# Ananda Mohan College

Ananda Mohan College (Bengali: আনন্দ মোহন কলেজ) 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

| Faculty | Department | Honours | Masters Final | Masters Preliminary |
| Faculty of Arts | Bangla | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Arts | English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Arts | History | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Arts | Philosophy | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Arts | Islamic Studies | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Arts | Islammic History & Culcure | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Social Scence | Sociology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Social Scence | Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Social Scence | Political Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Social Scence | Social Work | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Science | Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Science | Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Science | Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Accounting and Information Systems | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Management Studies | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Marketing | Yes | No | No |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Financ and Banking | Yes | No | No |
| Faculty of Life & Earth Science | Zoology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Life & Earth Science | Geography & Enviromental Studies | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty of Life & Earth Science | Botany | Yes | Yes | Yes |

## Notable alumni

* Nurul Amin – Bengali Politician and 8th Prime Minister of Pakistan and acting President of Pakistan
* Abul Fateh — diplomat, statesman and Sufi
* 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