Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College (ABNSC), Cooch Behar previously known as Victoria College, was established in 1888 by Maharaja Nripendra Narayan. Post-independence, the Government of West Bengal took up the responsibility of running the College, which was renamed Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar after the first Indian Principal of the Institution.
The college was first affiliated with the University of Calcutta and is currently under the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University. Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The college offers 14 undergraduate (UG) and 4 postgraduate (PG) courses in Arts and Science streams. The UG courses offered by Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar are B.A.(Hons) in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics; and B.A.(Gen); B.Sc.(Hons) in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, and Physiology; and B.Sc.(Gen). The PG courses were started after 2004 and are M.A. in Bengali, Sanskrit, and History; M.Sc. in Zoology. Students must pass the 10+2 level examination or equivalent from a recognised board in order to qualify for admission to the undergraduate courses at the college. Admission to the postgraduate courses requires qualifying for the undergraduate degree in the same subject. The process takes place online via the official website of Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar.
Every department has experienced and dedicated faculty who strive to provide relevant and beyond the curriculum academic support to the students. Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar has the necessary infrastructure to help students with overall growth. The well-stocked Library, in addition to having a large volume of printed texts on relevant subjects, also provides access to a vast collection of e-resources, including online journals through JSTOR and INFLIBNET. Separate hostel provisions for boys and girls are also present on the college campus. Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar recognises the importance of the physical fitness of the students and has provisions for football and cricket apart from a playground of about 10,000 square meters. The college also has dedicated classrooms as well as specialised laboratories to educate the students.
Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar also provides a Computer Literary Cell, and an entry-level coaching centre for WBCS, SSC, NET and SET under the sponsorship of UGC, PG Entrance Guidance Centre, etc. The Health Care Centre provides bi-weekly routine checkups for students, who are also provided with a Health Insurance Scheme for their whole tenure.
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UGC
Admission Procedure
Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar follows an online admission procedure based on merit list. Eligible candidates (co-ed) who have passed their 10+2 board examinations need to apply online through the portal of the college and input the necessary details following which the merit list is published for admission in undergraduate programmes like B.A and B.Sc with multiple specialisations and postgraduate programmes like MA and M.Sc in multiple specialisations.
Faculty
Each department at Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar has qualified faculty members who are dedicated to providing the relavant and beyond the curriculum knowledge to the students. There are 85 departmental faculties and 16 part-time faculties as well as 1 librarian at the college. Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar also has over 30 non-teaching staff in various departments.
Placements
For students of Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar, a UGC-sponsored Centre offers career counselling, where employers of various companies hire people in accordance with their needs.
Scholarships
Contact Details
Beside Rashmela Ground, P.O. & Dist. Coochbehar-736101
9830634564
035 82226112
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Latest Updates: 7th February, 2024
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