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Words of Enlightenment from Honourable Principal, Ananda Chandra College, Jalpaiguri
Dear All, It gives me immense pleasure to introduce to you all the College Brochure, ‘GYANODAY’ while celebrating seventy-ninth year of its glorious journey. Growth and dissemination of knowledge has been the most potent force in shaping the path of development of human race. In this journey, educational institutions have played an instrumental role as catalyst. As such, Ananda Chandra College, too, has been successfully endeavouring to contribute its share of vision, commitment and perseverance since its inception in 1942. However, one should never lose sight of the fact that acquisition of knowledge bears its sanctity only when it transcends into creating favourable conditions for the growth of a democratic space, opportunities and equity. So, the teachers and students alike must engage their knowledge with issues like deprivation, poverty, inequality, displacement, oppression, empowerment and most importantly, sustainable development. The civil society of Jalpaiguri must be seeking Ananda Chandra College to build a road map for furthering quality education. Being the Principal of the College, I am committed to that cause so that our institution becomes a centre of excellence and finds a place of pride in the firmament of higher learning. Finally, I convey my sincere gratitude and indebtedness to the members of the Brochure Committee who had very less time at its disposal to arrange the diverse pieces in order and complete the task within the stipulated deadline. Read on and know the College.
Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaque, Principal, A.C.College, Jalpaiguri From the Brochure Committee...... We are happy to bring before you all the Brochure of Ananda Chandra College, “Gyanodaya”. We also take humble pride in informing you that the horizon of this booklet goes beyond the confines of a prospectus. A genuine effort has been made to provide a link between past memories and present activities of the College. The purpose behind such vision is to make everyone aware of its glorious past while celebrating seventy-ninth year of excellence. We hope the nostalgia of past laid down in snippet forms will make us all feel proud to be associated with this institution and strengthen our will to guide it to great heights. We convey our sincere thanks to the Honourable President, Governing Body and Honourable Principal of the College for reposing faith in our ability as well as for allowing our whims and fancies in conceptualising the design and content of the Brochure. We also extend our gratitude to all those who have shared their cooperation in the preparation of the material. Special thanks go to Sri Gour Sundar Ghosh for his active involvement and Sri Partha Sarathi Lahiri, Clerk (Officiating) for his photography of the groups and departments. We cannot but take this opportunity to submit that the souvenirs published during the Silver Jubilee Celebration in 1967 and Golden Jubilee Celebration in 1992 were of invaluable help to us in recollecting and reliving some glorious moments of past. Finally, realising that there is always a scope for improvement, we take on us the responsibility for the limitations and mistakes committed inadvertently in shaping this Brochure. May our learning be luminous and purposeful. Thank You All.
Compiled, Edited and Prepared by Support & Encourgement Sri Chinmayakar Das, Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaque, Department of Political Science Principal, A.C.College
Cover Page Design by Sri Kanishka Sarkar, Sri Gour Sundar Ghosh, Department of Computer Science Secretary, Teachers’ Council
Other Members of the Committee Sri Prasad Roy, Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh, Department of Bengali Department of Economics
Sri Ranjit Barman Sri Zareth Rongong, Department of Sociology Department of Zoology
Content
1. The Journey 1-6 2. The Courses of Study Offered and the Criteria for Selection 7-13 3. Fee Structure 14-15 4. The Central Library: Facilities, Rules and Regulations 16-17 5. Students 18-27 6. Departments 28-46 7. Snapshots 47-51 8. Who’s Who 52-54 9. R
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The Journey ......
“...... And Miles to Go”
The untiring zeal of Late Debendra Kumar Chanda and
Late Tarani Mohan Chakraborty and financial magnanimity of
Late Nalini Kanta Rahut laid the foundation of ‘Ananda Chandra College’ in 1942 – the year witnessing the turmoil of
Second World War and Quit India Movement. However, the dream did not come true without hurdles. The first
Provisional Organizing Committee constituted for the purpose of affiliation was summarily rejected by the Late Ananda Chandra Rahut authorities of Calcutta University for non-compliance of rules. Before any measure could be taken for reconstitution, the noble intention of establishing a college faced malicious and false propaganda by some sections of people. Overcoming the unfortunate tide with great pains, a new Organizing Committee and a Working Committee was constituted. Finally, the much coveted affiliation for commencing I.A. (Intermediate in Arts) Courses in seven subjects and I.Sc. (Intermediate in Science) in Mathematics was granted by Calcutta University in the month of May, 1942. The Arts subjects were Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Civics, Logic and Arabic & Persian. Soon after, the first batch of seven teachers was appointed with Kshitish Chandra Dev as the Principal. 1st day of October, 1942 saw the commencement of class with 62 students in a small building on the land (nearly 4 bighas) donated by Rahut family in Race Course. The 1943-44 session saw affiliation in I.Sc. Course in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The efforts of the college authority now focused on extension of affiliation to B.A. standard. After much persuasion and fulfilling the requisite conditions, the College received formal recognition to commence B.A. classes in May, 1945. English, Bengali (Vernacular), Bengali (Classical), Sanskrit, Economics, History, Philosophy, Arabic & Persian became the first subjects to be alleviated to B.A. standard from 1945-46 session. However, B.A. class in Philosophy was introduced from the following session (1946-47). Another feather in the cap of the College in that session (1945-46) was securing Honours affiliation in two subjects – Economics and Bengali. The partition of the country brought with it the obvious consequence of refugee influx. The roll strength of the College abnormally rose to seven hundred. In order to meet the impending problem, the Working Committee of the College purchased the land and buildings belonging to ‘North Bengal Mounted Rifle Club’ in Race Course at a cost of Rs. 40,000/- and A.C.College in 1942 at Race Course also secured adjacent thirty-three bighas of land at a
‘We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.’ 1 selamy of Rs. 17,000/-. A new College building was planned to be constructed here. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal kindly agreed to lay the foundation stone of the College on 29th day of April, 1949. Unfortunately, a sudden and an unprecedented demonstration and sloganeering at the venue site by some sections of people and students to protest against police firing on innocent marchers in Calcutta a few days ago turned the whole programme in utter chaos and fiasco. No one associated with the College ever predicted even in their Late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy wild dreams that such incident would take place. Dr. B.C. Roy left the venue venting his disgust and without laying the foundation stone of the College. What an incalculable harm the protesting students did to the cause of higher education in the district! Not only the prestige of the College deteriorated, the financial condition, the roll strength of the students and the benevolent donations from affluent citizens and Tea Companies nosedived. Adding to the woes, the then Deputy Commissioner of Jalpaiguri, for reasons best known to him, withheld permission to construct any building on the Khasmahal lands – the site of the proposed building. It took almost another decade to revive the status and glory of Ananda Chandra College. The Governing Body of the College started their search for a new site. Finally, after prolonged sittings, a vast plot of vacant land (about 100 bighas) in front of the Maskalaibari Colony and standing on the Jalpaiguri-Siliguri high road was selected. A part of the land was procured from the Relief and Rehabilitation Department and the remaining portion from a number of Jotedars. The total cost of the land stood at Rs.75,000/-. It is this site where our present College exists. The great day arrived and the long wait was over. On Thursday, the 7th day of June, 1956 at 7.45 a.m., the then Governor of the State of West Bengal, Honourable Late Dr. H.C. Mukherjee laid the first stone of the edifice. The new College building was erected at a huge cost of nearly Rs. Six Lakhs and the government contributing more than half of the amount. The new building was inaugurated by Late Dr. Bidhan
Dr. H.C.Mukherjee, Governor of West Bengal going to lay the Chandra Roy, the then Honourable Foundation Stone of the College accompanied by Chief Minister of West Bengal (what a I.B.Majumdar, Principal; Kamini Kanta Rahut, Secretary; and B.C.Ghosh, Vice-President (from left) destiny!) on the 28th day of September, 07.06.1956 1958. The College got shifted to the new premises in July, 1959.
“It is in experiencing and accepting the pain of defeat that we may truly acknowledge the joy of victory.” 2 The history of Ananda Chandra College in its new premises has been the story of continued progress, expansion and unflinching dedication of all its stakeholders to establish it as a centre of excellence. Over the decades, it has remained in the forefront of all the colleges of North Bengal in size and performance. The College came under the
A.C.College in 1967 Government Sponsored scheme from session 1956 - 57. Among many other things, this meant direct government control and guidance, thereby limiting the role of individual initiative. Thereafter, it has been managed by a Governing Body under the direct control of Directorate of Public Instructions, Government of West Bengal. It received recognition by the University Grants Commission under category 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act in the month of April, 1956. It secured us the eligibility for getting generous financial assistance. After being affiliated to Calcutta University for a long twenty years, it got affiliated to the newly established University of North Bengal in 1962. After incessant perseverance, dedication and hard work by the Principals, Teaching staff, Administrative staff and the students alike, the College secured B++ Accreditation (First Cycle) by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on 16.09.2004. It truly enhanced the prestige of the institution. Another point to rejoice is the recognition and permission by National Council for Technical Education (NCTE) on 04.05.2009 to run B.P.Ed. Course under Department of Physical Education. The institution witnessed a subdued moment of happiness when, despite great efforts by all, it could not increase its grade in the Second Cycle of Assessment by NAAC Peer Team in September, 2016. It was accredited with B++ once again on 05.11.2016. May be we, somehow, failed to live up to the expectations of the Peer Team who visited our College. However, it did not deter us. Rather, it helped strengthen our pledge to fight back and make a place for our College at the zenith of higher learning. This college presently accommodates nearly four thousand students. It is successfully running 20 academic departments comprising of 9 Science subjects and 11 subjects in the category of humanities and social sciences. Besides, it also carries on self finance courses Microbiology (B.Sc.); Mass Communication & Journalism (PG) and Bengali (PG). Moreover, the College has Study Centres of Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) and Burdwan University (Distance Education Mode) to cater to the academic needs of those students who are unable to admit themselves in the regular Course. Late Kshitish Chandra Dev Academic accomplishment of our students First Principal of A.C.College over the years in different subjects has provided 1942-44 us with a deep sense of satisfaction indescribable
“You are never a loser until you quit trying.” 3 in words. The University results of our students have been outstanding during last few years. Many of them have earned high laurels and have occupied places of distinctions in schools, colleges and universities as teachers. Many became famous as successful writers, essayists and journalists. Many have pursued distinguished careers in different fields. A few have successfully entered into the political arena and a few have created their mark as a reputed player. In a nutshell, the College has produced great teachers, scientists, administrators, legal luminaries, political functionaries and bright professionals over the years. The College truly misses the faces of all its students – honoured and unsung alike. The Alumni Association of the College is taking great pains to act as a bridge between the past and the present. It may be mentioned that we have excelled in co-curricular activities, too. One feels enchanted to learn that the Sports Board, University of North Bengal has selected our College “Champion of Champions” for the Sports Calendar Year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-2012 and 2012- 2013 on the basis of our performances. Besides, cadets of NCC battalions and student members of NSS units of our College are ably trained to take up various social welfare activities. The students, in general, and the Students’ Union, in particular must be credited for observing important days, holding of annual sports, celebrating annual social and engaging in various welfare activities. Presently, one hundred and twenty-six odd members of the teaching faculty (day and morning sections) bear untiring penchant for innovation in both teaching-learning methods and research activities. It is worth mentioning that we have enviable record of participation as well as organization of conferences, seminars, workshops and lecture sessions on a regular basis. The feather in the cap remains the hosting of ‘1st Regional Science and Technology Congress’ in the month of November, 2016. The newly constructed Seminar cum Conference Hall has been a boon in this regard. Besides, publishing original pieces in reputed journals has been a frequent phenomenon. Further, several of our esteemed teachers have minor and major projects to their credit. We also take delight in announcing that the College has a nodal centre of ‘Child Line India’ which works to rescue and protect the deprived children in North Bengal. One cannot forget the contribution of members of non-teaching staff, in general, and ministerial staff, in particular, of the College in its uplift. They have proved themselves to be the backbone and vital support for ameliorating intellectual excellence of the College. No doubt, the successes of the College mentioned above are our strength despite certain infrastructural and personnel limitations. Notwithstanding, we have ample opportunities to improve upon it. Our future course of action include among others improving central and departmental libraries; improving infrastructure for games and sports; making College campus more eco-friendly; introducing post graduate courses in more subjects; introducing inter disciplinary research centre; extending ICT facilities to the students; encouraging faculty exchange programme; introducing web-based student evaluation system; introducing computerized data management system; and enhancing scope of campus placement. Finally, we remember and dedicate this Brochure to all those who have been part of this College once upon a time but have left us for the heavenly abode. May all of their souls rest in peace. Long Live Ananda Chandra College!
“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence” 4 Reliving the Past......
Chronology of Events Leading to the Reliving the Past...... Establishment of College Recount of Late Santoshananda Sarker, President, A.C.College Golden Jubilee 22nd June, 1941 – The First Meeting at Celebration Committee, 1992 the house of Khan Bahadur Moulvi Mukhleswar Rahaman, Chairman, “I still remember the book shop, B.M.& Sons, Jalpaiguri Municipality. The proposal to Jalpaiguri, where we some friends, then budding name the college - “Jalpaiguri College”. youths, used to sit together and gossip over cups of tea. One morning, as we were there, I saw Late Nalini Kanta Rahut, going to the bazaar with a bag in hand. 1st July, 1941 – Meeting to adopt I told Late Tarini Mohan Chakraborty and Late measures to fulfill the conditions Debendra Kumar Chanda to go and talk to this of affiliation to Calcutta University gentleman, who, I was sure, would help us all in starting a College at this town. Later events proved 23rd January, 1942 – Meeting at the that I was not wrong. ” house of T.P.Biswas, B.L., to reconstitute the Organising Body in accordance with the rules of Calcutta THE TRIO OF A.C.COLLEGE University
25th January, 1942 – Meeting of S.C.Ghosh, Inspector of Colleges, Calcutta University with the members of the Organising Body at Sonaulla School premises Late Tarini Mohan Chakraborty Late Debendra Kumar Chanda – THE BRAIN – THE SOUL 19th February, 1942 – A ‘Working Committee’ constituted on the suggestion of the Inspector of Colleges with Rai Joy Govindo Guha Bahadur as President. The proposal adopted to name the College as ‘Ananda Chandra College’
26th May, 1942 – Meeting at the ‘District Board Meeting Hall’ to Late Nalini Kanta Rahut celebrate the award of affiliation and THE HEART for discussing about immediate arrangements for opening of College
2nd September, 1942 – “Griha Prabesh Reliving the Past......
