Acharya Prafulla Chandra College
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| Motto |
চায়মে চিনি নহি হে... পিনা বেকার হে |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Established | 1960 |
| Principal | Dr. Saktibrata Bhowmik |
Academic staff | 100+ |
Administrative staff | 53+ |
| Students | 5000+ |
| Location | New Barrackpore, 24 Parganas(N), West Bengal, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Approvals | |
| Colors | Cornflower blue and white |
| Nickname | APC College |
| Affiliations | West Bengal State University, previously University of Calcutta |
| Website | http://www.apccollege.ac.in/ |
Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, established in 1960, is a co-educational degree college located in West Bengal, India.[1] Until 2007 the college was affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Currently, it is affiliated with the newly established West Bengal State University.[2][3] Initially named "New Barrackpore College" the college is awarded grade "A" by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[4][5]
Departments
The college has the following departments, offering Honours degrees:
- Anthropology
- Bengali
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- Electronics
- English
- Food and Nutrition
- Geography
- History
- Human Development
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Sanskrit
- Statistics
- Zoology
General Courses Offered
- Molecular Biology
- Physical Education
Major Courses
Major subjects in three year courses:
- Communicative English
- Advertising, Sales Promotion and Sales Management (ASPV)
- Industrial Fish and Fisheries
Professional Course ( Self Financing )
- Bachelor of Business Administration [BBA (H)]
Post Graduate Courses
- Microbiology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Physics
- Electronic Science
Department of Microbiology
The undergraduate programme was initiated in 1997 when the college was still affiliated with University of Calcutta.[6] The Post Graduate course with academic autonomy was started in 2004 with its current capacity of 31 seats per academic calendar. Current MSc students: Sangeeta Das, Shahnaz Sabnam, Soumik Pal, Debraj Hazra, Suddhobroto Paul, Gourab Ghosh, Beas Dutta, and 7 others of batch 2015-17.
References
- ↑ "Educational Institutes, Colleges and Universities in India" (http). Education for India. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ↑ "Affiliated College of West Bengal State University". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. wbsubcollegeinfo.org. Retrieved 30 December 2012
- ↑ "Colleges left without parent - from The Telegraph". Calcutta, India. 12 May 2008.
- ↑ "APC college homepage". apccollege.ac.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "NAAC Accreditation Status". naac.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "About the Department". apccollege.ac.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.