Southfield College

Southfield College was founded as Loreto College in Darjeeling in August 1961 as a women's college. At the request of the government of West Bengal, the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Darjeeling Loreto Educational Society agreed to take care of its management. However, due to the lack of personnel, the Loreto nuns were compelled to hand over the college to the government of West Bengal, hence to be run as Southfield College.Courses offeredGENERAL# Political Science or Sociology# History or Education# Nepali or English or Hindi Elective# Economics/Geography# EVS (Compulsory)HONOURS STUDENTSPart One : Honours Students take the following subjects: # Honours Subjects # Compulsory EVS# Two Elective subjects # Students admitted in Language Departments cannot take language as elective subject.GENERAL STUDENTSPart One (1styr.): General Students take the following subjects # Compulsory EVS # Three Elective subjects (Three Half Papers each)CAREER ORIENTED PROGRAMME (COP) - AFFILIATED TO NORTH BENGAL UNIVERSITY # Communicative English - Rs. 1600/-per course (payable in two installments)# Women's Studies - Rs. 1300/-per course (payable in two installment# Mass Com. & Journalism - Rs. 2000/-per course (payable in two installments)# Eco-Tourism Management - Rs. 2000/- per course (payable in two installments