Born in the second half of the 19th century out of the need felt by the numerically small Bengali-speaking community of Allahabad to provide such education to their children that would acquaint them with their mother tongue and its literature and  culture,  the Anglo Bengali Inter College, Allahabad has since evolved into a cosmopolitan institution with a nationalist outlook.

The Bengali Educational Society formed largely due to the efforts of Sital Prasad Gupta and Madhu Sudan Moitra in 1875 had initially set up a Bengali School. This modest primary school with just one teacher and a handful of students had a steady growth from then on. With the introduction of English teaching, the school was renamed Anglo Bengali School. It went on to acquire the names Anglo Bengali High School and Anglo Bengali Inter College with successive phases of growth. In 1887, the School was affiliated to the Calcutta University. The institution's own building at the present site was constructed in 1894 and the recognition of the Board of High School and Intermediate Education, U.P. came in 1926.

The College was known for its nationalist sentiments during the freedom movement and its students took active part in the struggle against colonialism. The British authorities had even suspended the grants to the institution at one time, as a mark of their displeasure. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose who had visited Allahabad in 1939 was accorded a rousing reception in the College.

Since Independence, the Anglo Bengali Inter College has remained a premier educational institution of the State and its students have figured frequently in the merit list of the U.P. Board. Its alumni have gone on to make notable contributions in various spheres of national life.

The Department of Post is happy to issue a postage stamp on the Anglo Bengali Inter College, Allahabad.

Source : Information Folder issued by Indian Posts & Telegraph Department, Government of India