About the Department

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

The Education Department of Plassey College started its journey in 2010. Initially confined to General Course, it has been offering Honours course to the students since 2014. The courses have been approved by the higher education department, Govt. of W.B, and are affiliated by the University of Kalyani. The department had a difficult but eventful beginning, with a small number of students but was determined to impart knowledge of education since the very first day.

The department began its ride in the hands of Mr. Subal Sarkar and then was fostered by the likes of Mr. Palash Roy, Mr. Sabbir Ali, Mr. Pulin Mondal, and Mr. Ashik Ikbal Hossain, Prof Arindam Bhattacharjee, Mr. Biplab Sarkar, Mr. Ashim Das, Mr. Santu Bisaws & Mrs Shampa Sarkar.

The intake capacity for Honours Course at the beginning was 30 (thirty) which is now expanded to 100 (hundred). The number of students awarded first class in the University Examination is 10 (ten) in 2017, 11 (eleven) in 2018 13 (thirteen) in 2019, 20 (twenty) in 2020, 19 (nineteen) in 2021 and 24 (twenty four) in 2022.

As Education is a inter-disciplinary subject, the department offers lessons on a wide array of subject matters including Educational psychology, Educational philosophy, Educational Sociology, Research Methodology etc. After starting of CBCS mode in 2018 the department offers various CC, DSE & SEC.

The mission of the department is to deliver quality education by providing a healthy educational environment, motivation and cultural awareness. The faculty members are dedicated and determined to encourage the students by making them participate/appear in various competitive exams like Civil Services, SLST, Primary TET, SI, NET, SET & co-curricular activities.

The vision of the department is

1. To increase Social Awareness among students to protect our society.
2. To all round development of students so that they can spend their daily life with comfortable.

So we say that after completing the course the learners will be skilled and able to get job. And also, they will have increased knowledge in different domains.