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{{short description|State-government owned co-educational college in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India}}
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| address = Beside Rashmela Ground
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'''Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College''' popularly known as '''ABN Seal''', earlier '''Victoria College''', is a state-government owned co-educational college in [[Cooch Behar]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It was established in 1888 and offers [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate education]]. The college is affiliated to the [[Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University]]<ref>[http://cbpbu.ac.in/affiliated_college/?st= Colleges under Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127233925/http://cbpbu.ac.in/affiliated_college/?st= |date=27 January 2016 }}</ref> and accredited as A by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]].<ref name="disclose">{{cite web|url=http://abnsealcollege.org/disclosure.htm |title=Disclosure about College |publisher=A.B.N. Seal College |accessdate=2009-05-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705091623/http://abnsealcollege.org/disclosure.htm |archivedate=5 July 2009 }}</ref> The college has been conferred "Centre of Excellence" status by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100227/jsp/calcutta/story_12155330.jsp|title=CU scores perfect 5 on excellence podium|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Brojendranath Shil College Building2.JPG|thumb|Brojendranath Shil College Building]]
Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College was established in 1888 as Victoria College by [[Nripendra Narayan|Maharaja Nripendra Narayan]] of [[Cooch Behar State|Koch Bihar]] to enhance student capability in the Kingdom.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://abnsealcollege.org/index.html|title=Brief History|publisher=A.B.N. Seal College|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> The first principal was John Cornwallis Godley who in 1895 became the second principal of [[Aitchison College]] in Lahore. Later Maharaja Nripendra Naryayan offered the post of principal to [[Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal]], a [[Brahmo Samaj|Brahmo]] and philosopher, who remained in the post for eighteen years from 1896 to 1913.<ref name="history" /> In 1950, when the state of [[Cooch Behar State|Cooch Behar]] was merged into Union of [[India]], the governance was passed to [[Government of West Bengal]]. It was earlier affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[University of North Bengal]] and is now affiliated to [[Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University]] after the creation of the same. In 1970, it was renamed as Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College.<ref name="history" /> It is one of the few colleges under the [[Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University]] to give postgraduate education.

==Facilities and campus==
[[File:Brojendranath Shil College Building.JPG|thumb|Brojendranath Shil College Building]]
[[File:Abnsealcollege.jpg|thumb|ABN Seal College Building]]
The college is 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" /> The college is divided into six blocks — administrative, bioscience, centenary, humanities, chemistry, and library — and twelve departments. The college has separate hostels for boys and girls with a capacity of 85 and 75 respectively. There are separate common rooms for boys, girls and teachers with facilities for indoor games like [[carom billiards|carom]] and [[table tennis]]. There is provision for playing outdoor games. There is a in-campus canteen offering snacks and beverages. The college has an [[IGNOU]] study center to facilitate distance education.

Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College has a library with about 55,000 books, journals and periodicals 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 are available in the computer center.

There are twenty laboratories for science subjects.

==Notable alumni==
*[[Bishnu Prasad Rabha]], revolutionary, music composer and singer
*[[Panchanan Barma]] (1865–1935), reformer from Cooch Behar
*[[Amiya Bhushan Majumdar]] (1918-2001), Novelist
* [[Amar Roy Pradhan]] (1930 – 2013), Indian politician from All India Forward Bloc

==Notable faculty members==
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*[[Brajendra Nath Seal|Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal]], Principal, 1896-1913
*[[Sadhu T. L. Vaswani|Sadhu T.L. Vaswani]], Principal, 1915-1917
*Prof. Sarat Chandra Gupta, Principal
*Prof. Amulya Ratan Gupta, Professor of English, 1920-1952

== See also ==
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*[[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal]]
*[[Education in India]]
*[[Education in West Bengal]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://abnsc.org/}}

{{Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University}}

[[Category:Colleges affiliated to Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University]]
[[Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of North Bengal]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Cooch Behar district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1888]]
[[Category:Commerce colleges in India]]
[[Category:Arts colleges in India]]
[[Category:1888 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Education in the princely states of India]]

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