Sammilani Mahavidyalaya - Admission 2024, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

In 1996 on 12th December, a local college named Santoshpur Vidyamandir for boys started functioning with only three students and conducted classes during the evening. Within a mere seven months, this local college was transformed into what is known as Sammilani Mahavidyalaya today. On 5th June 2003, UGC granted this college the position to be funded under U/S 12(B) of the UGC Act 1965. The college was later accredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) with a B grade in the year 2005. The college was also assessed in January 2010 under SLAP (State Level Assessment Program) by the Department of Higher Education of the Government of West Bengal. 

The transformation of Sammilani Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, from having three students to a student population of 2000, offering different courses in arts, science, and commerce, was made possible with the support of eminent personalities such as 

• The former Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
• The former minister of Sundarban affairs, the government of West Bengal, Shrikant Bhushan Ganguly 
• The late Prof. Ramaranjan Mukhopadhyay
• Prof. K. P. Majumd

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya Courses and Fees

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya Courses Under University of Calcutta:

Under Netaji Subhas Open University:

Under Vidyasagar University Directorate of Distance Education:

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya has its rules regarding the maintenance of attendance for the students, such as:

• The students must maintain 75% attendance to continue to be collegiate students.
• Students with attendance between 60% to 74% will be deemed non-collegiate but will be allowed for examinations.
• Students with less than 60% attendance will be deemed ineligible to appear for any university examinations.
• Students absent for more than seven days consecutively will be removed from the Student Register.
• Students will require prior permission from the principal or HOD to attend future classes after missing five consecutive honors classes.
• For students from departments with laboratory or practical classes, when a student is irregular in theory classes, then they will not be allowed for practical classes.
• To be eligible for the university examination, the students must qualify for the college examinations.
• Any student absent for examinations on medical grounds must present a medical certificate before the examination or within three days of termination to the Principal or HOD.

Other rules of SMK:

• Students must carry their identity cards on the campus.
• In addition, students must wear formal attire on the college campus.
• Students need to pay the fees by the 20th of every month, considering holidays, in the Axis Bank branch. In case of failure, the students will be removed from the student register and allowed to take re-admission after payment of dues.

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya is part of the BOOST scheme. BOOST stands for "Biotechnology-based opportunities offered to Science and Technology." The funding of INR 20 lakhs is sanctioned by the Department of Biotechnology of the government of West Bengal for the development of laboratories for the department of Bio-Science for undergraduate courses.

All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) is a survey conducted to get relevant progress in higher education. The data is fetched on parameters like faculty, enrollment of students, finance or funding of education, examinations, infrastructure, programs, etc. Dr. Ananda Mukherjee, the UGC Nodal Officer of Sammilani Mahavidyalaya, uploads relevant data on the AISHE reports on the MHRD portal.

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya has recently started offering a master's degree in distance learning under Netaji Subhas Open University. 

The master's degree program is offered in the specializations of English, History, Education, Political Science, Commerce, and Social Work. 

The college is also offering bachelor's degree programs. Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) is being provided in specializations of History, English, Political Science, Bengali, Sociology, and Public Administration. The institute also provides distance learning in other undergraduate certificate courses, such as the Bachelor of Preparatory Program and Bachelor of Library and Information Science. 

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya has also started offering Master of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Commerce programs under the Vidyasagar University Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) from 2012-13. The specializations offered are as follows: 

• Master of Science in Geography, Mathematics, Physics, and Zoology 
• Master of Arts in English, Bengali, Sanskrit, History, and Political Science 
• Master of Commerce

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya Eligibility Criteria for 2023 Under Calcutta University:

• The college has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in 2005 and awarded grade 'B'

