of the scholarships that are offered by Katwa College?

Ans: Candidates have to register themselves apply as prescribed by the institute. Candidates have to fill the application form and submit it along with all the required documents. The eligible students will get awarded the amount after all the verification done by the administration office.

Ques: How can the students apply for any course at Katwa College?

Ans: Candidates have to register and apply through online mode by creating a unique ID and Password. They have to fill the application form and submit it along with the required documents and application fees by the online payment gateway.

Ques: Is there any PG Degree available at Katwa College?

Ans: Since its establishment, UG Courses including BA, B.Com., B.Sc., B.Ed. and Honors Courses are available only. No PG Course is available at Katwa College.

Ques: Where Katwa College, Burdwan is situated?

Ans: Katwa College, Burdwan is situated on the confluence of the rivers Ajay and Bhagirathi and thus the east, west, and north of the town get bounded by waterbody. It is at the easter end of the district and 150 km away from Kolkata and 56 km from Burdwan Town.

Ques: What are the fees of the BA Course for each specialization at Katwa College?

Ans: The Fees for Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy, Political Science is INR 1,775. INR 3,095 for Geography, INR 2,345 for Economics.