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 loca ...
located in the Indian state of West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
. 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
University of North Bengal (abbreviated as NBU) is a public state collegiate major research university in North Bengal region of West Bengal, which is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of West Be ...
.
Departments
The college has the following departments in the field of Science and Arts:
Science
*Department of Physics
*Department of Chemistry
*Department of Mathematics
*Department of Computer Science
*Department of Botany
*Department of Zoology
*Department of Microbiology
*Department of Physiology
*Department of Statistics
*Department of Economics (B.Sc.)
Arts
*Department of Geography
*Department of English
*Department of Economics (B.A.)
*Department of Bengali
*Department of Sanskrit
*Department of Political Science
*Department of Philosophy
*Department of Sociology
*Department of History
*Department of Education
*Department of Hindi
*Department of Nepali
*Department of Physical Education
*Department of Environmental Studies
*Department of Mass Communication
Intake Capacity
Accreditation
This College was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a government organisation in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is an autonomous body funded by the University Grants Commission and headquarte ...
(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 three separate hostels for boys and girls.
Alumni
*Sudip Chakraborty, Indian economist and poverty and development researcher. Currently he serves as Associate Professor at Department of Economics, Ananda Chandra College
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
Educational institutions established in 1942
1942 establishments in India
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