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ABPC Conference History (1987-Present)

# Conference Date Venue Significance Elected Officers
1 Joint Conference of principals 11.1.1987 Calcutta University
Darbhanga Hall
Formation of All Bengal Principals' Council and first election
  • President: Kartick Deuti
  • General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
  • Treasurer: Birendra Kr. Banerjee
2 1st AGM and conference 1988 Bangabasi College of Commerce Adoption of Constitution
  • President: Kartick Deuti
  • General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
  • Treasurer: Birendra Kr. Banerjee
3 2nd AGM and conference 1989 Sri Gopal Banerjee College,
Hoogly
  • President: Kartick Deuti
  • General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
  • Treasurer: Birendra Kr. Banerjee
4 3rd AGM and conference 1990 Midnapore College
  • President: Kartick Deuti
  • General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
  • Treasurer: Birendra Kr. Banerjee
5 4th AGM and conference 1991 Kalyani Training Institute – organized by Chakdah College Second Election
  • President: Kartick Deuti
  • General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
  • Treasurer: Subhas Dutta
5th AGM and conference 29.2.92, 1.3.1992 Krishnath College
Baharampur
a) President: Kartick Deuti
b) General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
c) Treasurer: Subhas Dutta
6th AGM and conference 27.2.93, 28.3.93 Birbhum Mahila Mahavidyalaya
Seuri
a) President: Kartick Deuti
b) General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
c) Treasurer: Subhas Dutta
7th AGM and conference 1994 Lalbaba College
Howrah
a) President: Kartick Deuti
b) General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
c) Treasurer: Subhas Dutta
8th AGM and conference 11.3.95, 12.3.95 Midnapore College Third Election a) President: Bidyut Das
b) General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
c) Treasurer: Haraprasad Samaddar
9th AGM and conference 25.2.96 A.J.C. Bose College
Kolkata
a) President: Bidyut Das
b) General Secretary: Subhankar Chakraborty
c) Treasurer: Haraprasad Samaddar
Special General Meeting and workshop 6.7.96, 7.7.96 Ramkrishna Lokshiksha Parishad
Narendrapur
Election of President a) President: Chunilal Deb
10th AGM and conference 8.3.97, 9.3.97 Netaji Mahavidyalaya
Arambagh
Fourth Election a) President: Bidyut Das
b) General Secretary: Jyotirmoy Mukherjee
c) Treasurer: Haraprasad Samaddar
Special General Meeting 16.11.97 Vidyasagar College
Kolkata
Election of President a) President: Janhabibhusan Basu
11th AGM and conference 2.5.98, 3.5.98 Siliguri College a) President: Janhabibhusan Basu
b) General Secretary: Jyotirmoy Mukherjee
c) Treasurer: Haraprasad Samaddar
12th AGM and conference 17.2.99, 18.2.99 Memari College
Brdhaman
Fifth Election a) President: Prabhakar Sengupta
b) General Secretary: Jyotirmoy Mukherjee
c) Treasurer: Atri Chatterjee
13th AGM and conference 30.4.2000, 1.5.2000 Sagar Mahavidyalaya
South 24 parganas
a) President: Prabhakar Sengupta
b) General Secretary: Jyotirmoy Mukherjee
c) Treasurer: Atri Chatterjee
14th AGM and conference 7.7.01, 8.7.01 Bonhoogly College of Commerce Sixth Election a) President: Dipak Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Swapan Sarkar
c) Treasurer: Gouranga Chakraborty
15th AGM and conference 6.7.02, 7.7.02 Surendranath College
Kolkata
a) President: Dipak Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Swapan Sarkar
c) Treasurer: Gouranga Chakraborty
16th AGM and conference 19.7.03, 20.7.03 Mankar College
Bardhaman
Seventh Election a) President: Dipak Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Ranajit Basu
c) Treasurer: Gouranga Chakraborty
17th AGM and conference 31.7.04, 1.8.04 Mahishadal Girls' College
Purba Medinipur
