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{{Short description|Undergraduate college of West Bengal, India}}
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'''Hooghly Mohsin College''' ('''HMC''') began on 1 August 1836 as the New Hooghly College. It was established by [[Muhammad Mohsin]],<ref>See Dey (1893: 96/192) pp.286-287, and (1893: 97/194), pp.354-366.</ref> who also started other colleges. On its 100th anniversary it was renamed 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Hughli_Mohsin_College|title=Hughli Mohsin College - Banglapedia|website=en.banglapedia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref>

==Accreditation==
Recently, Hooghly Mohsin College has been awarded B++ grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref>{{cite web|title=Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf |publisher=[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] |access-date=22 February 2012 |format=PDF |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512054040/http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf |archive-date=12 May 2012 }}</ref> The college is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref name=UGC>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal |title=Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission |access-date=2012-02-28 |archive-date=2011-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116042454/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==
* [[Muzaffar Ahmed (politician)|Muzaffar Ahmed]], politician
* [[Upendranath Brahmachari]], scientist
* [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]], composer and writer
* [[Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay]], writer
* [[Kanailal Dutta]], revolutionary
* [[Shyamal Mitra]], singer
* [[Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay]], author
* [[Tapas Paul]], actor and politician
* [[Dwijendralal Ray]], writer
* [[Brahmabandhav Upadhyay]], theologian

== 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).

==See also==
* [[Education in India]]
* [[Education in West Bengal]]
* [[James Esdaile]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal]]

==References==
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* [https://archive.org/details/b21352148_0 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'', [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.286313 Vol.96, No.191, (January 1893), pp.22-42; No.192, (April 1893), 276-288]; [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.68734 Vol.97, No.193, (July 1893), pp.71-81; No.194, (October 1893), 340-366];[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.68735 Vol.98, No.195, (January 1894), pp.152-170]; [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.20929 Vol.99, No.197, (July 1894), pp.153-164]; [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.20875 Vol.104, No.208, (April 1897), pp.355-373.]
* [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=m7cEAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''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].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170412143108/http://www.dli.ernet.in/bitstream/handle/2015/43687/History-Of-Hooghly-College-1836-1936.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Zachariah, K., History of Hooghly College, 1836-1936, Bengal Government Press, (Alipore), 1936].

==External links==
*{{Official|https://hooghlymohsincollege.ac.in/ }}

{{University of Burdwan}}
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to University of Burdwan]]
[[Category:Law schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1836]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in India]]

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