Ananda Mohan College, Mymensingh () or Government Ananda Mohan College is a fully government-aided public college, affiliated to National University, Bangladesh and Mymensingh Education Board in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. One of the oldest educational premises in South Asia, the institute was established in 1880 by Ananda Mohan Bose as Mymensingh Institution during British Raj.
History Anandamohan Bose, who founded the City College in 1878, decided to open a branch of it at his home town in Mymensingh. In 1880, an educational institution was established at the residence of Ananda Mohan as Mymensingh Institution, later named the City Collegiate School in 1883. In 1901, City Collegiate School opened college section and named Mymensingh City College. Later on, the college section of the institution was shifted to College Road on 1 January 1908 as a college and then it was named after him. In 1964, the college was nationalized.
Course Currently, this college offers education in Science, Humanities, and Commerce streams at the Higher Secondary level under the Mymensingh Education Board. Additionally, it provides undergraduate honors courses in 20 subjects, postgraduate final courses in 18 subjects, and preliminary postgraduate courses. Although permission exists for undergraduate pass courses, classes for these are currently suspended.
As of 2024, the total number of students enrolled at the institution is 24,987, with 2,022 students at the Higher Secondary level, 13,945 in undergraduate honors programs, and 9,020 in postgraduate programs. Higher Secondary Science Humanities Business Studies Honours & Masters FacultyDepartmentHonoursMasters FinalMasters PreliminaryFaculty of ArtsBanglaEnglishHistoryPhilosophyIslamic StudiesIslamic History & CultureFaculty of Social ScienceSociologyEconomicsPolitical ScienceSocial WorkFaculty of ScienceChemistryPhysicsMathematicsFaculty of Business StudiesAccounting and Information SystemsManagement StudiesMarketingFinance and BankingFaculty of Life & Earth ScienceZoologyGeography & Environmental StudiesBotany
Notable alumni Nurul Amin – Bengali Politician and 8th Prime Minister of Pakistan and acting President of Pakistan Abul Fateh — diplomat, statesman and Sufi Mohammad Abdur Rouf, Justice and former Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Surendra Mohan Ghose — revolutionary Syed Waliullah — novelist Nirmalendu Goon — poet Prabodh Chandra Goswami — educationist Ehsan Khan, architect Abdul Hye Mashreki — poet Niharranjan Ray — Historian P. C. Sorcar — magician Ekramul Haque Titu – Bangladeshi Politician and former Mayor of Mymensingh Illias Uddin Ahmed – footballer
See also Gurudayal Government College Muminunnisa Government Mohila College Nasirabad College, Mymensingh Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College
References
External links
Official Website of Ananda Mohan College