Ceremony” performed and since then The Architects of the College Building celebrated as Foundation Day S. R. Ghose, Assistant Engineer, Jalpaiguri – Planner 1st October, 1942 – The classes for 1st B. Bhattacharya, Principal, Jalpaiguri Polytechnic batch of 62 students commenced Institute – Consulting Engineer Prem Kumar Banerjee – Supervisor 6th March, 1946 – The Last Meeting of Nalini Goswami – Contractor the Organising Body 5
6 TWO The Courses of Study Offered and the Criteria for Selection......
“……..Only Merit Counts” Ananda Chandra College is a co-educational institution and runs B.A. & B.Sc. HONOURS PROGRAM and B.A. & B.Sc. PROGRAM under CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS). It also carries on self-financing P.G. Course in Bengali and P.G. Course in Mass Communication and Journalism. “Undergraduate Course of Study” means a Three-Year Course of study divided into Six Semesters. A student will have to study the following Courses during three years of under graduation: (I) Discipline Specific Core (DSC) Course – Its aim is to cover the basics that a student is expected to imbibe in a particular discipline. (II) Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course – Its aim is to provide a student with specific or specialized or advanced or supportive knowledge associated with the main discipline/subject of study. (III) Generic Elective (GE) Course – It aim is to enable a student to gain exposure or extended knowledge to some other discipline/subject beyond the choices a student makes as DSC and DSE Courses. (IV) Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) – They provide value-based and/or skill-based knowledge and contain both theory and laboratory/hands on training/field work. The purpose is to increase the employability of a student. (V) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) - They lead to knowledge enhancement of a student and include Environmental Science and English/MIL Communication. (VI) Language Core Courses (LCC) – These are meant only for students of B.A. Program. The purpose is to improve command over language of a student and include MIL and English. (VII) Practical/Tutorials (One each with every DSC, DSE and GE Courses) – Practical means laboratory or field exercises in which a student has to do experiments or other practical work of two hour duration. Tutorial means special instructions based on lectures. Information Regarding Availability of Seats
MORNING SECTION General course in Science stream 55 seats General course in Arts stream 1006 seats DAY SECTION General course in Pure 61 seats General course in Bio- 69 seats General course in 55 seats Science stream Science stream : Arts stream : HONOURS COURSES Subject Seats Subject Seats Subject Seats Physics 28 Physiology 22 History 100 Chemistry 28 Microbiology 28 Education 41 Mathematics 36 Geography 36 Philosophy 43 Botany 22 Bengali 100 Political Science 100 Zoology 22 English 100 Sanskrit 71 Computer Science 28 Economics 49 Sociology 41 P.G. COURSE in BENGALI and MASS COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM Bengali 46 seats Mass Communication Presently Open
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COURSE STRUCTURE FOR B.A./B.Sc. HONOURS PROGRAM
Academic Exam Discipline Discipline Generic Skill Ability Total Total Year (Semester) Specific Specific Elective Enhancement Enhancement Credit Marks Core (DSC) Elective (GE) Course (SEC) Compulsory Course (DSE) Course Course (AECC) Course (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Semester 1 Paper-1 GE-1 AECC-1 1ST YEAR (July-Dec) Paper-2 - Paper1 - ENVS 20 325 Semester 2 Paper-3 GE-1 AECC-2 (Jan-June) Paper-4 - Paper2 - English/MIL 20 275 Semester 3 Paper-5 GE-2 SEC-1 (July-Dec) Paper-6 - Paper1 Paper-1 - 26 375 2ND YEAR Paper-7 Semester 4 Paper-8 GE-2 SEC-1 (Jan-June) Paper-9 - Paper2 Paper-2 - 26 375 Paper-10 Semester 5 Paper-11 Paper-1 - - - 24 300 3RD YEAR (July-Dec) Paper-12 Paper-2 Semester 6 Paper-13 Paper-3 - - - 24 300 (Jan-June) Paper-14 Paper-4 TOTAL 140 1950
COURSE STRUCTURE FOR B.Sc. PROGRAM
Academic Exam Discipline Discipline Skill Ability Total Total Year (Semester) Specific Core Specific Elective Enhanceme Enhancement Credit Marks (DSC) Course (DSE) Course nt Course Compulsory (SEC) Course (AECC) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Semester 1 DSC-1 (Paper-1) AECC-1 (July-Dec) DSC-2(Paper-1) - - ENVS 20 325 1ST YEAR DSC-3(Paper-1) Semester 2 DSC-1 (Paper-2) AECC-2 (Jan-June) DSC-2(Paper-2) - - English/MIL 20 275 DSC-3(Paper-2) Semester 3 DSC-1 (Paper-3) SEC-1 (July-Dec) DSC-2(Paper-3) - Paper-1 - 20 300 2ND YEAR DSC-3(Paper-3) Semester 4 DSC-1 (Paper-4) SEC-1 (Jan-June) DSC-2(Paper-4) - Paper-2 - 20 300 DSC-3(Paper-4) Semester 5 - DSE-1 (Paper-1) SEC-2 (July-Dec) DSE-2(Paper-1) Paper-1 - 20 300 3RD YEAR DSE-3(Paper-1) Semester 6 - DSE-1 (Paper-2) SEC-2 (Jan-June) DSE-2(Paper-2) Paper-2 - 20 300 DSE-3(Paper-2) TOTAL 120 1800
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COURSE STRUCTURE FOR B.A. PROGRAM
Academic Exam Discipline Language Language Discipline Generic Skill Ability Total Total Year (Semester) Specific Core Core Specific Elective Enhancement Enhancement Credit Marks Core Course 1 Course 2 Elective (GE) Course (SEC) Compulsory (DSC)Course (LCC 1) (DSE) Course Course (LCC 2) Course (AECC) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) DSC-1 Semester 1 (Paper-1) MIL AECC-1 20 325 1ST (July-Dec) DSC-2 (Paper 1) - - - - ENVS (Paper-1) YEAR DSC-1 Semester 2 (Paper-2) English AECC-2 20 275 (Jan-June) DSC-2 - (Paper 1) - - - English/MIL (Paper-2) DSC-1 Semester 3 (Paper-3) MIL SEC-1 20 300 2ND (July-Dec) DSC-2 (Paper 2) - - - (Paper 1) - (Paper-3) YEAR DSC-1 Semester 4 (Paper-4) - English - - SEC-1 - 20 300 (Jan-June) DSC-2 (Paper2) (Paper 2) (Paper-4) DSE-1 GE-1 Semester 5 (Paper-1) SEC-2 20 300 Paper 1 3RD (July-Dec) - - - DSE-2 (Paper 1) - YEAR (Paper-1) DSE-1 GE-1 Semester 6 (Paper-2) SEC-2 20 300 Paper 2 (Jan-June) - - - DSE-2 (Paper 2) - (Paper-2)
TOTAL 120 1800
Important Points Regarding Evaluation, Credit, Attendance 1) Each Paper consists of 75 marks except AECC-1 & AECC-2. The marks calculation of Laboratory based Papers are Theory=40; Practical=20; Internal Assessment=10 & Attendance=5. The marks calculation of Non- Laboratory based subjects are Theory=60; Internal Assessment=10 & Attendance=5. 2) AECC-1 consists of 100 marks Paper (Theory=80; Internal Assessment=15 & Attendance=5) and AECC-2 consists of 50 marks Paper (Theory=35; Internal Assessment=10 & Attendance=5). 3) All Papers have 6 credits each except AECC and SEC Papers which have 2 credits each. 4) MIL (Major Indian Language) comprises Bengali/English/Hindi/Sanskrit. 5) Internal Assessment – All the internal continuous evaluations shall be conducted by the teachers of the department. It has be on the basis of Term Papers, Reports, Seminars Presentations, Class Tests, Field Work or any combination thereof spread over the entire period of study. 6) Attendance – No student shall be allowed to take the end semester written examination if the student has not attended 75% of the classes held in the Course concerned. Marks will be awarded for attendance in the following manner: (i) Attendance of 75% or above but below 80% - 02 marks (ii) Attendance of 80% or above but below 85% - 03 marks (iii) Attendance of 85% or above but below 90% - 04 marks (iv) Attendance of 90% or above - 05 marks 7) If a newly admitted student to the 1st Semester remains absent for more than 15 days continuously without any intimation, his/her admission will stand cancelled.
“Studies serve for delight, for ornaments and for ability.” 9 COURSE COMBINATIONS / BASKETS/GROUPS A candidate while selecting Discipline Specific Subject and Generic Elective Course Subject must strictly adhere to the following rules: 1. B.A. HONOURS PROGRAM COURSE (a) Select any ONE as Honours Subject SL. NO. HONOURS SUBJECT SL. NO. HONOURS SUBJECT 1 BENGALI 6 HISTORY 2 ENGLISH 7 PHILOSOPHY 3 ECONOMICS 8 POLITICAL SCIENCE 4 EDUCATION 9 SANSKRIT 5 GEOGRAPHY 10 SOCIOLOGY (b) Select any TWO as Generic Elective Courses (i.e., GE-1 and GE-2) having ONE from each basket/group of the following: SL. NO. GROUP - A SL. NO. GROUP - B 1 BENGALI 1 ECONOMICS 2 ENGLISH 2 EDUCATION 3 GEOGRAPHY 3 PHILOSOPHY 4 HISTORY 4 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 5 SANSKRIT 5 POLITICAL SCIENCE 6 SOCIOLOGY (c) Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) and Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course will be same as Discipline Specific Core (DSC) Course. (d) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course -1 (AECC-1), i.e., ENVS is common for all students. AECC-2 has to be chosen from English/MIL (Bengali/Hindi/Nepali/Sanskrit).
2. B.A. PROGRAM COURSE (a) A candidate has to select any THREE Course Subject in a manner as follows: (i) Two Course Subject taking one each from any two groups as Discipline Specific Core (DSC) Course (ii) One Course Subject from remaining one group as Generic Elective (GE) Course SL.No. GROUP - A SL.NO. GROUP - B SL.No. GROUP - C 1 ELECTIVE BENGALI 1 ECONOMICS 1 GEOGRAPHY 2 ELECTIVE ENGLISH 2 EDUCATION 2 POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 SANSKRIT 3 HISTORY 3 SOCIOLOGY 4 PHILOSOPHY (b) Discipline Specific Elective 1 (DSE-1) Course and Skill Enhancement Course 1 (SEC-1) subjects will be same as Discipline Specific Core 1 (DSC-1) Course subject & DSE-2 and SEC-2 Course subjects will be same as DSC-2 Course subject.
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(c) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course -1 (AECC-1), i.e., ENVS is common for all students. AECC-2 has to be chosen from English/MIL (Bengali/Hindi/Nepali/Sanskrit). (d) Every candidate has to appear for Language Core Course 1 (LCC-1) and Language Core Course Compulsory 2 (LCC-2). (e) Every DSC, DSE, GE Courses will have one practical/tutorial. Wherever there is a practical, there will be no tutorial and vice-versa.
3. B.Sc. HONOURS PROGRAM COURSE (a) A candidate has to select ONE Honours Discipline Specific Core (DSC) Course subject from the following four Groups (except Statistics Course included in Group 4) and any TWO Generic Elective (GE) Course subject from any three other remaining Groups: SL. GROUP - A SL. GROUP - B SL. GROUP - C SL. GROUP - D NO. No. No. NO. 1 MATHEMATICS 1 CHEMISTRY 1 PHYSICS 1 ZOOLOGY 2 PHYSIOLOGY 2 COMPUTER SCIENCE 2 BOTANY 2 STATISTICS 3 MICROBIOLOGY 3 ECONOMICS 3 GEOGRAPHY (c) Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) and Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course will be same as Discipline Specific Core (DSC) Course. (d) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course -1 (AECC-1), i.e., ENVS is common for all students. AECC-2 has to be chosen from English/MIL (Bengali/Hindi/Nepali/Sanskrit). Very Important Notes: (i) No student is permitted to take Microbiology as GE Course (ii) Students pursuing B.Sc. Honours Program Course in ECONOMICS shall have to opt for TWO Generic Elective (GE) Course subjects as follows: (A) Mathematics (included in Group A of B.Sc.) (B) Any one Subject from Group B of B.A. Honours Program (i.e., Education/Philosophy/Physical Education/Political Science/Sociology) OR Statistics
4. B.Sc. PROGRAM COURSE (a) A candidate has to choose any THREE Course subject taking ONE from each Group/Basket subjects from the FOUR given Group/Basket subjects for Discipline Specific Core (DSC) Course and any TWO Course subjects as Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) from the above chosen three DSC subject. SL. GROUP - A SL. GROUP - B SL. GROUP - C SL. GROUP - D NO. No. No. NO. 1 MATHEMATICS 1 CHEMISTRY 1 PHYSICS 1 ZOOLOGY 2 PHYSIOLOGY 2 COMPUTER SCIENCE 2 BOTANY 2 STATISTICS 3 ECONOMICS 3 GEOGRAPHY
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(b) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course -1 (AECC-1), i.e., ENVS is common for all students. AECC-2 has to be chosen from English/MIL (Bengali/Hindi/Nepali/Sanskrit).
Other Important Information Regarding Choice of Subjects
1) A candidate shall be allowed to take up Sociology and Education Honours Program and Program subject if passed in History, Philosophy and Political Science in previous qualifying examination. 2) A candidate shall be allowed to take Physics subject if passed in Mathematics and Chemistry along with Physics and other subject at the previous qualifying examination. 3) A candidate shall be allowed to take Chemistry subject if passed in Mathematics and Physics along with Chemistry and other subject at the previous qualifying examination. 4) A candidate shall be allowed to take Botany/Zoology if passed in Biology at the previous qualifying examination. 5) A candidate shall be allowed to take Physiology Honours Program and Program Course if passed in Biology and Chemistry at the previous qualifying examination. 6) A candidate shall be allowed to take Computer Science Honours Program and Program Course if passed in Mathematics at the previous qualifying examination. 7) A candidate shall be allowed to take Microbiology Honours Program if passed in Chemistry and Biology at the previous qualifying examination. 8) A candidate shall be allowed to take Geography Honours Program if passed in Geography at the previous qualifying examination. 9) A candidate shall be allowed to take Economics Honours Program if passed in Mathematics or Business Economics including Business Mathematics at the previous qualifying examination. 10) No student of Honours Program in Arts other than that of Geography and Economics shall be allowed to take Science subjects as Generic Elective (GE) subjects. 11) A candidate pursuing Honours Program in a subject shall not be allowed to take up the same subject as Generic Elective (GE) subject. 12) A candidate pursuing Honours program Course in a Language subject shall not be allowed to take another Language subject as Generic Elective (GE) subject. 13) Students willing to take Physical Education as a subject shall be required to go through an admission test for selection. Due importance should be given to the candidates who have successfully participated in the State level meet or above. 14) Change of subject and change from Honours Program Course to Program Course and vice-versa shall not be allowed after filling up the registration form.
