Hooghly Mohsin College

Hooghly Mohsin College
Type	Undergraduate college Public college
Established	1836; 188 years ago
Affiliation	University of Burdwan
Principal	Dr. Purushottam Pramanik
Location	Chinsurah, Hooghly, West Bengal, 712101, India; 22°52′58″N 88°24′00″E / 22.8828709°N 88.3999024°ECoordinates: 22°52′58″N 88°24′00″E / 22.8828709°N 88.3999024°E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.hooghlymohsincollege.ac.in
	Location in West Bengal Hooghly Mohsin College (India)

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Hooghly Mohsin College (HMC) began on 1 August 1836 as the New Hooghly College. It was established by Muhammad Mohsin,^[1] who also started other colleges. On its 100th anniversary it was renamed Hooghly Mohsin College. It became affiliated to University of Calcutta since the latter's initiation in 1857. After the establishment of the University of Burdwan in 1960, the college became its constituent.^[2]

AccreditationEdit

Recently, Hooghly Mohsin College has been awarded B++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).^[3] The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).^[4]

Hooghly Mohsin has been recognized by the University Grants Commission as a "College with Potential for Excellence." The Department of Biotechnology, government of India, has recognized it as a "STAR COLLEGE." The Department of Science & Technology, government of India, has selected this college under "Fund for Improvement of Science & Technology Infrastructure" (DST-FIST) scheme.

Notable alumniEdit

Muzaffar Ahmed, politician
Upendranath Brahmachari, scientist
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, composer and writer
Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay, writer
Kanailal Dutta, revolutionary
Shyamal Mitra, singer
Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, author
Tapas Paul, actor and politician
Dwijendralal Ray, writer
Brahmabandhav Upadhyay, theologian

Sports AccoladesEdit

The college has produced many eminent sports person who has represented in national and international arena, like in Football, Surajit Sengupta, Swarup Das, Goutam Ghosh, Anit Ghosh, Athletics - Monoranjan Porel and Amit Saha and in Cricket - Prosenjit Ganguly (Bengal Ranji trophy).

ReferencesEdit

↑ See Dey (1893: 96/192) pp.286-287, and (1893: 97/194), pp.354-366.
↑ "Hughli Mohsin College - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
↑ "Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity" (PDF). National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
↑ "Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2012-02-28.

External linksEdit

hooghlymohsincollege.ac.in

[1] See Dey (1893: 96/192) pp.286-287, and (1893: 97/194), pp.354-366.

[2] "Hughli Mohsin College - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[3] "Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity" (PDF). National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

[UGC-4] "Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2012-02-28.

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