Acharya Prafulla Chandra College [APCC], Kolkata was established in the year 1960 as a Private Educational Institution. APCC Kolkata is approved by UGC, accredited by NAAC, and is affiliated with WBSU, Barasat. Acharya Prafulla Chandra College offers admission in the field of Management, Humanities and Science at UG/ PG level with scholarship benefits to deserving students. Dr. Saktibrata Bhowmik is the Principal.
Institute Name | Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Kolkata |
Estd. Year | 1960 |
Affiliated to | WBSU, Barasat |
Approved/Recognised by | UGC |
Type | Private |
Accreditation | NAAC |
Programmes offered | UG/ PG |
Principal | Dr. Saktibrata Bhowmik |
Address | New Barrackpore, Dist. 24 pgs(N), Kolkata - 700131, West Bengal, India |
Contact Number | 033-25373297, 25378797 |
Official Website | https://apccollege.ac.in/apchome.php |
Formerly known as New Barrackpore College, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College was established in the year 1960. APCC is affiliated to West Bengal State University (WBSU), Barasat and recognised by UGC under section 2(f) & 12 (B). The college is located in Kolkata, West Bengal imparting meaningful education in the area of Management, Arts, and Science.
Mission: To provide quality education by developing a conducive learning environment and state of art infrastructure for graduating responsible individuals with ethics and moral values.
Vision: To provide knowledge to the students with the use of advanced technology thereby developing manpower with highest standards and quality who shall work towards development of the society.
APCC offers both UG and PG courses which includes Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Science (M.Sc), and Master of Arts (MA).
Students are granted admission on the basis of eligibility norms of a respective course which are mentioned in the following table:
Courses |
Eligibility Norms |
BA / B.Sc / BBA |
|
B.Sc (Hons.) |
OR
*40% marks in aggregate and in respective subject for Scheduled Caste students |
M.Sc (Microbiology) |
|
Interested and eligible students can visit the official website of the APCC and can apply for the admissions via online.
* To get more information related to admissions, students can contact APCC Kolkata through its official website.
For helping students financially, the APCC offers scholarships to the meritorious and deserving students. Post Matric Scholarship is provided to the SC / ST / OBC category students and many other government scholarships are available for the eligible students. Apart from this, the college also provides various scholarships of its own which are mentioned below:
* Kindly refer to the official website of the APCC Kolkata for acquiring further details about scholarships.
APCC Kolkata has a Counseling and Placement Cell for providing employment opportunities to the students. Experts are invited to conduct career counseling sessions for guiding and providing knowledge to the students about the different career options available. Internships are facilitated by the college to the students in reputed companies so that they can acquire practical exposure. To increase the employability skills of the students various development programs are arranged by the cell for their better future.
The main campus of the APCC is developed on 7.2 acres of land and the second campus has 0.61 acres of land. Internet service is provided to the students within the campus to access the online resources. For the overall development of the students, the college provides the following state of art infrastructure and modern amenities:
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