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The college is situated in the heart of the town with a campus of {{convert|13.27|acre|m2}} and built up area of 9032.96 Sq. Meters.<ref name="disclose" /> College has been divided into six blocks; administrative, Bioscience, Centenary Block, Humanities, Chemistry, and library and twelve departments. The college have its own separate hostel for boys and girls with a seating capacity of 85 and 75 respectively. The college have separate common rooms for boys, girls and teachers with facilities for indoor games like [[carom]] and [[table tennis]]. Further there is provision for playing outdoor games. There is a in campus canteen offering snacks and beverages. The college also have an [[IGNOU]] study center to facilitate distance education. |
The college is situated in the heart of the town with a campus of {{convert|13.27|acre|m2}} and built up area of 9032.96 Sq. Meters.<ref name="disclose" /> College has been divided into six blocks; administrative, Bioscience, Centenary Block, Humanities, Chemistry, and library and twelve departments. The college have its own separate hostel for boys and girls with a seating capacity of 85 and 75 respectively. The college have separate common rooms for boys, girls and teachers with facilities for indoor games like [[carom]] and [[table tennis]]. Further there is provision for playing outdoor games. There is a in campus canteen offering snacks and beverages. The college also have an [[IGNOU]] study center to facilitate distance education. |
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The college has a well-developed library with about 54,476 books, journals and periodicals and situated in a two storied building with an area of about {{convert|2500|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} with two reading rooms.<ref name="disclose" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abnsealcollege.org/library.htm|title=Library Information|publisher=A.B.N. Seal College|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> 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 is available in the Computer center. There are twenty laboratories with minimum adequate facilities for the science subjects. |
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==External links and references== |
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Revision as of 01:15, 16 April 2011
Former names | Victoria College |
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| Type | Public college |
| Established | 1888 |
| Address | , , |
| Affiliations | University of North Bengal |
| Website | www.abnsealcollege.org |
Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College (earlier Victoria College) is a co-educational college situated in Cooch Behar, West Bengal. It was established in the year 1888 and offers both undergraduate and postgraduate education. The college is affiliated to University of North Bengal and accredited as B by NAAC.[1] The College has also been conferred with "Centre of Excellence" status by the UGC.[2]
History
Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College was established in 1888 as Victoria College by Maharaja Nripendra Narayan to enhance the student capability in the Kingdom.[3] The first principal was J.D.Godley and the first Indian was Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal who remained in the post for eighteen long years from 1896 to 1913.[3] In 1950, when the Princely state of Cooch Behar was annexed to Union of India, the governance was passed to Government of West Bengal. It was earlier affiliated to the University of Calcutta and is currently affiliated to University of North Bengal after the creation of the same. In 1970, it was renamed as Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College.[3] It is one of the few colleges under University of North Bengal to have postgraduate education.
Courses offered
- B.A. Honours : Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Political Science, History, Philosophy
- B.Sc. Honours :Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Economics
- M.A. : Bengali, Sanskrit
- M.Sc.: Zoology
- General :B.A., B.Sc. (Bio), B.Sc.
Facilities and Campus
The college is situated 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.[1] College has been divided into six blocks; administrative, Bioscience, Centenary Block, Humanities, Chemistry, and library and twelve departments. The college have its own separate hostel for boys and girls with a seating capacity of 85 and 75 respectively. The college have separate common rooms for boys, girls and teachers with facilities for indoor games like carom and table tennis. Further there is provision for playing outdoor games. There is a in campus canteen offering snacks and beverages. The college also have an IGNOU study center to facilitate distance education.
The college has a well-developed library with about 54,476 books, journals and periodicals and situated in a two storied building with an area of about 2,500 sq ft (230 m2) with two reading rooms.[1][4] 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 is available in the Computer center. There are twenty laboratories with minimum adequate facilities for the science subjects.
External links and references
Official Website of A.B.N. Seal College
- ^ a b c "Disclosure about College". A.B.N. Seal College. Retrieved 2009-05-03. [dead link]
- ^ "CU scores perfect 5 on excellence podium". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- ^ a b c "Brief History". A.B.N. Seal College. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Library Information". A.B.N. Seal College. Retrieved 2009-05-03.