Hooghly Mohsin College
Type | Undergraduate college Public college |
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Established | 1836 |
Affiliation | University of Burdwan |
Location | , , 712101 , 22°52′58″N 88°24′00″E / 22.8828709°N 88.3999024°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | Hooghly Mohsin College |
Hooghly Mohsin College(HMC) began on 1 August 1836. Muhammad Mohsin used his wealth for charitable purposes,[1] including this college. Initially, it was named the New Hooghly College. On its 100th anniversary it became Hooghly Mohsin College. It became affiliated to University of Calcutta since the latter’s initiation in 1857. After the establishment of the University of Burdwan in 1960, the college became its constituent college.[2] HMC is believed to be one of the top colleges of West Bengal.It won the Zee 24 Ghanta Award in 2018.
Accreditation
Recently, Hooghly Mohsin College has been awarded B++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[3] The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[4]
Hooghly Mohsin has been recognized by the University Grants Commission as a "College with Potential for Excellence." The Department of Biotechnology, government of India, has recognized it as a "STAR COLLEGE." The Department of Science & Technology, government of India, has selected this college under "Fund for Improvement of Science & Technology Infrastructure" (DST-FIST) scheme.
Notable alumni
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, composer and writer
- Dwijendralal Ray, writer
- Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay, writer
- Muzaffar Ahmed, politician
- Kanailal Dutta, revolutionary
- Brahmabandhav Upadhyay, theologian
- Upendranath Brahmachari, scientist
- Shyamal Mitra, singer
- Tapas Paul, Actor and politician
Sports Accolades
- The college has produced many eminent sports person who has represented in national and international arena, like in Football, Surajit Sengupta, Swarup Das, Goutam Ghosh, Anit Ghosh, Athletics - Monoranjan Porel and Amit Saha and in Cricket - Prosenjit Ganguly (Bengal Ranji trophy).
Notable achievements: 1. Football Inter-college Champion in the year 1991-1995, 1998.
2. Athletics - Inter-college Champion in the year 1992-2001.
3. Cricket - Inter- college Champion in the year 1991, 1995, 2003.
4. Table Tennis - Inter-college runners up in the year 1992-1996.
Inter-Varsity representation of the college players:
1. In Athletics – Manoranjan Porel, Amit Saha, Sovon Baskey, Swarup Sengupta, Sanjit Kundu, Bikramjit Koley (Men), Sarmistha Debnath, Sampa Bala (Women).
2. In Football – Snehamoy Chowdhury, Surojit Sengupta, Goutam Ghosh, Chandan Harijan, Utpal Halder, Tapan Soren, Samanta Shee, Samsuddin Hossain, Amal Pal, Atanu Sarkar.
3. In Cricket – Tapas Ghosh (University captain), Mayuk Dasgupta (University captain),Sudip Banerjee, Ayon Nandi, Raju Biswas, Joydeep Ganguly.
4. In Table Tennis – Asis Saha, Partha Banerjee.
5. In Badminton – Bhaskar Kabiraj, Ayush Sharma.
6. In Gymnastics - Moloy Pal, Manas Pal, Smt. Amrita Sinha.
See also
References
- ^ See Dey (1893: 96/192) pp.286-287, and (1893: 97/194), pp.354-366.
- ^ "Hughli Mohsin College - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity" (PDF). National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ [dead link] Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission
- Crawford, D.G., A History of the Indian Medical Service, 1600-1913, W. Thacker & Co., (London), 1914.
- Dey, S.C., "Hooghly Past and Present", The Calcutta Review, Vol.96, No.191, (January 1893), pp.22-42; No.192, (April 1893), 276-288; Vol.97, No.193, (July 1893), pp.71-81; No.194, (October 1893), 340-366;Vol.98, No.195, (January 1894), pp.152-170; Vol.99, No.197, (July 1894), pp.153-164; Vol.104, No.208, (April 1897), pp.355-373.
- Annual Report of the College of Hadji Mohammud Moshin with its Subordinate Schools; and of the Colleges of Dacca and Kishnaghur, for 1850-51, F. Carbery, Military Orphan Press, (Calcutta), 1851.
- Zachariah, K., History of Hooghly College, 1836-1936, Bengal Government Press, (Alipore), 1936.