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| name = Maulana Azad College<br>মৌলানা আজাদ কলেজ<br>मौलाना आज़ाद कॉलेज
| name = Maulana Azad College
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|native_name=মৌলানা আজাদ কলেজ<br />मौलाना आज़ाद कॉलेज
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| established = 1926: Islamia College <br /> 1947: Central Calcutta College <br /> 1960: Maulana Azad College
| established = 1926: Islamia College <br /> 1947: Central Calcutta College <br /> 1960: Maulana Azad College
| founder = Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton
| founder = Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton
| type = [[Government of West Bengal]] administered undergraduate co-educational liberal arts and sciences college
| type = [[Government of West Bengal]] administered undergraduate co-educational liberal arts and sciences college
| principal = Dr. Subhasis Dutta
| principal = Subhasis Dutta
| address = 8, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Wellington,Kolkata, 700013
| address = 8, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road
| city = [[Kolkata]]
| city = [[Kolkata, West Bengal]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| country = [[India]]
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| affiliations = [[University of Calcutta]]<br>[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]<br>[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]
| academic_affiliations = [[University of Calcutta]]
| colours = {{color box|white}} [[White]]<br/>{{color box|olive}} [[Olive (color)|Olive]]
| accreditation=[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]<br />[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]
| sports = Football,Cricket,Table Tennis and Athletics
| colours = {{color box|white}}{{color box|olive}} White and olive green
| nickname = The Macians
| website = {{url|https://maulanaazadcollegekolkata.ac.in}}
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'''Maulana Azad College''' is a public institute of [[liberal arts]], [[commerce]] and [[science]] in India, located in central [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of [[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road]] and [[SN Banerjee Road]], popularly called "Lotus crossing". It is affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]]. The college also offers numerous courses in languages associated with Muslim culture, such as Urdu, Arabic, and Persian. The college offers both post-graduate and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects in the three streams of arts, science and commerce.It is accredited an ('A') grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref>{{cite web| url= https://maulanaazadcollegekolkata.ac.in/|title= Maulana Azad College gets 'A' grade by NAAC}}</ref> The college has been given the status of 'Centre of Potential for Excellence' by UGC.
'''Maulana Azad College''' is a public institute of [[liberal arts]], [[commerce]] and [[science]] in India, located in central [[Kolkata, West Bengal]], India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of [[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road]] and [[SN Banerjee Road]], popularly called "Lotus crossing". It is affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]]. The college also offers numerous courses in languages associated with Muslim culture, such as Urdu, Arabic, and Persian. The college offers both post-graduate (English, Zoology and Urdu) and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects in the three streams of arts, science and commerce. It is accredited an ('A') grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref>{{cite web| url= https://maulanaazadcollegekolkata.ac.in/|title= Maulana Azad College gets 'A' grade by NAAC}}</ref> The college has been given the status of 'Centre of Potential for Excellence' by UGC.


The college has produced distinguished and notable nationalists, politicians, educationists, judges, ministers, novelists, IAS, IPS and WBCS officers.
The college has produced distinguished and notable nationalists, politicians, educationists, judges, ministers, novelists, IAS, IPS and WBCS officers.


[[File:Maulana Azad College.JPG|thumb|Maulana Azad College at Kolkata]]
[[File:Maulana Azad College.JPG|thumb|Maulana Azad College at Kolkata]]
==History==
Maulana Azad College was founded on 9 December 1926 by [[Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton]], then [[Governor of Bengal]]. It was originally called Islamia College. The institution was the culmination of efforts of notable [[Muslim]] leaders like [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]], [[Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury]] and [[Abdul Rahim (judge)|Sir Abdul Rahim]].
With an objective to promote Islamic learning and general education among the Muslim population in British India and with the sustained efforts of contemporary education minister of Bengal, A. K. Fazlul Haque, on 9 December 1924, Lord Lytton, the contemporary Governor of Bengal laid the foundation stone of ''Islamia College'' under the affiliation of University of Calcutta. The journey started under the leadership of The Principal, Mr. A. H. Harley, formerly, faculty of Oriental Languages, Edinburg University, UK.
Post-independence, the college was renamed as ''Central Calcutta College'' and generously moved beyond religious barrier and was open for all male students. The leadership responsibility was rendered by Professor F. J. F. Pereira.
In 1960, the final baptism held as ''Maulana Azad College'' in the memory of the great national leader, erudite scholar and the first education minister of the independent India-Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. In 1990, the college was declared as co-educational institution. Gradually, the institution evolved as an academic place of harmonious co-existence amidst the plurality of gender, language, culture and religion.


