It is a matter of pride that the Archives of the National Council of Education, Bengal (The NCE,B) named Jatindramohan Sangrahasala (established on 11th May, 1984) continues to serve the researchers of many Universities and reputed research Institutes of India and abroad. The Sangrahasala contains 6000 Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts, 7000 books (including some rare books of the 19th and early 20th century) and 2242 periodicals. The NCE,B proposed to enlarge and enrich its look and expand its services to larger sections of scholars and teachers.

A piece of archival research on the rare journal of the 19th century “Surabhi O Pataka” (1886-1890) has been completed by Professor Dr. Anindita Banerjee, Dept. of Bengali, Burdwan University. The press copy is now ready for publication.

On the occasion of the birth centenary of Professor Haridas Mukherjee, an eminent historian and chronicler of the National Education Movement a research monograph has been prepared by the Archivist Dr. Maya Bhattacharya. It would be published as a commemorative volume.

Since the Archives is of national importance, the collection requires urgent attention towards it upkeep and preservation, digitization of the fragile manuscripts and old rare books and periodicals. It should be mentioned that for the preservation of rare collections the Centre for the Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta (CSSSC) sent a letter dated 5th July, 2021 to digitize most of the Archival documents with a collaborative project between the NCE,B and CSSSC. The proposal of digitization programme is in progress.