a) President: Dipak Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Ranajit Basu
c) Treasurer: Gouranga Chakraborty
Executive Committee Meeting 20.2.05 A.G.C. Bose College
Kolkata
Election of General Secretary b) General Secretary: Kalachand Saha
18th AGM and conference 9.4.05, 10.5.05 Aliporeduar College
Alipurduar
Eighth Election a) President: Jnanankur Goswami
b) General Secretary: Kalachand Saha
c) Treasurer: Anjan Sengupta
19th AGM and conference 16.9.06, 17.9.06 Seba Bharati Mahavidyalaya
Paschim Medinipur
a) President: Jnanankur Goswami
b) General Secretary: Kalachand Saha
c) Treasurer: Anjan Sengupta
20th AGM and conference 22.9.07, 23.9.07 Barracpore Rastraguru Surendranath College
Barrackpore
Ninth Election a) President: Jnanankur Goswami
b) General Secretary: Biplab Chakraborty
c) Treasurer: Chinmoy Sekhar Sarkar
21st AGM and conference 28.9.08 Gour Magavidyalaya
Malda
a) President: Jnanankur Goswami
b) General Secretary: Biplab Chakraborty
c) Treasurer: Chinmoy Sekhar Sarkar
22nd AGM and conference 19.9.09, 20.9.09 Asutosh College
Kolkata
Tenth Election a) President: Shamsuzzaman Ahmed
b) General Secretary: Anjan Sengupta
c) Treasurer: Soumendu Sen Gupta
23rd Annual Conference 27.11.10, 28.11.10 Mainaguri College,
Jalpaiguri, WB
Election of General Secretary & Treasurer a) President: Shamsuzzaman Ahmed
b) General Secretary: Sujit Kumar Das
c) Treasurer: Raghunath Dutta
24th AGM and conference 15.12.11, 16.12.11 Fani Bhushan
Yatra Mancha
Eleventh Election a) President: Manik Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Sujit Kumar Das (one year)
Chandan Chakraborty (two years)
c) Treasurer: Raghunath Dutta
25th Annual Conference 11.02.13 Raigunge University
College
a) President: Manik Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Chandan Chakraborty
c) Treasurer: Sombhunath Chakraborty
26th AGM and conference 15.03.14 Nano Technology
Campus, CU
Twelfth Election a) President: Manik Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Dipak Kumar Kar
c) Treasurer: Shyamalendu Chatterjee
27th Annual Conference 19.09.15 Prabhat Kumar College,
Purba Medinipur
a) President: Manik Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Dipak Kumar Kar
c) Office Secretary: Prasanta Mahato
d) Treasurer: Shyamalendu Chatterjee
28th AGM and conference 25.02.17, 26.02.17 Alipurduar Thirteenth Election a) President: Subiresh Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Dipak Kumar Kar
c) Office Secretary: Somnath Mukhopadhyay
d) Treasurer: Sukla Hazra
29th Annual Conference 03.03.18 Digha
Purba Medinipur
a) President: Subiresh Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Dipak Kumar Kar
c) Office Secretary: Somnath Mukhopadhyay
d) Treasurer: Sukla Hazra
30th Annual Conference North Bengal
University Campus
a) President: Subiresh Bhattacharya
b) General Secretary: Dipak Kumar Kar
c) Office Secretary: Somnath Mukhopadhyay
d) Treasurer: Sukla Hazra
About ABPC Conferences

The All Bengal Principals' Council has been organizing annual conferences since its formation in 1987. These conferences serve as a platform for principals across West Bengal to discuss educational policies, administrative challenges, and collaborate on solutions for the betterment of higher education in the state.

Key highlights of ABPC conferences include:

  • Annual General Meetings (AGMs) where important organizational decisions are made
  • Elections of office bearers as per the constitutional provisions
  • Discussions on contemporary educational issues and challenges
  • Networking opportunities for college principals across the state
  • Professional development sessions and workshops

The tradition of holding these conferences in different colleges across West Bengal demonstrates the inclusive nature of the organization and its commitment to addressing regional concerns in higher education.