Hooghly Mohsin College

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Hooghly Mohsin College
TypeUndergraduate college Public college
Established1836; 188 years ago (1836)
AffiliationUniversity of Burdwan
PrincipalDr. Purushottam Pramanik
Location, ,
712101
,
India

22°52′58″N 88°24′00″E / 22.8828709°N 88.3999024°E / 22.8828709; 88.3999024Coordinates: 22°52′58″N 88°24′00″E / 22.8828709°N 88.3999024°E / 22.8828709; 88.3999024
CampusUrban
Websitewww.hooghlymohsincollege.ac.in
Hooghly Mohsin College is located in West Bengal
Hooghly Mohsin College
Location in West Bengal
Hooghly Mohsin College is located in India
Hooghly Mohsin College
Hooghly Mohsin College (India)

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]

Accreditation[edit]

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 alumni[edit]

Sports Accolades[edit]

  • 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).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

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