Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College was previously called as Bangabasi College of Commerce and the college is affiliated to the University of Calcutta located in the state of West Bengal. The college was established with its name as Bangbasi College by the Late Acharya Girish Chandra Bose in the year 1887 with the main objective of promotion of the cause of education in Bengal during the 19th century renaissance in the nation.

Courses offered:

The list of courses offered by the Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College is given below;

• Bachelor of Commerce (General)

• Bachelor of Commerce (honors)

• Bachelor of Arts (hons.) in Bengali

• Bachelor of Arts (hons.) in English

• Bachelor of Arts (General)

Extra Curricular activities in the college:

Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College enables the students to engage in a wide range of extracurricular activities like educational excursions, music competitions, recitation, holding of debate, publication of magazine, outdoor and indoor sports and games. Each and every student of the institution is provided with every possible facility for participation in extracurricular activities.

Benefits to the students:

Students of Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College are offered with facilities like chance of participation in extracurricular activities, career guidance and remedial coaching. Some of the student-support services offered by the institution to its students are:

• Computer training

• Canteen

• Student common room

• Students’ aid fund

• Medical aid

• Students’ counseling cell

• Grievance redressal cell

• Computer facilities for different administrative and academic activities

The college also arranges for scholarships to meritorious and poor students of the institution as a means of encouraging them.

Learning resource at the institution:

Since the library at the institution is acting as the best teaching and learning resource for the staff members and students, the library is frequently updated with new books in the reference books and textbooks section. The college is currently engaged in the task of computerization of library and a standard software has been applied for by the institution for this purpose.

Contact Information:

Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College

35, Rajkumar Chakraborty Sarani (Scott Lane),

Kolkata-700009. West Bengal, India

Phone: 033-2350 1426, 033 2352 7741

Website: http://www.agcbosecollege.org/