Eligibility Criteria for Admission A student shall be allowed to take admission in the HONOURS PROGRAM COURSE and PROGRAM COURSE of B.A./B.Sc. if he/she/transgender has passed in at least four (04) subjects excluding Environmental Studies with English as compulsory subject in Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination held by West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or any other examination which is recognized by the University as equivalent thereto. Provided that a candidate who has obtained – (a) 55% marks in aggregate or (b) 50% marks in aggregate with 60% marks in a subject in the last qualifying examination shall be eligible to apply for Honours Program in that subject. Admission shall, however, be on merit and availability of seats. It may be noted that in matter of eligibility 49.5% and above shall be equal to 50%; 54.5% and above shall be equal to 55%; and 59.5% marks and above shall be equal to 60%. With regard to SC/ST candidates, the minimum marks of eligibility shall be as per rules of the State Government. If you stop learning, you stop creating history and become history 12
A candidate shall be allowed to pursue B.A./B.Sc. Program Course if he/she/transgender has passed the qualifying examination in Vocational Stream subjects. Candidates may note that the admission to any Course is provisional. If a candidate fails to fulfill the eligibility criteria laid down by the University of North Bengal, the admission shall stand cancelled at any stage. The followings are the criteria for the preparation of the Merit Panel in Honours Program Course: (i) Merit = (2S + T)/6 for candidates who have applied in those Honours Program Course Subject which the candidates studied in the previous qualifying examination. (where S = Marks in the subject opted for Honours; T = Marks in English + Marks in Subject opted for Honours + Best Marks of other two subjects excluding Environmental Science) (ii) Merit = T1/4 for candidates who did not have subject opted for Honours Program Course in his / her previous qualifying examination. (where T1 = Marks in English + Best Marks of other three Subjects Excluding EVS).
Important Note
For candidates under the SC/ST category, SC/ST certificates must be obtained from the competent authority in the name of the candidate. For candidates under the Permanent Disabled Reserved Category, Permanent Disability Certificate must be obtained from the Civil Surgeon/District Medical Officer. Attested copies of Certificates are required to be produced at the time of admission. At the time of enrolment, a candidate has to submit two copies of recent unattested stamp size (4.6 cm x 4.6 cm) photographs and the original Mark-sheet. Candidates from boards other than WBCHSE (any examining body outside the West Bengal) must submit a Migration Certificate from the competent authority. All subsequent Notifications, Counseling Schedules, Admission Instructions, Merit Panel, etc. will be uploaded on the College Website and put up in the College Notice Board. Contact Office of the Principal for any further query, such as, admission on transfer, method of computation of SGPA & CGPA, rules regarding reassessment & scrutiny, disciplinary rules during examination, provisional result & Grade Card, etc.
Netaji Subhas Open University Directorate of Distance Education A. C. College Study Centre (F-02) University of Burdwan Study Centre Establishment Year – July, 1998. Ananda Chandra College Courses Offered – UG (Bengali, English, Education, History, Sociology, Physics, Establishment Year – 2015 Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Courses Offered – Post Graduate (M.A.) Zoology; and Geography,) ; BLis; PG Course in Eight Subjects (Six Arts and Two (Bengali, English, Geography, Zoology, Science), namely, Bengali, English, History, Education, Political Science, Social Sanskrit, History, Philosophy, Political Work, Mathematics,); MLis. Science, Mathematics and Computer Course Coordinator – Sri Biswarup Science Bhowmick, Department of Zoology Course Coordinator – Dr. Parimal Bapari, Office Superintendent – Sri Uttam Pal Department of History Contact – [email protected] Contact [email protected]
“Reading good books mean making conversations with finest minds.” 13 THREE
Fee Structure......
“ ...... Judicious Blend of College Interest and Social Responsibility”
It is important for all students to know the fee structure they have to pay for a particular session of the College. The following table lays down the details:
COLLEGE FEES Admission Fee One month’s tuition fee Tuition Fee B.A. (Pass) - Rs. 50/- per month; B.A. (Hons) - Rs. 75/- per month; B.Sc. (Pass) - Rs. 85/- per month; B.Sc. (Hons) - . 110/- per month. Laboratory Fee B.Sc(Pass) @ Rs. 75/- per month; B.Sc(Hons) @ Rs. 150/- per month Development Fee Rs. 300/- per annum Special Fee Rs. 130/- per annum Electricity Charge @ Rs. 20/- per month Session Charge Rs. 200/- per annum College Examination Fee Rs.50/- Students Health Home Fee Rs. 5/- per annum Students Aid Fund Fee Rs. 40/- for each session Identity Card Rs. 50/- per annum Duplicate Document Rs.50/- Subject Change Rs. 20/- Fine Rs. 100/- Laboratory Deposit B.Sc. (Pass) @ Rs. 100/- for each laboratory based subject; B.Sc. (Honours) @ Rs. 200/- for each laboratory based subject Saraswati Puja Rs.50/- Computer Science Courses Caution deposit Rs. 800/- for Pass and Rs.1,200/- for Honours Course Fee Rs.250/- per month for Pass and Rs. 450/- per month for Honours Students; other Science students 50/- per month (for III yr. Students only) Physical Education Course fee Rs. 1,200/- per annum (to be paid at the time of admission every year) Library Caution Deposit Rs. 400/- for Honours Students; Rs. 300/- for General (Pass) Students Library Fee Rs. 10/- per month Casual Fee Rs. 100/- for Arts; Rs. 500/- for Science students Transfer Fee Rs. 100/- Centre Fee Rs. 300/- for Honours students; Rs. 250/- for General students; & Rs. 300/- for External Students Medicinal Garden Rs. 30/- per month (Botany Honours Students); Rs. 20/- per month (Botany Pass Maintenance Fee Students)
SELF FINANCING COURSES Micro Biology Honours Program Rs. 26,000/- per annum (to be paid at the time of admission) M.A. in Bengali Rs. 9,500/- per annum ( to be paid at the time of admission) Mass Communication Rs. 18,000/- per annum
UNIVERSITY FEES University Registration fee Rs. 250/- payable by students seeking admission in the Degree Course for the first time NBU Sports fee Rs. 150/- for the entire session Diploma fee Rs. 30/- (The amount changes as per University Rules)
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
14 HOSTEL FEES (FOR BOTH BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HOSTELS Annual Hostel Charges (at the time of Admission) Monthly Hostel Charges Payable at College Office Payable to Hostel Superintendant Sl. Particular Rate Sl. Particular Rate 1 Admission Fee Rs. 100/- 1 Seat Rent Rs. 50/- 2 Annual Charge Rs. 25/- 2 Light Charge Rs. 70/-(payable to college office) 3 Common Room Fee Rs. 50/- (for Girls’ Hostel) 3 Establishment Rs. 280/- (for Girls’ Hostel) Rs. 35/- (for Boys’ Hostel) Charge Rs. 100/- (for Boys’ Hostel & subject to change) 4 Caution Money Deposit Rs.150/- (refundable) 4 Mess Charge Variable 5 Poor Fund Rs. 20/- - - - 6 Miscellaneous Rs. 100/- - - - 7 Development Fee Rs. 250/- (for Girls’ Hostel) - - - Rs. 215/- (for Boys’ Hostel) 8 Identity Card Rs.20/- - - - 9 Welfare fund Rs. 50/-(Payable to Hostel - - - Superintendant)
Reliving the Past...... Reliving the Past......
Did You Know? Did You Know?
Donations from benevolent citizens For many years Commerce stream was and tea companies of the adjacent areas made associated with Ananda Chandra College. It it possible the establishment of A.C.College as was in 1943-44 session that affiliation to run the government grants were inadequate. I.Com. (Intermediate in Commerce) was Official records show that there were 63 granted. The first teacher appointed in this individual donors which amounted to a subject was Manindra Chandra Dasgupta. In collection of Rs. 44,767/-. However, it was the 1962, it was elevated to B.Com. standard tea companies which came to the rescue. In all, and got its name A.C.College of Commerce. thirty-five tea companies contributed a total The classes were held in Sonaullah School in amount of Rs. 3,20,065/-. It is worthwhile to evening hours. Due to increase in the roll of mention that the total donations of Rahut strength of students, it was shifted to family amounted to Rs. 1,40,000/- in cash and Ananda Chandra College as a separate unit kind (including the price of land and buildings). at night. After getting affiliation of No doubt that the then Principal, University of North Bengal in 1969, it shifted I.B.Majumdar, in his report on the construction to its own premises on D.B.C.Road in 1970. of new building of the College has recorded the
munificence of Rahut family and Indian tea
Companies. Reliving the Past.....
It is not out of place to mention here Did You Know? that those associated with the collection of money had to bear many unpleasant criticisms As co-education was not liked by and they had to give lengthy explanations. But the guardians, so for several years classes nothing deterred them from this unpleasant for girls were held in separate rooms. A but noble mission. separate retiring room for girls was also provided with a matron to look after them.
15 “An unexamined life is not worth living.” FOUR
The Central Library: Facilities, Rules and Regulations......
“……… The Library is the heart of the campus” – Cowell Elizabeth
The Central Library holds a unique position in Ananda Chandra College. It caters to the need of the undergraduate and post graduate students, research scholars and the faculty. It is a main source of knowledge, which is an integral and important part of our institute of higher learning. The library aims to collect all the books and periodicals so as to fulfill the need of the students and faculties are expected to read and enrich their literary strength. It provides a full range of high Dr. Shamim Aktar Munshi, quality service based on both print and electronic media to Librarian students, teachers, non-teaching staff of Ananda Chandra College and external readers from other institutions. The computerization of the library has been done using SOUL 2.0 Software (Software for University Libraries) and services like acquisition, searching and lending are all automated. Library Committee For smooth functioning of Library and its activities every year college constitutes a Library Committee. The main objective of library committee is to decide and adopt policies to govern the management and programme of the library, to prepare the annual budget and rules and regulations of the library. The committee also looks into student’s grievances, if any. The committee consists, of Principal as Ex-officio/Chairman, Librarian as Secretary and senior faculty members. Library Collections
The Central Library serves a wide range of information Reliving the Past...... resources with various formats. Books and other library collections are shelved according to the Dewey Decimal Did you know? Classification Scheme. All information materials and their The first lot of four hundred locations are reflected in the card catalogue/ cardex on the volumes of book were donated to 1st floor of the building. Presently, it has a collection of the College by ‘Arya Natya about 43,400 books (including reference books). Besides, it Samaj’. subscribes six journals, five periodicals and six newspapers. More importantly, it is also a subscriber of UGC-INFLIBNET N-LIST programme which is a boon for students, researchers and teachers alike. Library Services and Facilities 1. A student of Honours Course can borrow 2 books at a time for a period of 15 days. Students studying in General Course can borrow only 1 book at a time for a period of 15 days. Students pursuing M.A. Course are allowed to borrow 4 books at a time for a period of 15 days. Besides, textbooks, a student can also take books related to different competitive examinations like SSC, UPSC, NET/SET, etc. 2. Current issues of journals and periodicals are made available to the students and faculty members in the Reading Room. However, old journals are issued for a period of seven days. 3. New arrivals (books) are displayed on Display Stand for ten days. “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” 16
4. The reference books are made available to the readers during library hours. Personal assistance and guidance are provided, if required. 5. Sets of university examination question papers are made available to faculty members and students from the library as well as from our website: www.accollege.in 6. College Library has started "Library Deposit Scheme" to provide an opportunity to off campus users to avail the facilities of library resources. 7. Wi-fi Internet facilities are provided to all the users of the College. 8. Study Room Facility is available to students and faculty members, during the library hours i.e. 6.30 am to 4.00 pm. 9. In addition to Central Library, several departments have their own Departmental Libraries where books are available for reading room purposes.
LIBRARY RULES FOR STUDENTS 1. Identity Card is compulsory for availing of library facilities. 2. Identity Card will be issued by the Librarian on production of admission receipt and photograph. Book Stack 3. No admission is permitted in study room without Identity Card. 4. Students can borrow books, journals, question
paper sets on their Identity Card in the study room. 5. Constructive suggestions in the Suggestion Box are entertained. 6. In case of any grievances the users should contact
Librarian or Principal. Circulation Desk 7. Readers of the library may recommend resources for procurement. 8. Books / Study materials issued in the study room will have to be returned before leaving the study
room, otherwise a fine of Rs. 10/- will be charged per day. 9. Indiscipline/ misbehaviour and misuse of Identity Card shall be liable for the disciplinary action.
Reading Room
Librarian and Library Staff Librarian Achievements of Dr. Shamim A. Munshi
Name Qualification Designation He has completed his Ph.D. from Aligarh Sri Shamim Aktar PGDLAN, Librarian Muuslim University. He has published more Mushi MLISc., Ph.D. than 12 research papers in various reputed Library Staff Journals; 5 papers in edited books; and 14 Name Qualification Designation research papers in several Conference Sri Pijush Das B.A. Library Attendant proceedings. He is also recipient of ‘P.V. Smt. Kanka Majumdar B.A. Library Attendant Verghese Best Paper Award’ from Indian Sri Nirmalya Sarkar B.P.Ed. Library Clerk Library Association, 2018 for excellent Smt. Rajashri Das MILSc. Library Assistant research paper entitled, ”Public Libraries of
Sri Uttam Shome B.A. Library Clerk West Bengal” . He has presented several
Sri Avik Bhowmik MILSc. Library Clerk papers in conferences/seminars in India and
Sri Nantu Das B.A. Library Attendant abroad like Malaysia, Thailand,
Sri Rajib Ghosh H.S. Library Attendant Bangladesh, etc.
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” 17
FIVE Students...... “...... The Fulcrum” I. Students’ Union of the College...... “...... Harbinger of Students’ Welfare”
Then – It was encouragement from the teachers like Narayan Gangopadhyay, Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Kalyan Chakraborty, Birendra Lahiri and Amalendu Bagchi among others that led to the constitution of ‘Students’ Union’ of the College in the year 1943. Chitta Mitra was selected as the first General Secretary of the Students’ Union. The first ever activity of the Union was celebration of ‘Saraswat Sammelan’ in ealy 1944. On this occasion, the students staged their first drama in the College – “Bandini” – written none other than our own Professor in Bengali, Narayan Gangopadhyay. The first ever election to the Students’ Union was held in the year 1944 and Reliving the Past......
Ramapada Moitra was elected the General Words of Lament by Secretary. The first ‘Foundation Day’ of the Sujit Kumar Bhattacharya College was organised by the Union on 2nd day Editor, Souvenir, of September, 1944. The Chief Guest on the Golden Jubilee Celebration, 1942-1992 “We are living in a time when men are all occasion was Promotha Bandopadhyay, scientific, mechanical and modern...... He (man) Principal of Calcutta Law College. Once again, is always in a hurry. He is always on the run. Narayan Gangopadhyay’s scripted “Sesh Then, Television is yet another factor. Porjonto” was staged...... Depositing the whole brain to the T.V., man It may be mentioned that staging drama has become free from all the tortuous ‘mediaeval’ human links and loyalties. So, what was an integral part of the activities of the does it matter if Ananda Chandra College turns Students’ Union on any important occasion 50! Unfortunately, all the contemporary men are like ‘Priti Sammelan’ (Social Ceremony), not uniformly modern and so some ‘Ancient’ rites Foundation Day celebration, and the like. are to be performed. As a result, ...... we have ‘Sesh Raksha’, ‘Chhayapath’, ‘Rama’, ‘Pandit to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the College...... So, came and went the Golden Masai’, Raja O Rani’, ‘Mouchake Dheel’, Jubilee of the College.” ‘Alamgir’ and many more dramas were staged. Not only in Bengali, dramas were also staged in English. The first one was ‘Merchant of Venice’ in 1952 followed by ‘Othello’ and ‘Arms and the Man’. These, of course, were the activities of the bygone era. One cannot help but lament at the loss of this cultural heritage of our College in due course of time. One can hope that the present and future Unions of the College will celebrate occasions tinged with our cultural heritage. Now – The members of the Students’ Unions over the years have been quite active in various activities of College life. The Unions have been regularly organising Freshers’ Welcome, Annual Social Programme, Annual Sports, Saraswati Puja, Foundation Day, Independence Day, Republic Day, World Environment Day, Teachers’ day, and the like. They have proved themselves on many occasions that they are intended to help students in developing their social and intellectual qualities.
“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education” 18
The elections to the Students’ Union of the College are held regularly in a democratic, free and fair manner. The present Students’ Union of the College comprises of 48 Class Representatives and 21 Office Bearers, the latter being selected from among the Class Representatives. The Principal of the College acts as the ex-officio President of the Union. The caretaker Students’ Union of session 2019-2020 has played an instrumental role in co- curricular activities of the College. It held ‘Tree Plantation Program on 5th June, 2019 and ‘Blood Donation Camp’ on 28th August, 2019. It organized ‘Nobin Boron Program’ for the new admitted students on 16th September, 2019. It celebrated ‘Saraswati Puja’ with great fervour and organized ‘Inter-Department Cricket Tournament’ in the month of February, 2020. Besides, the students of the College enjoyed a lot the scintillating ‘Annual Social Program’. The students of our College provided honour to the College when they became champions in ‘Inter-College Cricket Tournament’; ‘Inter-College Badminton Tournament’; and ‘Inter-College Athletic Meet (both men and women)’ in session 2019-2020 organized by Sports Board, University of North Bengal. Last but not the least, the students of our College filled all of us with a sense of great pride when they devoted themselves during the ongoing unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. They actively involved themselves in creating awareness among the common populace, sanitizing various areas of Jalpaiguri, distributing sanitizers and above all, distributing food items to the underprivileged section of society.
Reliving the Past......
Did You Know?
In the early years of the Feather in the Cap of Students’ Union
College, only boy students In February, 1948, the Students’ Union of A.C.College performed in the College invited ‘Oxford Debating Club’ to our College. It was truly drama. They did the role of an unprecedented event during those days in a Mufassil College. Colin Jackson of Oxford University led the team. female characters. It was Other members were Alexander Maclillan and Jenkins. in the Annual Social of 2-4 The topic of the Debate was, “Real Socialism in October, 1947 that girls for Contemporary Times can be established only through the first time performed in Armed Revolution of the Oppressed and not through the drama, ‘Gandharir Parliamentary Tradition”. Students from different Colleges and Universities participated in the Competition. Abodan’.
II. Students’ Hostel...... “...... Friendship is the Best Healing Therapy”
Then – In the meeting of the Working Committee on 15th September, 1944, decision was taken to start a Hostel at a rented house to meet the growing demands of the students. As a result, a Boys’ Hostel got started in a rented house (to be called Hostel Number 1 afterwards) from 19 “What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
1945-46 session. Rai Bhadur Bipulendra Nath Banerjee formally opened it. Prof. Amalendu Bagchi became the first Warden of the Hostel and Dr. Haren Hoar, the first Medical Officer. Next session (1946-47) saw the opening up of another Hostel (Hostel Number 2) in a rented house. Due to growing demand for accommodation in the aftermath of partition, the third Hostel (Hostel Number 3) started by converting the Mess House of ‘North Bengal Mounted Rifle Club’ which was purchased. By the end of 1947, the three Hostels were accommodating as many as 125 students. However, in session 1951-52 , Hostel Number 1 and 2 were abolished due to sudden dwindling of students’ roll of strength. Finally, in 1961, the Hostel was shifted to the present site of the College. Now – The ‘Boys’ Hostel’ is now a two-storey building and can accommodate 80 outstation male students of the College. One more new Hostel near the old one has been functioning from the session 2016-2017. The College also boasts to have a modern three-storey ‘Girls’ Hostel with a capacity for accommodating 110 female students. The Hostels are under Residential Superintendants who are the teachers of the College.
Rules and Regulations of the Hostel
1. Application for Hostel accommodation shall be submitted separately along with the application for admission at the College Office 2. Admission to Hostel is for one session at the first instance.
3. No casual students will be allowed to stay as
boarders in the Hostel after the publication of Boys' Hostel the University results. 3. Renewal fees for admission of old boarders need to be paid by filling an application form that is available with the Hostel Superintendant. 4. Fees may be changed at any time at the discretion of the authority. 5. No refund will be entertained in case of cancellation of admission to the College. 6. For further details, contact respective Superintendants. Girls' Hostel
III. College Canteen...... “...... Three Years of Priceless Hanging Out”
Being an integral part of the College life, the history of College Canteen of Ananda Chandra College has been a chequered one. The functioning of the Canteen has been interrupted on few occasions primarily on the grounds of financial infeasibility raised by the proprietors. Notwithstanding, the present Canteen has been running successfully and uninterruptedly since
“Your attendance percentage in the College Canteen must not be greater than the attendance percentage in the Classroom.” 20
January, 2013. M/s Sanjib Bhowmick has been authorised to run it. The College Canteen has a carpet area of 60’X16’. In order that hygiene is maintained, members of Canteen Committee make surprise visits to the Canteen and also carries out periodical surveys of students on their opinion regarding food quality, physical ambience, behaviour of staff, etc. For any suggestion, contact Dr. Chinmayakar Das, Co-ordinator, Canteen Committee or mail him at College Canteen [email protected]
IV. Bank...... “...... Always at Your Service with a Smile”
Ananda Chandra College is proud to have banking services within its campus facilitated by Indian Overseas Bank. It was established in July, 2005 as an Extension Counter and was upgraded to full fledged CBS Branch in 2011. This leading Nationalized Bank is a great support to all stakeholders of the College as it offers various services like Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Mobile Passbook, UPI, ATM
Indian Overseas Bank facility and loan services with emphasis on educational loan.
V. National Cadet Corps (NCC)...... “...... Unity and Discipline”
Then – National Cadet Corps (NCC) is the biggest youth organization of world. It was established in 1949 on the recommendation of the Justice Kunjru Committee to make youth of the country disciplined and patriotic citizens. Its motto, ‘Unity and Discipline’ was adopted on 23rd December, 1957. The first effort to introduce NCC training in our College under the stewardship of 2/Lt. B. Das Shastri could not run NCC Office due to some unavoidable circumstances and it was suspended in the year 1950. It revived again in 1955. With the proclamation of national emergency in 1962 due to Chinese aggression, NCC in our College was expanded to respond to the nation’s call. It was divided into two wings – (i) NCC (Three Companies) and (ii) NCCR (One Company). With the end of the war, NCCR was abolished in 1964. Though not recorded but it is
“Courage is not absence of fear but the acquired ability to move beyond fear.” 21 heard that NCC of our College was ‘third line of defence’ during this war and later on during Banglash War as well as it was active in rescue operations during floods of 1968, 1990 and 1998. NCC of yesteryears has fine records to its credit. To mention a few, we were honoured with ‘Best Unit’ in “Social Services Camp” at Bolpur in 1957; ‘Best Line-Dresser’ in “Annual Training Camp” at Dharampur in 1962.
Now – At present, NCC sub-units of A.C.College OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN NCC is under 61 Bengal BN NCC with Darjeeling Group of West Bengal and Sikkim Directorate. It has two Coys 1. Ananda Malakar (Governor’s Medal for of Army Wing. Since, 2005, both boys and Best Cadet, 2004 & Best Cadet at Youth girls are part of NCC Cadets. Many cadets of our Exchange Programme, 2004, Srilanka) College have secured jobs in military, para military 2. Mukul Sarkar (Governor’s Medal for Best Cadet, 2008) and other organizations. 3. Aishika Roy (Governor’s Medal for Best Our NCC units are involved in 3 activities – (i) Core Cadet, 2016 & Best Cadet at Youth (Republic Day, Independence Day and Sports Day); Exchange Programme, 2016, Singapore) (ii) Social (Tree Plantation, Blood Donation, AIDS 4. Sudeep Sonar (Governor’s Medal for Rally, Aid to Civil Authority); and Other (Cycle Rally). Best Cadet, 2017) There are two ANOs (Associated NCC Officers) in our College – (i) Capt. Parimal Bapari, Department of History and (ii) Capt. Bhusan Adhikary, Department of Physical Education. Students willing to join NCC can contact them.
NCC in Action in early 1960s Aishika Roy, Pilot Guard of Honour, PM Rally, 2016
VI. National Service Scheme (NSS)......
“...... Not Me But You”
National Service Scheme (NSS) was launched on 2nd day of October, 1969 under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports with primary focus on the development of personality of students through community service. The activities of NSS include National Integration Camp, blood donation camps, plantation, immunisation, shramdan, NSS Office disaster management and adventure programmes.
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” 22
In our College, there are two units of NSS. Both the units are actively engaged in different kinds of social activities. It may be noted that students taking Physical Education as a subject, participation in NSS is compulsory. Other students interested in joining NSS may contact the respective Programme Officers of NSS Units. It is worthwhile to mention that way back in 2016 on the occasion of World Environment Day, NSS-II under Dr. Sujit Ghosh planted 217 varieties of Sal, Meghini and other trees which have now turned into beautiful trees. At present, NSS Unit-I and NSS Unit-II run under the supervision of Programme Officers Dr. Tanmay Datta, Department of Zoology and Dr. Bipul Chandra Sarkar, Department of Geography respectively. Session 2019-2020 saw several social welfare activities organized by both the Units either jointly or separately. Jointly, both the Units organized ‘Special Health Camp’ (16.02.2019) at Karala Valley Tea Garden; ‘Tree Plantation Program (05.08.2019) in the College Campus; ‘Free Eye Examination Camp’ (13.08.2019) in the College Campus; and ‘Cleaning Drive’ (30.11.2019) in the College Campus. It is commendable work of NSS Unit-I when it conducted a seven day long ‘Swachha Bharat Internship Camp’ from 24th July to 30th July, 2019 where students were provided on ground training regarding organization of social welfare activities and awareness camps. Special credit goes to NSS Unit-II which displayed exemplary example when it organized ‘Relief Distribution Camp’ on 18.04.2020 where food items were distributed to underprivileged section of society.
Activities of NSS Units during session 2019-2020
Relief Distribution during COVID-19 by NSS Unit-II on 18.04.2020 Special Health Program – 16.02.2019
Swachha Bharat Internship Camp by NSS UNIT-I (24th-30th July, 2019) Free Eye Examination Camp – 13.08.2019
Cleaning Drive – 30.11.2019 Tree Plantation Program – 05.06.2019 23 VII. Games and Sports......
“...... Legends Never Die”
The College is endowed with one of the best infrastructure among the Colleges of North Bengal for development of sports & games. It has two large playgrounds with facilities like 400 mts. Track and playfields for Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Hockey, Kabaddi and Kho-Kho. Besides, we possess an enviable huge gymnasium (with carpet area more than 7200 sq. ft.) with badminton court, volleyball court, table tennis and Gymnastics. We also have 12 Station Multi Trainer and Weight Training Equipments. The credit of constructing gymnasium in early 1990s, only one of its kind among Colleges of North Bengal, goes to our erstwhile Principal, Late T.K.Chatterjee. It makes us feel jubilant to know that our College was awarded ‘Champion of Champions’ for four consecutive years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 by the Sports Board, North Bengal University. We also hosted Inter-College Athletic Meet under University of North Bengal in the years 2013 (15th & 16th November); 2015 (1st & 2nd December) & 2017 (November). Besides, we organised Inter-College The College Gymnasium Building Volley Ball Tournament in 2016 (22nd & 23rd September). The sporting feats of the College continued unabated even during last session 2019-2020. The College became Champions in NBU Inter-College Tournament/Meet in Cricket, Badminton and Athletics.
OUR RECENT OUTSTANDING SPORTSPERSONS
1. Ms. Himashree Roy, Athletic (i) All India Inter-University Athletic Meet, 2012-13 (Gold
Medal in 100m & 200m)
(ii) Representing Indian Universities at World University Athletic Meet, Kazan, Russia, 2013 (iii) Representing India at Junior Asian Championship,
Taiwan, 2014 (iv) Participated in National Games, 2015 Reliving the Past...... 2. Ms. Bhairabi Roy, Triple Jump Runu Guha Thakurta, M.A. (i) Junior Federation Cup and Junior National, 2014 (1st Student of A.C.College (1944-48) Position in both)
Joined Mohun Bagan Club while a (ii) Open National, 2014 (3rd Position) Post Graduate student. (iii) Participation in Federation Cup, 2014; 3rd Lusofonia He represented India at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Games, Goa, 2014; & National Game, 2015 He was part of the Indian Team to 3. Mr. Ujjwal Mondal, Kho-Kho various countries like Germany, th Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Participation in All India Inter University; 34 National Switzerland, Finland, France, etc. Game, 2011; Open National, 2011; All India Gold Cup, 2012
“ ...... We all salute this legend of our College” “Everyone has the desire to win but only champions have the desire to prepare.” 24
GLORIOUS FEATHER IN THE CAP OF COLLEGE Reliving the Past...... The Department of Physical Education of our College hosted ‘XXVI WBCIPE Cultural and Athletic Meet’ on 7th - 8th Did You Know? March, 2015. Fourteen premier Colleges and Universities of The First Annual Sports of the West Bengal having full-fledged Physical Education Departments participated in the event. 166 men and 107 College was held in session women athletes won the hearts of the audience by their 1942-43 and a budget of Rs. spellbound performances. Altogether there were 105 officials 200/- was sanctioned for the overlooking 20 events of track and field. A real treat for the purpose. College and Jalpaiguri.
Sporting Feats of Ananda Chandra College during session 2019-2020
Inter-College Cricket Champion – 2019-2020 Inter-College Badminton Champion – 2019-2020
VIII. College Examination......
“...... Preparing for the Ultimate Test”
With the commencement of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and Semester system of examination since session 2018- 2019, a student has to appear for University examination twice in a year – once in June and another in December. Besides, every Department conducts internal continuous evaluation of a student on the basis of Term Papers, Reports, Seminars Presentations, Class Tests, Field Work or any combination thereof spread over the entire period of study. Attendance of 75 percent is a must for appearing in the University Examination.
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Reliving the Past...... Reliving the Past......
Pratima Biswas Nirmalendu Goutam The First Student of A.C.College to secure B.A. from A.C.College 1st Position under Calcutta University in Obtained Government of India's Best Children's Book 1951 in B.A. (Bengali Honours) Prize for his book, "Khela Gharer Rajye in 1962
Long Standing Demand of Students Fulfilled : Inauguration of OPEN STAGE
WE FEEL FOR YOU
Study Centres Remedial Course Career Counselling The College feels for those Those students (belonging to SC/ST/ The College has a Career students who are unable OBC, non-creamy layer/minority) who Counselling Cell which to get admitted to regular somehow fail to catch up with other guides the students on courses. In order to serve students are identified during regular job prospects and them, the College runs class interactions and the College different competitive study centres of Netaji organises remedial classes for them examinations. It Subhas Open University which is sponsored by UGC. During this regularly holds lecture and Burdwan University course, teachers refer to them sessions to aware (Directorate of Distance simplified books and materials students on time- Education). Do refer to available in the library and assess their management, useful chapter on ‘Courses of progress through special revision test competitive magazines Study Offered and Criteria series. The purpose behind this extra and books. for Selection’ for details. attention is that the students live up to the expectations in the university examination. “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” 26
WE CARE FOR YOU
Stipends, Scholarships and Concessions Grievance Redress
The College understands that several of its The College has a ‘Grievance Redress Cell’ students face financial constraints. Thus, it headed by the Principal and assisted by the offers ‘Free/Half Free Studentship’ on grounds Bursar. It looks into the grievances of all of merit and means. Besides, the ‘Government persons related with the College and takes of India Post Metrics Scholarship’ is available to appropriate measures for quick and SC/ST/OBC students and ‘D.P.I. Stipends’ to transparent redress. Students can drop their meritorious students. The College also has a grievances in the Complaint Box placed ‘Students’ Aid Fund’ to help obtain financial aid outside the Academic Council. Recent to those poor but meritorious students who do grievances mainly centred around not fall under categories mentioned above. overlapping of examination schedule and Further, a fee concession of 50% is given to award of low marks in some subjects. The Cell students who represent College at National and promptly acted on them and informed the International level in games and sports. concerned authority in the University.
Anti-Ragging Women’s Cell
In conformity with the ‘West Bengal In conformity with UGC Guidelines, the Prohibition of Ragging in Educational College had set up this Cell in November, Institution Act, 2000’ and UGC notified, 2013. It is headed by the Principal and ‘Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging assisted by few women members of the in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009’, the teaching faculty and one woman College has prohibited abetment or representative from among the students. propagation of ‘ragging’ in any form. ‘Ragging’ Since its inception, the Cell has been active means doing of any act which causes, or is not only in creating awareness among likely to cause any physical, psychological or women about their rights and responsibilities physiological harm or apprehension or shame and in assisting them in realising her or embarrassment to a student. If a student is strength and potential but also in convening found guilty of abetment or propagation of various sensitization programmes like health ‘ragging’, he/she shall be expelled/rusticated awareness programme, awareness regarding /terminated from the College. laws ensuring security of women in a gender- Note: A student has to sign a declaration in this bias society. regard at the time of admission. On 27.08.2016, Women’s Cell organized a (For Details on ‘Ragging’, visit website of UGC) Seminar on ‘Offences Against Women’.
Expectations from the Students – DO’S Expectations from the Students – DONT’S 1. 75% attendance of classes for appearing in University 1. Absence from classes for more than 10 days at a Examination. stretch without sufficient ground and prior intimation. 2. Carrying Identity Cards in the College Campus. 2. Loitering and lounging on the corridors. 3. Meeting Principal preferably between 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 3. Use of mobile phones in the corridors, class rooms, laboratories and library. 4. Smoking, chewing tobacco and use of plastics. “Science is organised knowledge. Wisdom is organised life.” 27
SIX Departments......
“...... The Torchbearers of Enlightenment”
1. Department of Botany
Establishment: 1943-44 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.Sc. (Intermediate in Science) in Biology. The first teacher appointed was Nani Gopal Dutta. 1969 -70 – As B.Sc. in Life Science under University of North Bengal 1989-90 - Separate Department of Botany with Honours under University of North Bengal Academic Infrastructure: Equipped with Five Laboratories – General, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cytogenetics and Taxonomy and One Projector Room-cum-Lecture Hall Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Publication of a Bi-annual wall magazine “BOT INFO” (ii) Maintenance of ‘Medicinal Plant Garden’ of Ananda Chandra College. It was established in June, 2007, with financial assistance from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of West Bengal. It has a repository of more than 200 species. (iii) Herbarium (ACCH) contains around 5000 identified Specimen. Teaching Faculty & Laboratory Assistants
Name of Teacher Qualification Designation Sri Suman Sen M.Sc. Assistant Professor
Smt. Pushpanjali Ray M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Sri Krishnendu Majhi M.Sc. Assistant Professor Smt. Basabdatta Adhikari M.Sc. SACT-I
Sri Dipak Barman M.Sc. SACT-I Smt. Ankita Biswas M.Sc. SACT-II Smt. Srijani Bhowmik M.Sc. SACT-II Laboratory Assistants Name Particulars Sri Sumanta Modak Full-time Smt. Aliva Ghosh Part-time Medicinal Plant Garden
Reliving the Past..... A Great Gesture In 1943, after few days of joining, Biology Lecture, Nani Gopal Dutta left the College. However, not a single day was lost. To help the College authority, Dr. Charu Chandra Sanyal, a busy medical practitioner volunteered his services and agrred to teach Biology. Such was the zeal exhibited and sacrificemade by the pioneers of A.C.College.
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2. Department of Chemistry
Establishment: 1943-44 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.Sc. (Intermediate in Science) in Chemistry. The first teacher appointed was Naresh Chandra Chatterjee. 1958-59 – Upgraded to B.Sc. standard 1965 -66 – Commencement of B.Sc. Honours Academic Infrastructure: Well equipped laboratory and provision of reference books and internet facilities to students. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Almost 100% success rate during last five years and nearly 80% progression of students from UG to PG level. (ii) Ongoing DST Fast Track Project under Dr. Somnath Roy in collaboration with Institute of Superior Technico, Department of Chemistry, Lisboa, Portugal; and Prof. M. Salah & Prof. El Fallah, University of Barcelona, Spain. Teaching Faculty & Laboratory Assistants Name of the Teacher Qualification Designation Specialization Smt. Manika Saha. M.Sc., Ph.D Associate Professor Organic Chemistry Sri Somnath Roy. M.Sc., Ph.D Assistant Professor Inorganic Chemistry Sri Ganesh Chandra Midya M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Organic Chemistry Sri Nimai Bar M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Physical Chemistry Sri Mossaraf Hossain M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Organic Chemistry Sri Passang Tshering Lepcha M.Sc. Assistant Professor Organic Chemistry Smt. Sonali Sarkar M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Physical Chemistry Smt. Shreyasi Nandi M.Sc. SACT-II Organic Chemistry Laboratory Assistants Name Particulars Name Qualification Sri Narayan Sarkar Skilled Sri Bibek Ghosh Skilled Sri Satish Kiran Skilled
Chemistry Laboratory in 1960s Chemistry Laboratory Now
“It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.”
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3. Department of Computer Science
Establishment: 1994 Academic Infrastructure/Activities: Digital Electronics Laboratory and PC Laboratory with high speed internet facility; Research activities ranging from Artificial Intelligence, Medical Imaging, Agro Computing.
Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Agro-Computing Research Laboratory established in 2014. (ii) Workshop on ‘Intellectual Property Right’ funded by DST, Govt. of West Bengal on 09.03.2017. (iii) 39 publications in International & National Journals and attendance in 28 Conferences/ Workshops. (iv) Students’ Performance in B.Sc. – University Gold Medals to Anindita Kundu, 2013; Arpita Das, 2014; Satavisha Banerjee, 2015; & Debangshu Chakraborty, 2016 (v) Four NET Qualified Research Scholars presently pursuing Ph.D. Course Teaching Faculty, Programmer and Laboratory Assistants
Name of Teacher Qualification Designation Dr. Indrajit Ghosh, M.Sc. (Phy.), M.Sc. (CS), PGDCA, B.Ed., PhD Associate Professor Sri Kanishka Sarkar, M.Sc. Assistant Professor Sri Suranjoy Goswami MCA SACT-II Smt. Arpita Das M.Sc. SACT-I Sri Debangshu Chakraborty M.Sc. SACT-I Sri Gouravmoy Banerjee M.Sc. SACT-I Programmer Qualification Sri Santanu Ghosh Dostider M.Sc. (Mathematics), PGDCA Name of the Lab Asstt. Qualification Sri Amit Majumder B.Sc. Sri Nepal Chandra Roy B.Com.
4. Department of Human Physiology Establishment: 1996 Thrust Area: Students’ Field Study with emphasis on community health; biomedical research; integrative physiology and metabolism; drug resistant parasite; ethno-medicine; physiology of athletes.
Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Research funding from DBT, DST, ICMR, CSIR and UGC; Total Funding amounts to Rs. 1.09 crore including research student scholarship between 2010-2020 (ii) Research Collaboration with Dept. of Physiology, Calcutta University; Dept. of Zoology, West Bengal State University & Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University; Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR), Jadavpur; and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Kolkata. 30 “Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.”
(iii) Presently two Research Fellow in the Department Teaching Faculty and Laboratory Assistants:
Name of Teacher Qualification Designation Sri Bikramjit Roychoudhury M.Sc., PhD Assistant Professor - Sri Samiran Mandal M.Sc. SACT-I Sri Biswadeep Chatterjee M.Sc. SACT-II Smt. Moumita Tewari M.Sc. SACT-II Sri Nayan Kumar Basak M.Sc. SACT-II Smt. Rumpa Ganguly M.Sc. SACT-II Sri Sanaj Kumar Das M.Sc. SACT-II Name of the Lab Assistant Particulars Sri Ranjan Ghosh Skilled Human Physiology Laboratory Smt. Shefali Ghosh -
5. Department of Microbiology
Establishment; 2002. The first teacher appointed in the Department was Sri Bomba Dam. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020):
(i) Dr. Moushree Pal Roy has to her credit seven international publications in high impact factor, peer reviewed journals. She has contributed a Chapter in a book entitled, ‘Microbes, Environment and Human Welfare’ published by Nova Science publishers, New York, USA. She also has two oral presentations at 5th International Conference on ‘Environmental aspects of Bangladesh’ at the University of Dhaka. She was awarded at 1st Regional State Science and Technology Congress and selected for outstanding paper presentation at 24th West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress. (ii) Sri Avisek Pal has to his credit one publication in proceeding. (iii) The Department has produced six (06) University toppers since its inception. (iv) The students of the Department have seven (07) Poster Presentations at National Seminars to their credit. (v) The Department was awarded 2nd in 2017 and 3rd in 2018 at District Level Science Fair. (vi) Mrs. Liza Sarkar stood 1st Class 1st with gold medal inB.Sc. and was a former JRF at Tea Research Association, Nagrakata. (vii) Miss Arpita Sarkar was a former Microbiologist at PHED, Siliguri. (viii) Miss Abhisikta Bose was a recipient of UGC Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship. (ix) Mrs. Nandita Banerjee Chakraborty was a recipient of DBT-JRF (BIOFUEL PROJECT).
Reliving the Past...... Chief Minister Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy’s very brief speech at the opening of this building of the College on 28th September, 1958 “When I was coming by air this morning from West Dinajpur, suddenly clouds gathered and obstructed our vision – the next moment clouds passed away and then appeared the golden rays of the Sun – such is life and such is your Ananda Chandra College – sun shine and cloud.”
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” 31 Teaching Faculty and Laboratory Assistant:
Name of Teacher Qualification Post Smt. Moushree Pal Roy M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. SACT-I Sri Avisek Pal M.Sc. SACT-II Smt. Abhishikta Bose M.Sc. SACT-II Smt. Arpita Sarkar M.Sc. SACT-II Smt. Liza Sarkar M.Sc. SACT-II Smt. Nandita Baneejee M.Sc., PGD in SACT-II Chakraborty Bioinformatics, B.Ed. Laboratory Assistant Name Particulars - Smt. Kunti Roy Casual -
6. Department of Mathematics
Establishment: 1942-43 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.Sc. (Intermediate in Science) in Mathematics. The first teacher appointed was Birendra Lal Lahiri. 1958 -59 – Upgraded to B.Sc. in Mathematics 1965-66 - Commencement of B.Sc. Honours in Mathematics Academic Infrastructure: computer laboratory with internet facility; departmental library Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Two UGC Minor Research Project to its credit (ii) Percentage of 1st class students high; In 2013-14, 2015-16 & 2017-18, students from this department topped the University Examination. (iii) Participation of students in mini MTTS programmes for benefit in research and career.
Teaching Faculty:
Name of Teacher Qualification Designation Sri Asim Basu M.Sc., Ph.D Associate Professor Smt. Anuja Ray Chaudhuri M.Sc., Ph.D Associate Professor Sri Narayan Choudhary M.Sc., B.Ed. Assistant Professor Sri Debajit Chakraborty M.Sc, SACT-II Smt. Juhita Roy M.Sc. SACT-II Smt. Uma Nag M.Sc. SACT-II
7. Department of Physics
Establishment: 1943-44 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.Sc. (Intermediate in Science) in Physics. The first teacher appointed was Ranjit Bagchi. 1958-59 – Upgraded to B.Sc. standard 1965 -66 – Commencement of B.Sc. Honours
“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.” 32 Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Dr. Pinaki Guha of the Department has obtained a Patent which helps eco-friendly color coating on glass thereby benefitting the community by promoting organic color materials instead of chemical ones. (ii) Some distinguished alumni of the department are Dr. Shyamal Bhadra (1972) Ex. Asst. Director, Glass and Ceramic Research Institute,Kolkata; Dr. Subir Sarkar (1987), Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics; Dr. Dilip Kumar Ghosh (1989) , Indian Association for Cultivation of Science; Dr. Apu Sarkar (2000), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Teaching Faculty and Laboratory Assistants: Name of the Teacher Qualification Designation Specialization Smt. Chandana Acharya M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor Solid State Physics Sri Pinaki Guha M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor Nuclear Physics Sri Prasenjit Chakraborti M.Sc. Assistant Professor Nuclear Physics Sri Mihir Sarkar M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Solid State Physics Sri Supriyo Paul M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Solid State Physics Smt. Alivia Sarkar M. Sc. Assistant Professor Bio Physics Smt. Priyanka Mandal M.Sc., B.Ed. Assistant Professor Computational Physics Laboratory Assistants Name Particulars Name Particulars Sri Manindra Chandra Roy B.Com. Sri Bishnupada Roy Skilled
Physics Laboratory in 1960s Physics Laboratory Now
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9. Department of Zoology
Establishment : 1969 Feathers in the Cap (as of 08.08.2020):
(i) Two Ongoing Research Projects under supervision of Principal Investigator Dr. Tanmay Datta entitled (a) “Inventorization of Sacred Groves in Cooch Behar District” funded by West Bengal Biodiversity Board (b) “Study of Impact of Human Interferences on the Biodiversity and Functions of Five Important Wetlands of North Bengal” funded by Department of Science and Technology, West Bengal 33
(ii) Organization of International Web Conference on “Climate Change and Human Health” in collaboration with Faculty of Science, Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya on 07.08.2020. (iii) New Assignment of some of the Alumni of the Department: (a) Dr. Debarshi Sarkar, after completion of Ph.D. from Benaras Hindu University, joined at Central University of Punjab as Assistant Professor of Department of Zoology; (b) Mr. Ajoy Paul recently joined to a Ph.D. Research Program as a “CSIR-SPM (Shyama Prasad Mukherjee) Research Fellow” in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT, Bombay and his research is based on amyloid-cancer Biology. (c) Mr. Bhabatosh Barman recently joined to a Ph.D. Research Program entitled “Role of Neuropsin in Mouse Brain Development” at Benaras Hindu University; (d) Mr. Sourav Sarkar joined to a Ph.D. Research Program at University of North Bengal as a CSIR-NET (JRF) Fellow and his reaearch is based on Molecular Basis of Anti- inflammatory Activity of Traditional Herbal Resources of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal; (e) Miss Arpita Roy joined to a Ph.D. research program at University of North Bengal as a CSIR-NET (JRF) Fellow and her area of research is Molecular Analysis of Genotoxicity of some fishes. (f) Mr. Debojit Dutta joined to a Ph.D. research Program at University of North Bengal as a UGC-NFSC JRF and his area of research is Genotoxicity assessment of pesticide exposed to some fishes. (iv) Mr. Sourav Sarkar stood First in First Class in Zoology Honours in the B.Sc. Examination, 2017, conducted by the University of North Bengal.
Teaching Faculty and Laboratory Assistant:
Name of Teacher Qualification Designation Sri Tanmay Dutta M.Sc., Ph.D Associate Professor Sri Biswarup Bhawmick M.Sc. Associate Professor Sri Zareth Rongong M.Sc. Assistant Professor Smt. Sushmika Pradhan M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant professor Smt. Nupur Mondal M.Sc. SACT-II Laboratory Assistant Name Qualification Smt. Jhunu Ghosh Skilled Sri Dulal Chandra Roy Skilled
Students at a Departmental Function
Zoological Excursion at the Back Drop of Corbett’s Den 34 10. Department of Bengali
Establishment: 1942-43 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.A. (Intermediate in Arts) in Bengali. The first teacher appointed was Tarak Nath Ganguly (better known as Narayan Chandra Ganguli). 1945-46 – Upgraded to B.A. standard with Honours. This is the first department of the College to get recognition to Honours along with Economics. Academic Infrastructure/Activities: Departmental Library; Organisation of language-based field work programme. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Two UGC sponsored Minor Research Projects to its credit (ii) Only Department in the College with M.A. Regular Course under NBU. (iii) Academic luminaries like Narayan Gangopadyaya, Bhabani Gopal Sanyal, Amitabho Dasgupta, Jibendra Singha Roy and Debesh Ray were associated with the Department Teaching Faculty; Name of the Teacher Qualification Designation Sri Prosad Roy M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Smt. Sangeeta Gupta M.A. Associate Professor Smt. Ranjana Bhattacharjee M.A., Ph.D Assistant Professor Sri Biswajit Roy M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D Assistant Professor Smt. Abira Sengupta M.A. Assistant Professor Smt. Jui Debnath M.A., B.Ed. Assistant Professor Sri Uttam Sarkar M.A. SACT-II Smt. Chandrima Sinha M.A. SACT-II Sri Abhilash Chatterjee M.A. SACT-II Smt. Gopa Roy M.A. SACT-I Manojit Roy M.A. SACT-II
11. Department of Economics
Establishment: 1942-43 – At the time of inception of the College, Economics was taught as a part of the mother subject 'Civics'. 1945-46 – The Department of Economics became a distinct unit with recognition to B.A. standard with Honours. This is the first department of the College to get recognition to Honours along with Bengali.
“Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.” 35 Thrust Area: Given the huge career prospects and wide job opportunities for the Economics graduates, utmost care of the students is taken by the faculty members. Special classes are held and the performance of the students is assessed periodically through class tests. The low student-teacher ratio in the Honours course enables the faculty members to pay personal attention to each and every student. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Dr. Sudip Chakraborty of the Department was a Reliving the Past...... Fulbright Visiting Scholar in 2008. Sudhir Kumar Chatterjee Dept. of Economics, 1946-62 (ii) Three UGC Sponsored Research Projects to its credit. Scion of the Family of Great (iii) High success rate with University topper in 2012-2013. Novelist Bankim Ch. Chatterjee (iv) Four National Eligibility Test (NET) qualified in last 8 years Teaching Faculty: Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Specialization Sri Sudip Chakraborty M.A. , M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Agricultural Economics Smt. Paramita Dasgupta M.Sc. , M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor International Economics Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh M.A. , B.Ed., Ph.D. Associate Professor Econometrics, Trade Sri Tonmoy Chatterjee M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Econometrics, Statistics Smt. Amrita Banerjee M.A. SACT-I Econometrics, Resource Economics
12. Department of Education
Establishment: 2012 Academic Infrastructure/Activities: Classes through Power Point Presentation; Wall Magazine; Educational Tours Opportunities: Besides conventional jobs, graduates with Education can become Curriculum Developer, Child Care Director, Educational Software and Policy Developer, Educational Administrator, and the like. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Dr. Gour Sundar Ghosh has to his credit 22 research articles in reputed national and international Journals; 6 chapters in different edited Books; 21 paper presentations in national & international Conferences and Seminars; and participation in 3 Workshops. He has primarily focused on problems and challenges facing education system in India and has tried to provide an analytical insight to overcome those. He has written on various aspects of education, such as, methods of improvement of teachers’ competence, role of ICT in education, problems facing elementary education, efficacy of open and distance learning, vocational education, aspect of right to education, role of IQAC in higher education, women’s empowerment through education, and the like. His chapters contributed in edited volumes are entitled (a) ‘Environmental Awareness
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among Women in Different Strata of Life’; (b) ‘A Study of Awareness among Primary School Teachers’ towards Right to Education Act, 2009’; (c) ‘Aware of RTE Act, 2009 among the Perspective Teachers at Elementary Level in the District of Jalpaiguri’; (d) ‘Management of Knowledge and Distance Education’; (e) ‘Attitude of School Teacher of Tea Garden Area of North Bengal towards Universalization of Elementary Education’; and (f) ‘Role of Information and Communication Technology in Women Empowerment. (ii) The average success rate of the Department for last five year is above 90%. (iii) Exceptional results : (a) Partha Das – University B.A. Rank 2nd (2014-2015); (b) Rumti Das – University B.A. Rank 2nd (2015-2016); (c) Sayani Kundu – University B.A. Rank 1st (2018-2019) Teaching Faculty: Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Sri Gour Sundar Ghosh M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Sri Akhil Mandal M.A. SACT-I Sri Rasibul Hoque M.A. SACT-II Smt. Swagata Choudhury M.A. SACT-II Sri Tapan Das M.A. SACT-II
13. Department of English
Establishment: 1942-43 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.A. (Intermediate in Arts) in English. The first teacher appointed was Kshitish Chandra Dev who was also the first Principal of the
College. To give him relief, a second teacher, Sunil Kumar Banerjee was appointed in 1943-44 session. Academic Infrastructure/Activities: Classes through Power Point Presentations; Departmental Wall Magazine; Group Discussions. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Film adaptation of some texts shown to the students (ii) Success rate of students hovering between 90% and 95%. (iii) Organization of International Workshop on Creative Writing entitled “Ink and Paper: Kagoj o Kolom” on 13.03.2020 & 14.03.2020 Teaching Faculty: Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Smt. Sangita Das M.A., Ph.D Associate Professor Sri Shib Sankar Chowdhury M.A. Assistant Professor Smt. Ashima Sarkar M.A., B.Ed. Assistant Professor Sri Arkabrata Chaudhury M.A. SACT-I Sri Jaitra Bharati M.A. SACT-I Smt. Astomi Roy M.A. SACT-II Sri Mahadeb Roy M.A. SACT-II
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International Workshop on Creative Writing (Bilingual) entitled “Ink and Paper: Kagoj O Kolom (13.03.2020 & 14.03.2020)
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14. Department of Environmental Sciences
Teaching Faculty
Name of the Teacher Qualification Designation Smt. Mampi Das M.A. SACT-II Smt. Sonali Roy M.A. SACT-II ______
15. Department of Geography
Establishment: 1996. Initially, the Department was run by part-time teachers. The first permanent faculty was Smt. Sourama Saha between 18.04.2005 and 07.04.2007. She left the Department to join Darjeeling Government College. Sri Bipul Chandra Srakar joined the Department on 07.04.2007. Later Sri Manas Paul joined the Department on 17.04.2010 but he resigned after10 years of service. He was replaced by Sri Chiranjib Sarkar who was also an ex-student of the department. At present, there are two permanent teachers and four State Aided College Teachers (SACT) in the department. The Department has two Laboratory attendants. They are skilled and efficient to maintain the laboratory as well as the whole Department. Academic Infrastructure: The Department has a total space area of 275 sq. meter and Class Room space area of 190 sq. meter. It includes two Lab Rooms, two Lecture Halls and one Teachers’ Room cum Cartography Lab. The Departmental has a rich Seminar Library; a well-equipped Laboratory; a full- fledged computerized GIS Laboratory and ICT enabled class rooms. 38
Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020):
(i) Recent visit to the Department by distinguished academicians of Geography & Applied Geography like Dr. Malay Mukhopadhyay, Viswabharati, Shantiniketan; Dr. Deepak Kumar Mandal, NBU; and Dr. Ranjan Roy, NBU. (ii) Two Minor Research Projects under the supervision of Dr. Bipul Chandra Sarkar entitled “Living Conditions of Tribal People as Tea garden Workers in Dooars of Jalpaiguri District” ( sponsored by UGC and the project is completed) and “Strategies for Economic and Social Sustainability of Tea Garden Workers of Mal Block in Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal” (sponsored by ICSSR and the project is ongoing). (iii) Organisation of ‘Reunion Programmes’ and publication of Souvenirs and departmental magazines regularly. (iv) Conduct of field tour every year at different places of the country, the last being Mussourie-Dehradun. (v) Conferment of University Gold Medal in Honours in 2019.
Teaching Faculty and Laboratory Attendants: Name Qualification Designation Specialisation Sri Bipul Chandra Sarkar M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cartography Sri Chiranjib Sarkar M.A. Assistant Professor Cartography Sri Ershad Ali M.A., B.Ed. SACT-I Urban Geography Sri Milanmoy Roy M.A. SACT-I Regional Planning Smt. Mousona Maitra M.A., B.Ed. SACT-I Applied Geomorphology Sri Subrata Kundu Paul M.A., B.Ed. SACT-I Urban Geography Laboratory Attendant Name Particular Name Particular Sri Sambhu Nath Barman Skilled Sri Goutam Deb Skilled
Cartography Laboratory
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Name of the Teacher Qualification Designation Sri Arvind Kumar Chaudhury M.A. SACT-II ______
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17. Department of History Establishment 1942-43 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.A. (Intermediate in Arts) in History. The first teacher appointed was Kalyan Kumar Banerjee. 1945-46 – Upgraded to B.A. General standard. 1958-59 – Commencement of Honours in History Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Two UGC Sponsored Minor Research Projects to its credit. (ii) Luminaries Reboti Mohan Lahiri, Arun Bhusan Majumder, Ajit Neogy, Rakhal Chandra Nath were associated with the Department. and others scholars served the department. (iii) Felicitation of Prof. Ananda Gopal Ghosh with ‘Bangaratna’, an eminent historian and alumni of the College. (iv) Eight ex-students qualified NET in last three years.
Teaching Faculty: Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Sri Parimal Bapari M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D. Associate Professor Sri Diganta Chakraborty M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Sri Gourango Chandra Roy M.A., B.Ed. Assistant Professor Smt. Chaitali Dubey M.A., B.Ed. SACT-II Reliving the Past..... Sri Malay Kanti Das, M.A., B.Ed. SACT-II Smt. Adrija Sengupta M.A. SACT-II Kalyan Kumar Banerjee, Dept. of History, 1942-45 Sri Partha Protim Bhadra M.A. SACT-II 1st Teachers' Sri Soumyadipta Sinha M.A. SACT-II Representative in the Governing Body
18. Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
Establishment: 2018
Name of the Teacher Qualification Designation Smt. Drishita Chakraborty M.A. SACT-II ______
Reliving the Past...... Did You Know? The salary of first batch of teachers was Rs. 75/- per month. It was during 1947-48 session that for the first time graded scale of pay was introduced for the teaching staff. Principal – Rs.250/- - 25/2 – Rs.400/- and Lecturer – Rs.125/- - 15/2 – Rs.200/- 40
19. Department of Philosophy
Establishment: 1945-46 – In this session, Philosophy was granted recognition to start B.A. General Course. However, this subject started being taught from 1946-47 session. Teaching Faculty: Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Smt. Shyamashree Choudhuri M.A. Associate Professor Sri Mrinmoy Mondal M.A. Assistant Professor Sri Kaizar Rahaman M.A., B.Ed. SACT-II Sri Anirban Barman M.A. SACT-I Smt. Rumpa Chawdhury M.A. SACT-I Smt. Soumita Sinha M.A. SACT-I Smt. Sreeparna Modak M.A. SACT-II
20. Department of Physical Education
Establishment: The Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed.) which is run by the Department of Physical Education came into existence in 1999-2000 session. However, B.P.Ed. course was discontinued from 2018-2019 session because being self-financing course, it faced financial constraints. At present, only Department of Physical Science is functional. Sports Infrastructure: Two playgrounds and a huge gymnasium; 400 Mts. Track, Badminton Court, Volleyball Court, Basketball Court, Fitness Centre, and many more sporting equipments. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Sportspersons like Runu Guha Thakurata, Manish Ghatak, Bablu Bose, Himashree Roy, Bhairabi Roy, Sanjit Roy Singha and Ujjwal Mondal to name a few who studied here. (ii) Organisation of Inter-College Athletic Meet under University of North Bengal in 2014, 2015 and 2017 (iii) XXVI WBCIPE Cultural and Athletic Meet in 2015 (iv) Organisation of Inter-College Volleyball Tournament in 2016 (v) NBU Inter-College Cricket Champion in session 2019-2020 (vi) NBU Inter-College Badminton Champion in session 2019-2020 (vii) NBU Inter-College Athletic Champion (both men and women) in session 2019-2020
Reliving the past...... Becoming famous overnight throughout Bengal The Annual Conference of ‘All Bengal University and College Teachers’ Association’ was held in Ananda Chandra College in October, 1946. Mr. John Kellas, Principal of Scottish Church College opened
the Conference. It was presided over by the great scientist and educationist Satyendra Nath Bose. It
was the LAST MEETING of the Association in the undivided Bengal and delegates from both halves of
Bengal came to attend the Conference. Ananda Chandra College became famous overnight.
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Teaching Faculty and Office Staff: DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Sri Bhusan Adhikary M.P.E. Assistant Professor Sri Sopidullah Hoque M.A. SACT-I Sri Pankaj Kumar Sarkar M.A. SACT-II Official Staff Name Qualification Designation Sri Samaresh Deb B.A. Clerk (Casual) Sri Souvik Chaudhury B.A., B.P.Ed. Clerk (Casual) Sri Kapil Muni Sau - Field Worker (Casual) Sri Moloy Deb B.Com. Field Worker (Casual) Smt. Babin Chanda - B.P.Ed. Library (Casual)
21. Department of Political Science
Establishment: 1942-43 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.A. (Intermediate in Arts) in Civics. The first teacher appointed was Satyendra Kumar Dey. 1960-61 – Upgraded to B.A. with Honours Academic Infrastructure/Activities: Almost all classes through Power Point Presentation; Wall Magazines, Lecture Sessions, Library Orientation Programmes, Unit Tests Extra-Curricular Activities: Departmental Freshers’ Welcome, Departmental Annual Sports, Departmental Annual Awards Ceremony, Participation in Youth Parliament Competitions. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Observance of World Aids Day on 01.12.2014 (ii) 1st Position at ‘District Level Inter- College Youth Parliament Competition’ in 2014 & 2015. (iii) Hosting of ‘‘District Level Inter-College Youth Parliament Competition’ in A.C.College on 23.12.2014 (iv) Organising ‘17th Annual Conference of West Bengal Political Science Association’ on 05.03.206 & 06.03.2016 where over 125 Professors participated. (v) One Minor Research Project (completed) under Sri Bhajan Basak Teaching Faculty: Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Smt. Munmun Roy M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D Associate Professor Sri Chinmayakar Das M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D Associate Professor Sri Bhajan Basak M.A. Assistant Professor Sri Md. Sohel Rana M.A., B.Ed. Assistant Professor Smt. Paramita Deb M.A. SACT-II Smt. Ujjali Ghosh M.A. SACT-II
“The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. 42 The point, however, is to change it.” 22. Department of Sanskrit
Establishment: 1942-43 – Affiliation by Calcutta University to start I.A. (Intermediate in Arts) in Sanskrit. The first teacher appointed was Amalenu Bagchi. 1945-46 – Upgraded to B.A. General. Later on upgraded to Honours.
Teaching Faculty: Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Specialization Sri Ripon Ghosh M.A. Assistant Professor Kavya Sri Chiranjit Kole M.A., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Vyakaran Sri Sushanta Kumar Roy M.A. SACT-II Veda Smt. Jhumur Mishra M.A. SACT-II Vyakaran Smt. Saheli Das M.A. SACT-II Nyaya Sri Amitava Roy M.A. SACT-I kavya Sri Rahul Banik M.A. SACT-I kavya
23. Department of Sociology
Establishment: 2012 Thrust Area: The Department is located in a socio- economically and politically significant area. Thus, the Department has some duties and responsibilities for the well being of the people of this region. As such, the Department gives thrust on Sociological Study of dysfunctional social practices like child marriage, witch hunting, black magic, child labour, gender discrimination, etc. of the region. Keeping in mind the social problems of the region, the Department contemplates to investigate the problems of the people of this region and to seek the proper solution of the particular problem. The Department wish to reach to every common people for their betterment. Feathers in the Cap (as of 31.07.2020): (i) Dr. Ranjit Barman has to his credit one Minor Research Project funded by UGC entitled “Ethnomedicine: A Study of Rajbanshi Community in North Bengal” (completed). He was awarded Ph.D. for his work entitled “Empowerment of Rural Women through Self Help Group in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal: Case Studies of Jalpaiguri District”. Besides, he has five (05) publications in reputed journals and through these he has highlighted different aspects of Rajbanshi community as well as plight of women in India. He also has contributed two (02) chapters in two different edited volumes. Moreover, he has presented five research papers in seminars and conferences. He also chaired an academic session at ‘Workshop on Restructuring the Under Graduate Syllabus based on CBCS (Honours and General)’ organized by Council for Under Graduate Studies and 43 Board of Under Graduate Studies in Sociology, University of North Bengal on 18th & 19th August, 2017. (ii) Every year students of third year academic session conduct a field survey for 10 days for understanding and analysing the socio-economic problems of the common people. (iii) Paushali Chowdhury secured 2nd rank in University B.A. Examination in 2016. Teaching Faculty: Name of the teacher Qualification Designation Sri Ranjit Barman M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Smt. Sinjini Das M.A. SACT-II Sri Bidhan Saha M.A. SACT-I Md. Tajmul Haque M.A. SACT-II Smt. Puja Nandi M.A. SACT-II ______
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) The IQAC in our College was constituted on 01.01.2014 with the objective of overall development of the College with special emphasis on academic progression. Besides ensuring that the curriculum is finished within stipulated timeframe, it makes efforts to upgrade library so that it becomes student-friendly and resourceful. It works to maintain proper balance between academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities of the students. Further, student profile mapping and student feedback is done with the help of software. In order to promote research activities, it is solemnly contemplating to publish journal on higher education. It helps different departments in organising seminars and conferences. On 26th September, 2019, IQAC, Ananda Chandra College organized ‘Seminar & Quiz Competition’ to commemorate Bicentenary Birth Anniversary of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Recently, IQAC, Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, Khjutipara, Birbhum collaborated with IQAC, Ananda Chandra College to organize Seven Day International Online Workshop on “COVID-19 and its Impact in India” from 21st July, 2020 to 27th July, 2020. IQAC has been preparing ‘Annual Quality Assurance Report’ (AQAR) every year highlighting the overall progression of the College during an academic year. The present Co-ordinator of this Cell is Dr. Tanmay Datta, Department of Zoology.
“Seminar & Quiz Competition” on International Online Workshop on “COVID-19 and its Impact Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in India” (21.07.2020 – 27.07.2020) (26.09.2019)
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Co-Operative Society Alumni Association The history of co-operative society The ‘Jalpaiguri Ananda Chandra College Alumni Association’ in the College can be traced back to 1st was established in 2015 and registered under the Societies April, 1966 when ‘A.C.College Employees’ Registration Act, 1961. Its main objective is to communicate Mutual Benefit Society’ was created for all and bring all pass-out students placed all over the globe under the employees of the College with an initial one umbrella for the betterment of College. It seeks to create capital of Rs. 900/-. Since then it has risen data bank of the alumni. Any alumni can become life member in leaps and bounds with enviable financial of this association on payment of Rs. 312/- either in cash or strength and membership. The employees through online payment. The Governing Body of the College in of A.C.College of Commerce are also part of its Resolution 7 dt. 24.08.2016 has decided to charge Rs. 100/- this society. The main objective is to lessen for membership from the current pass-out students at the financial worries of the member through time of handing of mark sheets, diplomas or certificates. Any grant of time bound loans. At present, Dr. one willing to join the Association may contact Prof. Ananda Diganta Chakraborty is the President of the Gopal Ghosh (President) or Dr. Parimal Bapari (Secretary). Society.
Long Cherished Dream Coming True: THE SCIENCE BUILDING OF A.C. COLLEGE
Sri Rabindranath Ghosh, Honourable Minister, NBDD inspecting the Construction Site
Reliving the Past...... Nalini Kanta Rahut with First Batch of Eight Teachers in 1942
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National Assessment and Accreditation Council The Man Behind NAAC (NAAC) Accreditation (Cycle 2)
NAAC is an autonomous institution of University
Grants Commission. Its function is to assess and accredit
institutions of higher education in the country. Ananda Chandra College has been assessed twice by NAAC Peer Team and we feel proud to have accredited with B++ on both the occasion – first on 16.09.2004 and second on Dr. Dhiraj Kr. Basak Ex-Principal 05.11.2016. 27.08.2012 - 30.11.2016
Accreditation (Cycle 1) by NAAC Our Honourable ex- Principal had a uni-dimentional Members of the Peer Team: objective of getting assessed and (i) Capt. V.V.Dobhale, accredited by NAAC. Since his Chairperson joining as Principal of the College, (ii) Prof. Sunil K. Behera, all his activities revolved round Member Co-ordinator the pursuit of this goal. It is his (iii) Prof. K.P.Maheswari, incessant effort and unbelievable Member Certificate of Accreditation patience that ultimately saw our (Cycle 1) College being accredited with B++ Accreditation (Cycle 2) by NAAC Grade.
Members of the Peer Team: We all wish him a very happy and healthy retired life.
Reliving the Past...... The FIRSTS of A.C.College Chairman of the First Selection Prof. S. C. Sivasubramanian, Committee for the appointment of Chairperson Teachers – Nalini Ranjan Ghosh First President of the Governing Body – Joy Govinda Guha First Secretary of the College – Nalini Kanta Rahut First Principal – Kshitish Chandra Dev First Vice-Principal – Birendra Lal Certificate of Lahiri (later on, this post was Dr. Pargaonkar Goraksha Accreditation (Cycle 2) abolished) Vitthalrao, Member First NCC Officer – Lt. B.Das Shastri First Librarian – U.N.Bardhan First Physical Instructor – N.N.Roy First Warden of Boys’ Hostel – Amalendu Bagchi First Medical Officer – Dr. Haren Hoar First Matron-in-Charge of Girl “The highest education is that which does not merely gives us Students – Tara Banerjee information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.” First Head Clerk – Sukumar Sarkar
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GOLDEN MOMENT OF ANANDA CHANDRA COLLEGE
Commencement of Year- Long Programme of Platinum Jubilee Celebration
SHOBHA YATRA 2nd Day of September, 2016 & CULTURAL FEST 3rd Day of Sepember, 2016
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MILESTONES OF RECENT YEARS
XXVI WBCIPE Cultural and Athletic Meet (7th-8th March, 2015)
17th Annual Conference of West Bengal Political Science Association (5th -6th March, 2016)
th th First Regional Science and Technology Congress, Jalpaiguri Division (7 - 8 November, 2016)
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49 SOME OTHER EVENTS OF RECENT YEARS
Aids Awareness Programme Seminar on Suniti Kumar Participation at Division Level Youth 01.12.2014 Chattopadhyay – 18.03.2015 Parliament Competition – 06.01.2016
Talk Show on Career Opportunities Seminar on Netaji Subhas Chandra Celebration of 10th Statistics Day 08.06.2016 Bose – 02.02.2016 29.06.2016
Institutional Workshop on Higher Seminar on Offences Against Sudeep Sonar receiving Best Cadet Education in North Bengal – 13.08.2016 Women -28.08.2016 (Governor Medal) -08.02.2017
Workshop on Intellectual Property National Science Day International Women’s Day Right – 09.03.2017 28.02.2017 08.03.2017
Celebration of Rabindra Jayanti – 4848 09.05.2017 Induction Programme – 08.08.2017 NBU Inter-College Athletic Meet – November, 2017
Memorable Activities of Session 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 *Refer to NSS Section, Chapter 5 for Snapshots of various activities organized by NSS-I & NSS-II during last session *Refer to Dept. Of English, Chap.6 for Snapshots of ‘International Workshop on Creative Writing’ (13th -14th March, 2020) *Refer to Games & Sports Section, Chapter 5 for Snapshots of NBU Inter-College Cricket & Badminton Champions *Refer to IQAC Box, Chapter 6 for Snapshots of ‘Seven Day International Online Workshop’ (21st -27th July, 2020)
Celebration of Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose – 23.01.2019
Youth program on Save Energy and Environment Protection Org. by Petroleum Conservation Research Association, Eastern Region – 31.01.2019
Celebration of Rabindra Jayanti – 10.05.2019 Republic Day Celebration – 26.01.2020
Seminar to Commemorate 200th Birth Anniversary of Ishwar Chandra Our Meagre Contribution to WBSERF Vidyasagar (Org. by West Bengal College and University Teachers’ for combating COVID-19 pandemic Welfare Association – 16.01.2020) (16.04.2020) 50
STUDENTS’ CORNER
Blood Donation Camp – 28.08.2019 Tree Plantation Program – 05.06.2019
Nobin Boron Program -16.09.2019 Christmas Celebration in Girls’ Hostel – 25.12.2019
Inter-Department Cricket Tournament – 07.02.2020 Saraswati Puja Celebration – 29.01.2020
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WHO’S WHO
GOVERNING BODY...... “...... The Guardian & Guide” MEMBERS
Dr. Haraprasad Mishra Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaque Sri Bhaskar Sarkar Sri Subrata Sur President Principal & Secretary Member Member
Sri Bibekananda Adhikari Dr. Debabrata Basu Dr. Doli Dey Dr. Diganta Chakraborty Member Member Member
Sri Nirmalya Sarkar Dr. Anuja Ray Chaudhury Dr. Ranjana Bhattacharjee Member Member Member
Bursar of the College Dr. Manika Saha, (M.Sc., Ph.D.), Deprtment of Chemistry Reliving the Past..... Late Rai Bahadur Joy Govinda Guha Medical Officer of the College First President Dr, Paresh Nath Saha, MBBS Governing Body A.C.College ..... 52
Ministerial Staff and other Non-teaching Staff......
“ ...... The Backbone”
Non-teaching staff including ministerial staff form the fourth pillar of any educational institution along with the Governing Body, Teachers’ Council and Students’ Union. They are the vital cog in the wheel. Without their active assistance, the whole institution may possibly get paralysed. Our College is proud to have such committed staff not only because they provide assistance to teachers and students but because they also take active participation in all the academic programmes and co- curricular activities of the College. It is indeed unique that every year, Students’ Union organises a cricket match between the Non-Teaching and Teaching Staff of the College. The following table details out their names, qualifications and designations (this excludes the names of Computer Programmer, Laboratory Assistants and Library Staff which are laid down in Chapters on ‘Departments’ and ‘Central Library’) MINISTERIAL STAFF DAY SECTION MORNING SECTION Name Qualifi Designation Name Qualifi Designation cation cation Sri Shyamal Kumar B.Com Head Clerk Sri Niladri Maitra B.Com Head Clerk (Acting) Biswas . . Sri Niladri Maitra B.Com Cashier Sri Uttam Pal B.Sc. Accountant . Sri Francis Bara S.F. Accountant Sri Sujit Kumar Ghosh B.Com Clerk (Acting Cashier) Sri Hiraj Mohan Roy S.F. Clerk Sri Ramjiban Rabidas B.A. Clerk Sri Subrata B.A. NCC Clerk (Part- Sri Partha Sarathi B.A. Clerk (Officiating) Chakraborty time) Lahiri Sri Biplab Bose B.A. Clerk (Officiating) Sri Saikat Guha B.A. Clerk (Casual) Sri Nepal Chandra Roy B.A. Clerk (Officiating) Smt. Mahuya Das M.A. Clerk (Casual) Smt. Debjani Ghosh B.A. Clerk (Casual) ------Sri Koushik Das B.A. Clerk (Casual) ------OFFICE ATTENDANT LADY ATTENDANT DAY SECTION DAY SECTION Name Qualification Name Qualification Sri Shyamal Chandra Barman -- Smt. Kakoli Sarkar (Ghosh) Sri Pradip Ghosh -- OTHER NON-TEACHING STAFF MALI GENERATOR CUM PUMP OPERATOR Name Qualification Name Qualification Sri Bhaku Toppo - Sri Nripen Mitra B.Com. DURWAN/GUARD SWEEPER Name Qualification Name Qualification Sri Soumen Mandal B.A. Sri Israel Ekka - Sri Ramesh Mahato - Sri Manab Routh (Part-time) - Sri Kartick Das (Hela) - CYCLE ATTENDANT DAY SECTION MORNING SECTION Name Qualification Name Qualification Sri Sumit Das (Casual) - Sri Alok Kumar Mandal (Casual) B.Com.
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Section of Non-Teaching Staff with Head Clerk, Sri Office in Action Shyamal Kumar Biswas
Office in Action Office in Action
Reliving the Past......
Ministerial and Other Non-Teaching Staff in 1967 with Sukumar Sarkar, Head Clerk
“The greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall.” 54
ANANDA CHANDRA COLLEGE TRULY MISSES YOU ALL The College has been adorned with luminaries and dedicated staff since its inception in 1942. It is always painful whenever any teacher or staff of the College bids farewell to it. However, it is inevitable and inescapable and we have no other choice but to accept it with a smile. The College will always remember their utmost dedication towards it and wish them all a very happy and healthy life. Last two academic sessions saw seven of our beloved colleagues leaving us either to join another College or having attained superannuation. They are Sri Debesh Chandra Dey (Office Attendant, Day Section), Smt. Putul Bose (Lady Attendant, Morning Section), Smt. Rita Som Paul (Dept. of Botany) , Sri Manas Paul (Dept. of Geography), Sri Arknil Das (Dept. of English), Smt. Suparna Kundu Chaterjee (Dept. of Bengali) and Smt. Nibedita Guha (Dept. of Bengali). Through this Brochure, the College extends its gratitude to them for their service.
Memories Shared by Some of Our Recent Erstwhile Collegues
“I had joined Ananda Chandra College, Jalpaiguri on 30.01.2004.I had an enriching experience working as Lecturer and later as Assistant Professor in Botany and finally as Associate Professor till I got a transfer to Siliguri College on 01.04.2019. I will always cherish the 15 years of homely and comfortable atmosphere.” ...... Smt. Rita Som Paul ______“It was a scorching day of March (01.03.2015) when I initiated my journey from Malda to Jalpaiguri for my new workplace, Ananda Chandra College. As Jalpaiguri welcomed me with a cool and pleasurable weather, this esteemed institution also greeted me gladly with its greenery and received me with such a warmth of affection that instantly it became my most comfortable workspace. Eventually my colleagues became my ‘Dada’s and ‘Didi’s, a part of my family and the institution became my home away from home. In the department of English, Sangita di manoeuvred my enthusiasm to get the best possible teaching-learning environment. And last but not the least, the students showered on me an over-bouncing flow of love and laurels much much more than I deserve. The Platinum Jubilee celebration of the institution is one of the most memorable event happened during my incumbency there. But nothing is perpetual in our transitory existence. On another day of March (26.03.2019), my four years journey in this college came to an end. Though I cannot completely control what people remember and what they don’t,, I tried to create experiences both personally and professionally that will be remembered positively by others. And my experiences in A. C. College are embedded in my consciousness and memory like ‘a thing of beauty’ that always brings me ‘a joy forever’ and now those memories are stronger than the experience itself. Thank you all for the gift of experiencing something so beautiful that I’ll remember forever.” ...... Sri Arknil Das ______
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“স্মৃতি সিিই সুখের – কথাটা আমার চাকতর জীবখের ক্ষেখে েুবই প্রখ াজয। আতম ড. সুপর্ ণা কু ে্ডু চযাটাজী ২০১৫ সাখে ৯ই জােুয়ারী জেপাইগুতির প্রেযাি আে চন্দ্র কখেখজ বা廬ো তবভাখের সহকারী অধ্যাতপকা তহখসখব ক্ষ ােদাে কতর। ক্ষসই সময় কখেখজর অধ্যে তিখেে ড. ধ্ীরাজ কুমার বসাক মহাশয়। ওঁর মখিা তেপাট তশতেি ভদ্রখোক আতম েুব কমই ক্ষদখেতি। তকিুতদখের মখধ্যই আতম আমার তশেক -অতশেক সহকমীবৃ এব廬 িাে-িােীখদর বযবহাতরক গুখর্ আে চন্দ্র কখেখজর পতরবাখরর একজে তহখসখব তেখজখক প্রতিষ্ঠিি কখর ক্ষেেখি সেম হখয়তিোম। অতিতরক্ত তহখসখব ক্ষপখয়তিোম এই কখেখজর প্রাকৃতিক ক্ষসৌ ণখক। কখেজ ক্ষথখক দৃশযমাে কাঞ্চেজঙ্ঘা ক্ষসৌ ণ আমাখক আতবষ্ট কখর রােি। বির দুখয়খকর মখধ্যই ক্ষপোম আমাখদর েিুে এব廬 বিণমাে অধ্যাে ড. মহ. আব্দুর ক্ষরজ্জাক মহাশয়খক। এরকম প্রাখর্াচ্ছ্বে, পখরাপকারী, সদাহাসযময়, ক্ষ খকাখো তবষখয় কথা বোর েমিার অতধ্কারী একজে অধ্যেখক ক্ষপখয় আতম আেন্দ ি ও েতব ণি হোম। আর
আমার কখেখজর তবখশষ কখর বা廬ো তবভাখের ক্ষিখে-ক্ষমখয়রা ক্ষ ভাখোবাসা এব廬 স াে আমাখক তদখয়খি িা কিটা আমার গুখর্ আর কিটা িাখদর তেজ গুখর্ ক্ষস কথা তবখবচোধ্ীে। আে চন্দ্র কখেখজর পতরবাখরর ক্ষিখে-ক্ষমখয়খদর মি এি গুর্ী, ভদ্র এব廬 পতরশ্রমী িাে-িােী েুব কম কখেখজই আখি। ওরা আমার আত্মীয়। ১৯ ক্ষসখেমবর ২০১৮ ক্ষি আতম বদতে তেখয় চখে আতস আমার বাতির কািাকাতি রাোঘাট কখেখজ। তকন্তু আজও আতম আমার প্রাখর্র, মখের েহীে ক্ষকাখর্ তেখজখক আে চন্দ্র কখেখজর পতরবাখরর এক সদসযা তহখসখব ক্ষভখব থাতক আর এই ভাবোর মখধ্য তদখয় এক ধ্রখর্র েব ণও অেুভব কতর। আর েিুে কখর আবার েতবি ণ হওয়ার সুখ াে কখর ক্ষদওয়ার জেয আতম আমার সহকমীখদর কাখি তবখশষ কখর তচন্ময়দার কাখি কৃিজ্ঞ। ভাখো ক্ষথখকা আমার আে চন্দ্র কখেজ। ভাখো ক্ষথখকা আে চন্দ্র কখেখজর পতরবাখরর সকে সদসযবৃ ।” ..... শ্রীমতি সুপর্ ণা কু ে্ডু চযাটাজী ______“িেে আতম ক্লাস োইখে পতি। পািার এক তদতদ স্কুে সাতভণখস চাকতর ক্ষপখো। তদতদর বাতি
তশতেগুতি আর চাকতর হে ক্ষমতদেীপুর। একতদখক চাকতর পাওয়ার আে অেযতদখক অতববাতহি একষ্ঠট ক্ষমখয়র একা একা বাতি ক্ষথখক এি দখূ র চাকতর করখি াওয়ার সমসযা। িাই চাকতরর সখে ভয় আর তেখজর জায়ো ক্ষিখি াওয়ার কষ্ট আমার কাখি সমাথ ণক হখয় এখসতিে। তকন্তু আতম েে চাকতর ক্ষপোম িেে উত্তরবখের দুষ্ঠট ক্ষজোখরে তসট জেপাইগুতি আে চন্দ্র কখেখজই তিে। আতম তশতেগুতিয়াে। বাতি ক্ষথখক াওয়া আসা কখর চাকতর স ব। মখে তবশ্বাস তিে এোখেই পাব। ক্ষপোমও চাকতর এই কখেখজই। আেখ র সীমা থাকে ো। আমার বাবা পখিখিে এই কখেখজ। ক্ষিাখটা ক্ষথখক শুেতি ক্ষদখবশবাবু, অমূেযবাবু, োরায়ে েখোপাধ্যায় আর সব বাঘা বাঘা োম। বাবা বেখেে এখদর
স াে ক্ষরখো। কাজ শু쇁 করোম। ক্ষপোম আমার সাখথ জখয়ে করা এক তদতদখক (সুপর্ ণাতদ) া আমার জীবখে তবশাে প্রাতি। আর সব ভাখো মােুষ সহকমী। সাহা য, সুপরামশ, ণ ভাখোবাসা, ক্ষেহ এই ক্ষপোম সহকমী তহখসখব া আজখকর ুখে তবরে। িােরা এি অেুরাে ভাখোবাসা তদে া আমার আমৃিুয সঞ্চখয় থাকে। দুজে তপ্রন্দিপাে ক্ষপোম আমার এই কখেখজর কম ণজীবখে। প্রথম ক্ষপোম ধ্ীরাজবাবুখক। ধ্ীরাজবাবু শান্ত ক্ষমজাখজর অতভভাবক তিখেে আর বিণমাে তপ্রন্দিপাে
রজ্জাকসযার আমাখদর অতি কাখির মােুষ। িাঁর স্বভাব ব ু সুেভ অথচ অতভভাবক। তিতে আমার
মুশতকে আসাখেে আশ্রয়। তশোকমীরা ঘখরর ক্ষমখয়র মখিা আপে কখর তেখো। পাঁচ বির কম ণজীবে আে চন্দ্র কখেজ মখের ভাখো-বাসায় থাকে। ভাখো ক্ষথখকা আমার কখেজ।” ..... শ্রীমতি তেখবতদিা গুহ
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Sri Debesh Chandra Dey Smt. Putul Bose Retirement Date : 28.02.2019 Retirement Date: 31.01.2020
Sri Arknil Das Smt. Suparna Kundu Chatterjee Served this College till 26.03.2019 Served this College till 18.09.2018
Smt. Rita Som Paul
Served this College till 31.03.2019
Sri Manas Paul
Served this college till 13.09.2019
Smt. Nibedita Guha
Served this College till 06.07.2020
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