Ananda Chandra College of Commerce - ACCC

Ananda Chandra College of Commerce, which is now situated in the heart of the Jalpaiguri Town on the D. B. C. Road, did not start its journey from the same premises from its very beginning. An evening Commerce Section of Ananda Chandra College was opened with only 54 students in the B. Com. 1 st Year Class and five part -time teachers on 5th November, 1962 at Sonaulla School. On 10th December, 1962 Late Prof. Naresh Chandra Bhowmick took charge of the evening section of Ananda Chandra College as Vice-Principal -in-charge. It was he who nourished the College along with its students, teaching and non-teaching employees with father like affection in one hand in the initial, uncertain, hard and struggling days and strong determination, imagination and discipline on the other hand to drive the institution to its present prestigious gigantic size. As Sonaulla School could not provide accommodation for more than one class room, the evening section was shifted to Ananda Chandra College in 1963. The number of students went up steadily. As such the necessity of a separate college building was seriously felt in all respects. Prof. Bhowmick with the help of other colleagues and well-wishers took the initiative and purchased the present main building in 1969 exclusively out the surplus of tuition fees collected from the students. On acquisition of the separate building of its own at D.B.C. Road, the University of North Bengal granted affiliation on 9th September 1969 under the name of Ananda Chandra College of Commerce. The college, under the stewardship of Prof. Nares Chandra Bhowmick as its first full fledged Principal heralded the new era on and from 1 st January, 1970. Evening section was continued to accommodate heavy rush of the students and also to those who are employed or otherwise engaged during daytime. In this way Ananda Chandra College of Commerce became the only institution of North Bengal with a Separate building of its own devoted in spreading the education in commerce over a vast area of Doars as well as the neighboring districts and states.