Bijanbari College (BC), Darjeeling is a private and affiliated college.
Bijanbari Degree College (BDC) was founded on 4th November 1995 after a concerted effort by the people of Bijanbari town. The college is located midway from Bijanbari and Kaijalay and is set against the backdrop of lush and beautiful green hills with intermittent fields. The college caters to the higher education needs of students from various tea gardens like Chong Tong,Marybong and other rural villages that line across the valleys of the Darjeeling hills. The college presently offers three year undergraduate courses on Bachelor of Arts (B.A) General in the subjects of Economics, History, English, Nepali and Political Science. There are plans to introduce Honours and other vocational courses very soon.
Bijanbari Degree College is affiliated to the University of North Bengal which was established by Act of the Legislature of West Bengal in 1962 and assigned the mandate of providing teaching, training and research in various branches of advanced learning , and promoting the dissemination of knowledge to fulfill growing socio-economic and technical manpower needs in the six North Bengal districts and the neighboring state of Sikkim. The campus occupies an area of about 330 acres 9 km outside Siliguri town and Bagdogra Airport in the Terai region of Darjeeling district. The University Act was revised under West Bengal Act of XXV of 1981 and it came into force with effect from September 16 , 1981. The University is re-accredited by NAAC as B++.
| Streams | Mode | Duration | Eligibilty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |