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Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College
Former name	Victoria College
Motto	Education First; The Right For Dealing
Type	state-government owned
Established	15th june 1888; 136 years ago
Founder	Maharaja Nipendra Narayan
Parent institution	State Ministry Of Education, Government of West Bengal
Affiliation	Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
Chancellor	Education minister of West Bengal
Vice-Chancellor	D K Mukhopadhayay
Principal	Dr. Niloy Roy
Address	Beside Rashmela Ground, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, 736101, India; 26°19′14″N 89°26′57″E / 26.320570°N 89.449081°E
Campus	Urban
Website	abnscollege.org
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Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College popularly known as ABN Seal, earlier Victoria College, is a state-government owned co-educational college in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1888 and offers undergraduate and postgraduate education. The college is affiliated to the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University^[1] and accredited as A by NAAC.^[2] The college has been conferred "Centre of Excellence" status by the University Grants Commission.^[3]

History

Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College was established in 1888 as Victoria College by Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of Koch Bihar to enhance student capability in the Kingdom.^[4] The first principal was John Cornwallis Godley who in 1895 became the second principal of Aitchison College in Lahore. Later Maharaja Nripendra Naryayan offered the post of principal to Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal, a Brahmo and philosopher, who remained in the post for eighteen years from 1896 to 1913.^[4] In 1950, when the state of Cooch Behar was merged into Union of India, the governance was passed to Government of West Bengal. It was earlier affiliated to the University of Calcutta and University of North Bengal and is now affiliated to Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University after the creation of the same. In 1970, it was renamed as Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College.^[4] It is one of the few colleges under the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University to give postgraduate education.

Facilities and campus

The college is in the heart of the town with a campus of 13.27 acres (53,700 m²) and built-up area of 9032.96 sq. meters.^[2] The college is divided into six blocks — administrative, bioscience, centenary, humanities, chemistry, and library — and twelve departments. The college has separate hostels for boys and girls with a capacity of 85 and 75 respectively. There are separate common rooms for boys, girls and teachers with facilities for indoor games like carom and table tennis. There is provision for playing outdoor games. There is a in-campus canteen offering snacks and beverages. The college has an IGNOU study center to facilitate distance education.

Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College has a library with about 55,000 books, journals and periodicals in a two-storied building with an area of about 2,500 sq ft (230 m²) with two reading rooms.^[2]^[5] The library has LAN facilities and LIBSYS software and follows open access for PG students. The library has photocopying facilities and is partially computerised. Computers with Internet connection are available in the computer center.

There are twenty laboratories for science subjects.

Notable alumni

Bishnu Prasad Rabha, revolutionary, music composer and singer
Panchanan Barma (1865–1935), reformer from Cooch Behar
Amiya Bhushan Majumdar (1918-2001), Novelist
Amar Roy Pradhan (1930 – 2013), Indian politician from All India Forward Bloc

Notable faculty members

Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal, Principal, 1896-1913
Sadhu T.L. Vaswani, Principal, 1915-1917
Prof. Sarat Chandra Gupta, Principal
Prof. Amulya Ratan Gupta, Professor of English, 1920-1952

References

^ Colleges under Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University Archived 27 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c "Disclosure about College". A.B.N. Seal College. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
^ "CU scores perfect 5 on excellence podium". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brief History". A.B.N. Seal College. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
^ "Library Information". A.B.N. Seal College. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

External links

Official website

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[1] Colleges under Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University Archived 27 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[disclose-2] "Disclosure about College". A.B.N. Seal College. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

[3] "CU scores perfect 5 on excellence podium". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

[history-4] "Brief History". A.B.N. Seal College. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

[5] "Library Information". A.B.N. Seal College. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

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 ==History==
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-Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College was established in 1888 as Victoria College by [[Nripendra Narayan|Maharaja Nripendra Narayan]] of [[Cooch Behar State|Koch Bihar]] to enhance student capability in the Kingdom.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://abnsealcollege.org/index.html|title=Brief History|publisher=A.B.N. Seal College|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> The first principal was John Cornwallis Godley who in 1895 became the second principal of [[Aitchison College]] in Lahore. Later Maharaja Nripendra Naryayan offered the post of principal to [[Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal]], a [[Brahmo Samaj|Brahmo]] and philosopher, who remained in the post for eighteen years from 1896 to 1913.<ref name="history" /> In 1950, when the state of [[Cooch Behar State|Cooch Behar]] was merged into Union of [[India]], the governance was passed to [[Government of West Bengal]]. It was earlier affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[University of North Bengal]] and is now affiliated to [[Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University]] after the creation of the same. In 1970, it was renamed as Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College.<ref name="history" /> It is one of the few colleges under the [[Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University]] to give postgraduate education.
+Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College was established in 1888 as Victoria College by [[Nripendra Narayan|Maharaja Nripendra Narayan]] of [[Cooch Behar State|Koch Bihar]] to enhance student capability in the Kingdom.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://abnsealcollege.org/index.html|title=Brief History|publisher=A.B.N. Seal College|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> The first principal was John Cornwallis Godley who in 1895 became the second principal of [[Aitchison College]] in Lahore. Later Maharaja Nripendra Naryayan offered the post of principal to [[Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal]], a [[Brahmo Samaj|Brahmo]] and philosopher, who remained in the post for eighteen years from 1896 to 1913.<ref name="history" /> In 1950, when the state of [[Cooch Behar State|Cooch Behar]] was merged into Union of [[India]], the governance was passed to [[Government of West Bengal]]. It was earlier affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[University of North Bengal]] and is now affiliated to [[Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University]] after the creation of the same. In 1970, it was renamed as Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College.<ref name="history" /> It is one of the few colleges under the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University to give postgraduate education.
 ==Facilities and campus==