Maulana Azad College

Maulana Azad College
মৌলানা আজাদ মহাবিদ্যালয়
Former name
Islamia College (1926–1947)
Central Calcutta College (1947–1960)
TypeGovernment of West Bengal administered undergraduate co-educational liberal arts and sciences college
Established1926; 98 years ago (1926)
FounderVictor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton
AccreditationNAAC
UGC
Academic affiliations
University of Calcutta
PrincipalSubhasis Dutta
Address
8, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road
, ,
India

22°33′39″N 88°21′27″E / 22.5607°N 88.3574°E / 22.5607; 88.3574
CampusUrban
Colours   
White and olive green
Websitemaulanaazadcollegekolkata.ac.in
Maulana Azad College is located in Kolkata
Maulana Azad College
Location in Kolkata
Maulana Azad College is located in West Bengal
Maulana Azad College
Location in West Bengal
Maulana Azad College is located in India
Maulana Azad College
Location in India

Maulana Azad College[1] is a public institute of liberal arts, commerce and science in India, located in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and S. N. Banerjee Road, popularly called "Lotus crossing".

It is affiliated to the University of Calcutta. The college also offers numerous courses in languages associated with Muslim culture, such as Urdu, Arabic, and Persian. The college offers both post-graduate (English, Zoology and Urdu) and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects in the three streams of arts, science and commerce. It is accredited an ('A') grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[2] The college has been given the status of 'Centre of Potential for Excellence' by UGC.It is one of the best college under Calcutta University.

  1. ^ "Maulana Azad Collete". Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Maulana Azad College gets 'A' grade by NAAC". Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.