Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya

Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya was established on 13th June 2007 as a Grants-in-aid State Government-aided college, initially affiliated with the University of North Bengal[reference:0]. It began at Bani Mandir Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra in Dewanhat with the support of the local community[reference:1]. Dr.

Susanta Kumar Chatterjee became the first Principal in 2008[reference:2]. The college later shifted to its current location in South Nababganj, Balashi, Dewanhat, under Cooch Behar-I Block[reference:3]. Currently affiliated with Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University[reference:4][reference:5][reference:6], the college offers undergraduate Honours and Program courses in Humanities across eight subjects: Bengali, Sanskrit, English, History, Political Science, Geography, Philosophy, and Education[reference:7][reference:8].

In 2022, the college introduced the 4-year Undergraduate Programme under the NCCF (New Curriculum and Credit Framework)[reference:9]. The faculty comprises ten Permanent Teachers, one Librarian, and eleven State-Aided College Teachers (SACTs)[reference:10]. The college also offers post-graduate courses through Distance Learning Programmes under Netaji Subhas Open University[reference:11].

The campus includes two two-storied buildings with twelve classrooms, a Geography laboratory, a hall, virtual classrooms, a library, and administrative sections[reference:12]. The college has two NSS units and an active NCC unit affiliated with the 13 Bengal Battalion NCC, Cooch Behar[reference:13][reference:14]. The Alumni Association was established in 2018[reference:15].