==Courses==
==Courses==


The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in [[arts]], [[commerce]] and [[science]] in various streams. These are: B.A, B.A (Hons), B.Com (Hons), B.Sc (Hons) at UG level. And M.A and M.Sc at the PG level. The fees are also nominal lying around ₹1,000/year for UG courses and around ₹4,000/year for PG courses.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://collegedunia.com/college/2962-maulana-azad-college-mac-kolkata/courses-fees| title= Maulana Azad College Courses and Fees Structure}}</ref>
The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in [[arts]], [[commerce]] and [[science]] in various streams. These are: B.A, B.A (Hons), B.Com. (Hons), B.Sc. (Hons) at UG level. And M.A and M.Sc. at the PG level. The fees are also nominal lying around ₹1,500/year for UG courses and around ₹4,000/year for PG courses.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://collegedunia.com/college/2962-maulana-azad-college-mac-kolkata/courses-fees| title= Maulana Azad College Courses and Fees Structure}}</ref>


==Admission procedure and cutoffs==
==Admission procedure and cutoffs==
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==Notable alumni==
*[[Abdullah al Mahmood]], lawyer and politician
*[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] - [[List of national founders|Founding Father]] of [[Bangladesh]], its [[List of Presidents of Bangladesh|first President]] and later served as the [[Prime Minister]] of his country.
*[[Mashiur Rahman (politician from Jessore)]] - ex-minister, member of the parliament, and the highest ranking Awami League leader assassinated by the Pakistani army during the 1971 liberation movement of Bangladesh.
*[[Mohammed Salim (politician)]] - Ex [[Lok Sabha]] MP from [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Politburo]] Member and senior [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) leader.
*[[Biman Bose]] - Chairman [[West Bengal]] [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]], Politburo Member & West Bengal State Secretary of the West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist).
*[[Muhammad Mansur Ali]] - A senior leader of the [[Awami League]] and also served as the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] in 1975.
*[[Serajuddin Hossain]] - prominent Bangladeshi journalist and was the news and executive editor of ''[[The Daily Ittefaq]]''.
*[[Binodanand Jha]] - the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] from February 1961 to October 1963.
*[[Sultan Ahmed (Indian politician)|Sultan Ahmed]] - Indian politician and the Union Minister of State for Tourism in the Manmohan Singh government.
*[[Taradas Bandyopadhyay]] - Son of Bengali author Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, wrote number of short stories and novels like ''Kaal Nirabadhi'', ''Saptarshir Alo'', ''Kakkhopath''. Most notable among them was his contribution to ''[[Taranath Tantrik]].''
*[[Khaleque Nawaz Khan]] language movement activist who defeated incumbent Prime Minister of the then East Bengal in 1954 Jukto front election


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 15:16, 21 June 2022

Maulana Azad College
মৌলানা আজাদ কলেজ
मौलाना आज़ाद कॉलेज
File:Maulana Azad College.png
TypeGovernment of West Bengal administered undergraduate co-educational liberal arts and sciences college
Established1926: Islamia College
1947: Central Calcutta College
1960: Maulana Azad College
FounderVictor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton
Academic affiliations
University of Calcutta
PrincipalSubhasis Dutta
Address
8, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road
,
Kolkata, West Bengal
,
India

22°33′39″N 88°21′27″E / 22.5607°N 88.3574°E / 22.5607; 88.3574Coordinates: 22°33′39″N 88°21′27″E / 22.5607°N 88.3574°E / 22.5607; 88.3574
CampusUrban
Colours   White and olive green
Websitemaulanaazadcollegekolkata.ac.in
Maulana Azad College is located in Kolkata
Maulana Azad College
Location in Kolkata
Maulana Azad College is located in India
Maulana Azad College
Location in India

Maulana Azad College is a public institute of liberal arts, commerce and science in India, located in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and SN Banerjee Road, popularly called "Lotus crossing". It is affiliated to the University of Calcutta. The college also offers numerous courses in languages associated with Muslim culture, such as Urdu, Arabic, and Persian. The college offers both post-graduate (English, Zoology and Urdu) and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects in the three streams of arts, science and commerce. It is accredited an ('A') grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[1] The college has been given the status of 'Centre of Potential for Excellence' by UGC.

The college has produced distinguished and notable nationalists, politicians, educationists, judges, ministers, novelists, IAS, IPS and WBCS officers.

Maulana Azad College at Kolkata

Courses[edit]

The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts, commerce and science in various streams. These are: B.A, B.A (Hons), B.Com. (Hons), B.Sc. (Hons) at UG level. And M.A and M.Sc. at the PG level. The fees are also nominal lying around ₹1,500/year for UG courses and around ₹4,000/year for PG courses.[2]

Admission procedure and cutoffs[edit]

The college has an online application process for all its courses. Admission into undergraduate courses are merit-based. While that of postgraduate courses is done by both merit as well as an admission test.[3]

The 12th Class Finals cutoff percentage lies around ~90%.

Rankings[edit]

IndiaToday Rank in Kolkata
Ranking Science/B.Sc. Commerce/B.Com.
2015 1st[4] 5th[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Maulana Azad College gets 'A' grade by NAAC".
  2. ↑ "Maulana Azad College Courses and Fees Structure".
  3. ↑ "Maulana Azad College Admission Details".
  4. ↑ "Citywide Ranking: Best Science Colleges". India Today.
  5. ↑ "Citywide Ranking: Best Commerce Colleges". India Today.

External links[edit]

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