Anugrah Narayan College
A N College Logo
Other names
A N College
Mottoविद्यातु परमो ज्योति (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Education is the greatest enlightenment
TypeCoeducational College
Established1956 (1956)
AccreditationNAAC Grade A⁺[1]
Academic affiliation
UGC, Patliputra University
PrincipalDr. Pravin Kumar
Address
Boring road
,
Patna
,
Bihar
,
India
CampusUrban
Websitewww.ancpatna.ac.in
Kishori Art Block, A N College Patna

Anugrah Narayan College, Patna (popularly known as A N College) is a co-educational institution of the state of Bihar, India. It is located in Patna, the state capital city, on a 13 acres (53,000 m2) site. A Constituent unit of Patliputra University, the college was established in January, 1956 and its first principal was economist Dr. Gorak Nath Sinha. The college has 22 Undergraduate departments and 23 Postgraduate departments. The college has been selected for Chancellor Award 2021 in Best College and Best Principal of Bihar.[2]

Science Block, A N College Patna
A N College, Patna, Map

History

The institution was founded in 1956 as Gardanibagh College. It was located then at Patna High School and operated as an evening school to further the education of employees. It was subsequently renamed as Anugrah Narayan College in honour of Bihar Vibhuti Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, one of the founders of modern Bihar, In 1959 the college moved to a rented building in Anisabad. The college moved to its present site when the Patna Improvement Trust provided it with 19 acres (77,000 m2) of land, following the intervention of Sinha.

Many prominent figures have been associated with the college, and its governing body has also featured notable people such as Chief Justice of Bihar Justice K.B.N. Singh, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Kishori Sinha, Justice Birendra Pratap Singh, Sheo Narayan Singh and Sunil Mukherjee.The Union Minister Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy[3] is a lecturer in economics at the A.N. College. While maintaining its traditional educational courses, the college has introduced a number of technology- and industry-driven courses. Many new courses in fields such as electronics and environmental sciences were introduced during the 1980s on the initiative of the University Grants Commission and the Government of Bihar,

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Patna's AN College gets highest NAAC grade in Bihar". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Mishra, B. K. (12 November 2021). "Chancellor's award to provide fillip to 'best' colleges, universities". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "-Government Portal of Bihar". Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Subodh Kant Sahay and Amitabh,A N College Alumni". Lok Sabha Website. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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