Ananda Chandra College, also known as AC College was established in the year 1942,
[ is one of the oldest colleges in ]Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is ...
located in the Indian state of West Bengal
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. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also offers PG courses in Bengali. The campus is situated in the Jalpaiguri district and is affiliated with University of North Bengal
The University of North Bengal (also North Bengal University, abbreviated as NBU) is a public state university in the North Bengal region of West Bengal, India. Its main campus is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in ...
.
Departments
Intake Capacity
Accreditation
This college was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a public autonomous body of the government of India that assesses and accredits higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. It is funded by the University Grants Commission and hea ...
(NAAC), and awarded B++ grade.[Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission]
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Library
The college has a library with a collection of text and reference books and journals. Currently, the library contains 45650 books in regular and out-of-print volumes.
Hostel
The college also contains two separate hostels for boys and girls.
Alumni
*Nirmal Chandra Roy
Dr. Nirmal Chandra Roy is an Indian politician from Trinamool Congress. In the September 2023 by-election, he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Dhupguri.
Career
Roy is from Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri district, bor ...
MLA from Dhupguri
Dhupguri is a town and a municipality of Jalpaiguri district near Jaldhaka River in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Dhupguri subdivision.
Geography
General
Dhupguri has an average elevation of 80 metres (2 ...
Assembly constituency.
*Moloy Ghatak
Moloy Ghatak (born 1956) is an Indian politician currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of West Bengal.
Early life
Ghatak hails from Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district. His father's name is Phani Bhusan Ghatak. He did his gradua ...
Minister in charge of law department of West Bengal govt.
See also
References
External links
Ananda Chandra CollegeUniversity of North BengalUniversity Grants CommissionNational Assessment and Accreditation Council
Universities and colleges in Jalpaiguri district
Colleges affiliated to University of North Bengal
Universities and colleges established in 1942
1942 establishments in India
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