Our Mission
Ever since the early 1960s , the mission of Siliguri College of Commerce was to impart a vibrant, comprehensive, and innovative learning to mould students to participate in the ever-changing industrial and commercial world.
With the change in global trends and curriculum of academics and a gradual shift into the marketing and technical sphere of global demand, our mission is to groom our students with a global outlook and industrial readiness so that they face the future with confidence, knowledge, and requisite skills.The task of the modern educator is not to cut the jungles, but to irrigate the deserts. This is what theInstitution aim to accomplish.
Siliguri College of Commerce was established in 1962, with the primary objective to impart education in Commerce and Accounting in the evening session (shift) primarily to enable the working students to continue their studies. This was also a welcome step for those younger aspirants to continue their studies at Night after involvement in business activities in the day time. The dedicated students of ICAI (Chartered Accountant) found this as ideal platform to carry on with their academics.
As of now, the College, affiliated to the University of North Bengal, is running full time courses in
- B.Com Honours Program
- B.Com Program
- BBA Honours Program.
The College has a vibrant Placement and Training Cell and caters to the job opportunities of the students.
The following Courses are also taught with the collaboration with apex Institutions..
- ICWA
- ICSI.
Our Institution is extremely focused upon to open a full fledged MBA Program with proper affiliation from AICTE.
Our Vision
Siliguri College of Commerce is driven to provide excellent educational opportunities that are responsive to the needs of our students and empower them to meet and exceed challenges as active participants in shaping the future of our world.
With the rising complexities of the global business arena there an inherent need to discern opportunities from threats and more importantly, to convert threats to opportunities. A practical transition of management theories 8nto complex models is instilled in the most realistic way thereby enabling them to excel in their chosen field.
Being proactive is one of the best ways to stay ahead of the competition and that exactly what the students are exposed to at this Institution.
With a paradigm shift to cater to the needs of technology and communication of the world over becoming a compulsion rather than a choice, it is absolutely imperative that one keeps abreast of the sea of knowledge that surrounds us and thereby pledge to fine-tune the new generation of students for a prosperous future. Our Institution is wholeheartedly focussed to this agenda.
Institutional Distinctiveness
Siliguri College of Commerce is the oldest and premier commerce college in the North Bengal. Since its inception in the year 1962, the college has produced innumerable Academicians, Bankers, Chartered Accountants, Corporate officials in spite of having no building and other infrastructure of its own. As already mentioned that the college runs its classes in evening hours in the same campus and class rooms of Siliguri College as per the directive of Education Directorate, Govt. of West Bengal vide letter no 4536 C/4C-214C/66 dated 28-09-1966. The College has its own Administrative Building housing office, library and staff room in the campus of Siliguri College. But we have to hired a Building for our extension Campus teaching BBA Honours Course.
Many of the working employees upgraded their degrees while studying in our evening college and reached to the top of the ladder of their career. Moreover, more than half of the teaching staff of this college is Alma mater. Since ours is an evening college which enables many students to pursue CA, ICWA, CS in day time along with B.Com in the evening hours. In spite of having so many constraints, our college has achieved many mile stones of success. Our alumni has proved their metal in their careers. It makes our college distinct from others. Our college also enables working students to earn their livelihood in day time. Although BBA is run in day time, its output cater to the employment demand of commercial hub of the town. Our students, a sizable portion of whom belong to business class find it very convenient to study commerce because of family background of Business by profession and occupy top position in the University Examination. Moreover most of the honours graduate from our college joins M. Com, CA, MBA and other professional courses all over the country and the abroad.
Almost one third of teaching faculty (PG) of University of North Bengal is our Alumni.
