▁Mah ish adal ▁ra j ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁at ▁Gar h ▁Kam al pur , ▁Mah ish adal , ▁aim ing ▁at ▁providing ▁low ▁cost ▁higher ▁education . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁affili ated ▁with ▁University ▁of ▁Cal cut ta , ▁until ▁its ▁affili ation ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Vid y as agar ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁by ▁K umar ▁Deb ap ras ad ▁G ag ra ▁Bah ad ur , ▁the ▁then ▁“ R aja ” ▁of ▁Mah ish adal . ▁ ▁Depart ments ▁ ▁Science ▁ ▁Chem istry ▁Computer ▁Science ▁Physics ▁Mathemat ics ▁Bot any ▁Ge ology ▁Zo ology ▁N ut r ition ▁Phys i ology ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁Com merce ▁ ▁Beng ali ▁English ▁S ansk rit ▁History ▁Geography ▁Political ▁Science ▁Philosoph y ▁Education ▁Music ▁Econom ics ▁Soci ology ▁Com merce ▁account ancy ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Mah ish adal ▁Raj ▁College ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁A ▁grade ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Ass ess ment ▁and ▁Acc red itation ▁Council ▁( NA AC ). ▁The ▁college ▁is ▁also ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission ▁( U GC ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Mah ish adal ▁Raj ▁College ▁Vid y as agar ▁University ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission ▁National ▁Ass ess ment ▁and ▁Acc red itation ▁Council ▁ ▁Category : Col leg es ▁affili ated ▁to ▁Vid y as agar ▁University ▁Category : E