Colleges in West Bengal

The renowned mathematician Sir. Asutosh Mukherjee with a deep dream did establish this college. Asutosh College is affiliated underUniversity of Calcutta. The college has a rich heritage that contributes to its own culture. The College was built up in the year 1916 under the leadership of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the famous mathematician, educationist and the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta. The College was then known as South Suburban College and was housed at a rented premi...

To advance and enhance the learning possibilities by fostering awareness, developing holistic knowledge acquisition through creation, innovation, exposure and interaction to build human talent for self enhancement and also for the cause of society. Konkan Gyanpeeth College of Arts Science & Commerce 7 Sarat Bose Road, 1st Floor, Kolkata -700 020 Telephone : +91 33 2289 3943 / 3944 / 5323, +91 9432012563 Telefax : +91 33 22893945

The College Section began as a part of St Joseph’s School, which started its journey in 1888. In 1927, the College Section (offering basically the Intermediate Course) was affiliated to the Calcutta University. By 1949, the College was fully accredited to give courses in B.A. and B.Sc. Later, with the establishment of the University of North Bengal in 1962, the College was affiliated to it. The College moved out of the school premises into the present site in 1963. In 1927, there were only fo...

Sivanath Sastri College is situated near Gol Park, South Calcutta, at 23/49, Gariahat Road, Kolkata-700 029. Prof. Shyamalendu Majumdar is the Teacher-in Charge; Prof. Seema Banerjee is the Vice Principal of this college, while Dr. Sriparna Bose and Prof. Sipra Roy are working as the Bursar and Superintendent respectively. Sivanath Sastri College has been awarded a B+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. As an affiliated college under the University of Calcutta it is pr...

The Bhawanipur Educational Society College was founded in 1966 with the motto “Education For Excellence” through the Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society. Accredited by NAAC and Affiliated to the University of Calcutta, BESC was created under article 30 (1) of the Indian constitution, which guarantees linguistic minorities, such as the Gujarati speaking community in Calcutta, the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

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The Bhawanipur Educational Society College was founded in 1966 with the motto “Education For Excellence” through the Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society. Accredited by NAAC and Affiliated to the University of Calcutta, BESC was created under article 30 (1) of the Indian constitution, which guarantees linguistic minorities, such as the Gujarati speaking community in Calcutta, the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

Malda College is a Govt. sponsored, NAAC accredited academic institution which started its journey on the 23rd July, 1944. At present, Malda College is one of the biggest educational institutions of the state catering to the dire educational needs of students hailing from the humble rural backgrounds in North Bengal.

In 1954, Professor J. C. Ghosh, the then Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University, surveyed the available higher educational facilities in North 24 Parganas. The survey revealed that facilities were inadequate for the huge influx of refugees in the area. Professor Ghosh stressed the immediate necessity of setting up at least six colleges for male and female students in the suburbs of Kolkata in order to cope with the growing demand for college education in both humanities and sciences.

The University of Calcutta had an enormous territorial jurisdiction during a considerable period of its existence. This jurisdiction practically continued till the Indian Universities Act of 1904 came into operation, wherein provision was made for the first time for defining the territorial limits of the five universities then existing in India (including Burma and Ceylon), viz. the Universities of Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, the Punjab and Allahabad. Journalism and Mass Communication, Universi...

Ananda Chandra College, established in 1942, is a Government Sponsored College under University of North Bengal. It is situated at Arbindanagar on the Jalpaiguri – Siliguri Highway and is a Co-educational College having two shifts, Day and Morning, under the same Governing Body with a Boys Hostel, an upcoming Girls Hostel and Staff Quarters. Nestled amidst the lush green fields on all sides with Karola river on the Northern side of its boundary, it truly sports a unique view.

Kanchrapara College, a NAAC Accredited reputed institution of higher learning at the heart of a cosmopolitan township with a dedicated band of highly qualified teachers and an energetic group of non-teaching employees, was founded on 13th November, 1972 with its affiliation to the University of Kalyani. Having traversed a fairly long path in the course of 36 years since its inception in an ambience very much friendly and congenial to the dissemination of education and knowledge the college ha...

Vidyasagar College is a living monument of the untiring labours of Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar. This is the first private college held its own place in the field of education. A great many eminent sons of India from various walks of life have been associated with this college, either as students, teachers or as administrators and committee members. It was the great Indian educationalist and social reformer Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar who was associated with the College from its very i...

Rammohan College owes its origin to City College, Calcutta which is one of the oldest first grades College in West Bengal. It was founded in 1881 by a band of patriotic and selfless Bramo leaders like Ananda Mohan Bose, Pandit Sivnath Sastri and Umesh Chandra Dutta. Rastraguru Surendranath Banerjee tater joined the College as teacher. Upto 1961 City College had a women’s Department in morning which has separately affiliated in 1961 to the Calcutta University and renamed as Rammohan College.

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, the maiden step of Ramakrishna Mission in the field of higher education, has travelled for nearly seven decades with an ever-luminous academic record. In fact, the very name and the idea of such an institution were envisioned by Swami Vivekananda who considered education as the panacea to all social evils. Established in 1941 as an Intermediate College, Vidyamandira was upgraded to the Degree level in 1961 and Post Graduation courses were introduced in 2006. ...

Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) is the premier State Open University in India. Established by W.B. Act (XIX) of 1997 and Recognized by U.G.C and DEC. School Of Education 25/2, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal Phone No : 033-400 47568, 400 47569, 400 47570, 400 47571

Subhas Chandra Bose Centenary College is situated in Murshidabad in West Bengal state of India. Established in 1998, it is accredited from AICTE Hostel facility is not available for its students. Additional campus facilities such as ATM, Library, Cls. Room, Sports, Grounds are also there.

The Court of Directors of the East India Company sent a despatch in July, 1854 to the Governor-General of India in Council, suggesting the establishment of the Universities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. In pursuance of that despatch, the University of Calcutta was founded on JANUARY 24, 1857. The University adopted in the first instance, the pattern of the University of London and gradually introduced modifications in its constitution