A N College to expand skill courses: Principal
Singh congratulated the college administration for maintaining a high academic standard, attributing recent success to improved teaching facilities, research, sports infrastructure and student placements.
The college, which received a Grade A in 2005, improved further with a 3.18 CGPA in 2011, 3.27 in 2017, and most recently, 3.36 out of 4 in 2023 under UGC accreditation.
Singh added that the college currently offers 25 undergraduate and 23 postgraduate courses.
"We rank fourth in arts education and second in science across eastern India," he said.
Teachers' association president Sushil Kumar Singh raised concerns about the poor student-teacher ratio and urged for steps to improve academic attention.
Examination controller Subhash Prasad Singh and senior faculty member Sanjay Kumar were also present at the event.
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