• The admission procedure begins with the publication of the 12th examination conducted by the West Bengal Board of Higher Secondary Education, Council of Indian School Certificate Examination, and Central Board of Secondary Education. 
• After the publication of the result, the students are expected to go to the college's official website and thoroughly go through the eligibility criteria set for the desired course. 
• Once the candidates find themselves meeting all the criteria, they can go ahead and fill up the admission form published on the official website of Sammilani Mahavidyalaya. 
• After submitting the application form, the college goes through the candidature and shortlists based on merit and eligibility criteria. Finally, the list of shortlisted candidates is published in the form of a merit list. 
• The shortlisted candidates are then called in for final formalities and counseling. 
• Once the formalities are fulfilled, the candidates can then go ahead with the admission into their desired courses by paying the initial fees.
• The caution money payable by the candidates is as follows: 
  • Geography Hons. - INR 200 
  • Geography Pass - INR 100 
  • B.Sc. Hons. - INR 400 
  • B.Sc. General Pure Science with Computer Science - INR 300 
  • B.Sc. General Pure Science without Computer Science - INR 200 
  • B.Sc. General Bio-Science - INR 300 
  • Library deposit (for students with Hons.) - INR 200 
  • All General students and Pass students - INR 100

Undergraduate tentative admission dates  

• Opening date for admission procedure online – Early August 2023
• Closing date for admission procedure online – Late August 2023
• Merit list publication for UG courses – Late August 2023
• Admission completion for UG courses – Late September 2023
• Commencement of classes for UG - Early October 2023

Postgraduate admission:

• Opening date for admission procedure online – Early September 2023
• Closing date for admission procedure online – Mid-September 2023
• Merit list publication for UG courses – Late September 2023
• Admission completion for UG courses – Late October 2023
• Commencement of classes for UG – Last week of October 2023

• The scholarship is offered to students from economically weaker sections.
• Scholarships and stipends are also offered to deserving students.
• The college rewards students with excellent curricular and extracurricular records on the foundation day. 
• Merit-cum-means scholarship was given to 20 students as part of the fund sanctioned by UGC. 
• As part of the Kanyashree Prakalpa Program launched in 2014, girl students are given scholarships.

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya Campus

The college campus provides all sorts of necessities students need for their personal and academic development. A student needs extracurricular activities not just for their health but also to gain focus, be disciplined, and recognize their talents and passion. Sammilani Mahavidyalaya campus includes all sorts of academic and non-academic facilities. The college has also upgraded its campus by enabling wi-fi coverage by collaborating with Reliance Jio Communications to provide the students with uninterrupted and necessary internet connectivity.

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya Infrastructure

Laboratories:

The college has very well-equipped laboratories that form an environment to impart practical knowledge and nurture experimental curiosity in the students. The laboratories are dedicated to the department of Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Geography, and Computer Science. The laboratories have the most modern instruments and up-to-date facilities. The geography department was provided with an updated GIS laboratory. With the very prestigious BOOST grant, the Department of Microbiology and Biology has enhanced laboratories' facilities to provide them with the best instruments and tools. Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, and Geography departments are also provided with dedicated computer Labs. Individual computers are provided to all departments for their information gathering by students as well as teachers and research scholars.

Library:

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya library is open all days except Sunday and provides the students and teachers with a huge collection of 17000 books on different subjects and topics. The library has subscriptions to printed journals and magazines such as economic and political weekly, down to earth, etc. The library also has started a subscription for career-related newspapers such as the Employment News and Karmakshetra. A prevalent Bengali paper - Desh, is also available and published fortnightly. The library has also come up with a way of encouraging students to read more books and explore the library's collection by felicitating one student with the "best user and reader" award every year. Cataloging is automated in the library as well as the circulation system as part of implementing technology to make the lives of the teachers, students, and staff a lot easier. Koha library software was set up in the library to automate the facilities. Sammilani Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal, has also come up with its own 24*7 online library facility with the name Web Based Online Public Access Catalogue WEBOPAC that helps in browsing through the collection of the library without having to visit the college itself.

Sammilani Mahavidyalaya Facilities

Students are provided with facilities such as college canteen, sports and gym area, health services, library, and different dedicated cells such as career consulting cell, grievance redressal cell, anti-ragging and anti-harassment cell, placement cell, etc.