Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APCC): Facilities

Roumik Roy

 The foundation of Acharya Prafulla Chandra College was laid on 16 August, 1960 under the Dispersal Scheme-with the joint participation of the State and Central Governments. Late Haripada Biswas was the founder secretary of this college. Initially it was named 'New Barrackpore College'. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy, after whom the college has its present name, was a great educationist with a vision. It was he who wanted universal literacy; he spoke of 'basic education' and 'utility education'; he advocated the concept of empowerment of women; he wanted the development of indigenous industries through cultivation of entrepreneurial acumen of the educated youth. In the true spirit of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy, the college from its nascent state, has tried to propagate the ideals of this great man and the motto illustrates this; "Service, Knowledge, Sacrifice". Acharya Prafulla Chandra College student union publishes annual magazines"Jagaran". The College also has a Museusm "Acharya Prafulla Chandra Smriti Sangrahalaya". APC College admissions are done on the basis of the merit list publushed by the college.

The college is successfully running degree courses in more than 25 subjects at both Honours and General level, three vocational or Major courses, five Post Graduate courses and three distant learning centres such as Department of Distant Learning (Kalyani University), Netaji Subhas Open University and IGNOU. The requirement for a more job-oriented curriculum is addressed carefully by introducing a mixture of Honours degree courses, vocational courses such as Advertising, Sales Promotion & Sales Management (ASPV) and Industrial Fish & Fisheries (IFFV) as well as Post Graduate courses. In last four years three subjects were upgraded to Honours level. They are i) Food & Nutrition, ii) Education and iii) Human Development. APC College Computer Centre (DOEACC) provides opportunity to O, A and B level computer education.

APC College Quick Links:

• Highlights
• Departments
• Courses
• Placements
• Facilities
• FAQ
• Admissions
• Eligibility Criteria
• Hostel Details

Acharya Prafulla College Highlights:

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College Departments:

APC College offers Courses in various fiedls through the departments of the College.

1. Department of Bengali
2. Department of English
3. Department of Sanskrit
4. Department of Economics
5. Department of Philosophy
6. Department of Political Science
7. Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
8. Department of Mathematics
9. Department of Physics
10. Department of Chemistry
11. Department of Electronics

Acharya Prafulla College Courses:

The college offers courses under Science, and Arts and Humanities streams.

APC College Scholarships: 

1. APC College Scholarships are given to a number of students. The Students’ Union of the college out of their Union fund has introduced a Merit Scholarship Scheme for the meritorious but poor students. There are as many as seven endowment funds in the college which are run by the fund donated by the existing and former teachers of the college.
2. A Student’s Benevolent Fund maintained by teachers provides financial aid by way of scholarships to needy students.
3. At least 15% of the total students of the college are granted concession by way of partial remittance of fees from the college fund.

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Acharya Prafulla College Placements:

There is a Career and Placement committee in the college. 

Recently a few of our students were recruited in various companies in the banking sector in a job fair organized by IQST at Science City, Kolkata. Several Students of Department of Computer Science are engaged as software professionals in private sector like WIPRO, CTS, TCS and some are engaged in Govt. sector like bank, WBSEDCL etc. Several students of Departments of Physics, Computer Science and Chemistry are selected in GATE and NET Examination and now they are pursuing M.Tech. or Ph.D. in national institutes/ organizations like CU, JU, ISI, IIT etc.

The College has a made an effort to form a structured mechanism for career guidance and placement of its students. Lectures and counselling sessions are occasionally arranged for the students by different departments and also by the Counselling and Placement Cell in association with some external organizations. 

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Acharya Prafulla Chandra College Facilities:

The college has taken some special initiatives towards providing medical assistance to the students. We can highlight the following things:

Medical Facilities:

1. Very recently, a policy has been adopted to bring the students under ‘Students Safety Insurance Policy’ of United India Insurance Company Limited. This scheme provides insurance support to the policy holder in case of any accident as per the terms and conditions laid down in the policy. Initially 1500 students admitted to the 1st year classes of the under graduate course in the session 2015-2016 has been included under this scheme. An Amount of Rs. 112/- plus the service tax @14.5% is paid by each student towards the annual premium of this scheme. We are planning to include all students of this college under this scheme.
2. A 16 station multi-gymnasium is installed under the supervision of a trained instructor.
3. All the students are card holders of Students’ Health Home, West Bengal.

Laboratories:

1. All the departments that have experimental studies included in the curricula have very well-equipped and sophisticated laboratory facilities.
2. This includes departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, Electronics, Anthropology, Botany, Food & Nutrition, Zoology. The teachers and the laboratory assistants of the respective departments pay meticulous attention towards the proper maintenance and smooth running of these laboratories. The college has 22 in number of laboratories attached with different departments.

Internet: 

1. The Computer laboratories are networked using LAN by 32/16 bit switches. There was a college-wide network which provided internet connection through a single VPN connection from BSNL.
2. Thereafter we have opted for the NME-ICT scheme of the Govt. of India.
3. Under the NME-ICT Scheme the college has been provided with twenty landlines with Broadband connection which have been distributed in different departments including the library.

Sports:

From earning sports scholarships to pursuing a professional sports career, there are lots of benefits for being an athlete in college level. Our college has taken keen interest in identifying and promoting students talented in sports activities. The following infrastructural facilities on sports are available in the college:

1. A play ground
2. A basketball court
3. A volleyball court
4. A badminton court
5. A 16- station multi-gym equipment
6. Indoor games such as table tennis, carrom and chess.

Auditorium:

There is a fully furnished 2-tier auditorium inside the campus with 750 sitting capacity.

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APC College FAQ:

1. Is APC College Kolkata affiliated?
   - APC College Kolkata is affiliated to West Bengal State University.
2. Where is Acharya Prafulla College located?
   - APC College is located in New Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal.
3. Is there any hostel facilityb at APC College Kolkata?
   - APC College provides seaprate hostels for both girls and boys.

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College Admission Procedure:

APC College Madhyamgram offers admissions in the disciplines of science and arts both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

• Students interested in pursuing UG courses such as B.A, B.Sc and BBA must have passed 10+2 in General or Vocational Stream conducted by West Bengal Council of HSE or equivalent. 
• Marks obtained in aggregate in top four subjects will be used for determining the merit ranks.
• The admissions are done on the basis of APC College merit list.
• The admissions will be based on merit of qualifying examination.
• In case of admissions to M.Sc Microbiology, candidates need to appear in an entrance test conducted by the college.
• Application to the college can be made online only through admission link provided at the website after the notification for admissions.
• The application fees of Rs. 150/- for PG courses and Rs.130/- for UG courses must be be remitted through online payment gateway.

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College Eligibility Criteria:

For each course, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College demands minimum eligibility. The eligibility that a student should have for applying for various courses in Acharya Prafulla Chandra College is given

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Acharya Prafula Chandra College Hostel Details:

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College facilities include a separate hostel for girls and boys.

Girls’ Hostel :

The College has a hostel facility for girl students with capacity of 80 students.

Boys’ Hostel :

APC College has a Boys’ hostel for SC/ST/OBC students of this district setup in this college by the Backward Class Welfare Department of the Govt. of West Bengal. Boarding facility is available for 80 students.