Hooghly Mohsin College, Chinsurah was established in 1836. It is a constituent college under the University of Burdwan and accredited by NAAC with A grade.

Chinsurah is the headquarters of Burdwan Division and the Hooghly District located on the west bank of the river Hooghly, & the pride of this town, Hooghly Mohsin College, one of the premier academic institutions not only in West Bengal but also in India, promoting the cause of higher education for more than one hundred and sixty years opened on 1st August 1836 in Perron’s house, a magnificient piece of architecture overlooking the great river.

The great man, Haji Mohammad Mohsin whose learnig, piety and philanthropy have kept him alive in people’s memory, was born at Hooghly in 1730 and died in 1816. He used his riches entirely in charity, one example of which is this College. Initially it was named the New Hooghly College and on the centenary celebration it became Hooghly Mohsin College. It became affiliated to University of Calcutta since the latter’s initiation in 1857 and after the establishment of the University of Burdwan in 1960 the college became its constituent college.

VISION & MISSION

The college deserves to be declared ‘a college with potential for excellence (CPE)’.

The past and the present academic records and achievements of the college as well as its contribution to greater social and national life emphatically espouse this demand.

Hooghly Mohsin College started its journey for excellence in higher education in 1836.

The history of this college warrants the hope and mission of continuing to spread modern, western as well as oriental education and inculcate humane values amongst the students.