There is an oft-quoted saying in the locality of Belda – “Belda could not dream of a college without Kedarnath Das”. The day 16th August in the year 1963 is a conspicuous landmark amongst the people of Belda. Through the untiring and selfless efforts of Kedarnath Das and N. G.Dutta, the then B.D.O., Narayangarh, Belda College was established on that day and Kedar babu became the first Founder Secr
etary of this institution. Belda Satyanarayana Mandir Committee and Deuli Sudhir Primary School Committee came forward to donate handsome money and land without which this institution of higher education would never have seen the light of the day. The College is situated in a picturesque site amid the conducive atmosphere of learning. The scenery of bounteous nature, the open face of the blue vault of heaven, the spacious grassy playground add to the sublime beauty of the college. In the very first day of its inception Kedarnath Das said in his speech “I have just been able to plant a little sapling for the dissemination of education and it has the potentiality of growing into a big tree with full blossom if nourished properly and timely in the years to come”. The college is situated slightly away from town with a campus of 11 acres (45,000 m) with a built up area of 4 acres (16,000 m). The college has its own hostels for boys and girls with a seating capacity of 80 and 30 respectively. The college have separate common rooms for boys and girls with facilities for indoor games like carom and chess. Further there is provision for playing outdoor games. There is a in campus canteen offering snacks and beverages. The college also have a Netaji Subhas Open University and an IGNOU study center to facilitate distance education. The college has a well-developed library with about 15,128 books, journals and periodicals along with internet and computer and photocopying facilities. There is a reading room with a seating capacity of 80 students. There are eleven laboratories with minimum adequate facilities for the laboratory based subjects.
