Acharya Prafulla Chandra College

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC College), formerly known as New Barrackpore College, is a government higher educational institution situated in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. Founded on 16 August 1960 under the Dispersal Scheme through joint participation of the State and Central Governments, it was established by founder secretary Late Haripada Biswas to serve refugee communities from East Pakistan. The college was later renamed after Prafulla Chandra Ray, the father of Indian chemistry. It began modestly in rented rooms of New Barrackpore Colony Boys' High School and has since grown into one of the leading colleges in the district and state. Affiliated with West Bengal State University, it offers 27 undergraduate and 8 postgraduate co-educational degree courses in Science and Arts, and holds a Grade 'A' rating from NAAC. Located on Sodepur Road near New Barrackpore and Madhyamgram railway stations, it is well connected by bus routes via Jessore Road and B. T. Road. In 2018, the college received a Rs. 2 crore grant under the RUSA-2.0 Project. It is recognised by NAAC and UGC, and counts filmmaker Sayantan Ghosal and actor Rubel Das among its notable alumni.