Charuchandra College, Kolkata

About Charuchandra College, Kolkata

Charuchandra College has been christened after Late Charuchandra Chattopadhyay, a notable Indian nationalist. It has its history embedded in the country's post-partition scenario, when Dr. S. N. Ray and some other eniment academicians of Dacca University and its affiliated colleges initiated a move to establish a College in South Calcutta, to cater to the needs of migrant refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan.The family members of Late Charuchandra Chottopadhyay, following Charuchandra's spirit of social work, came forward to assist in this noble task. The college was founded on 1st October 1947, with Dr. S. N. Ray as the first Principal and is housed in its present premise at 22 Lake Road, Kolkata 700029.The abiding motto of Charuchandra College is ALTIO RAPETO - I SEEK HIGHER LIFE. This motto is achieved not merely in rhetorical terms that reiterates a zealous spirit, but real-life manouevres, aimed at the all-round physical and mental growth of students, by mingling knowledge of science with society.

This co-educational college started with courses in Intermediate Arts and Science and Degree Arts. Presently, the college runs Honours and General Courses in English, Bengali, Political Science, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology. Besides, the institution also runs General Courses in Education, Philosophy, History, Statistics and Journalism & Mass Communication. The college has introduced B. Com. Honours and General courses exclusively for girls, in Morning Section since August 2002.
Physical, moral, social and cultural development of the students are further taken care of by inter and intra-class cultural competitions, annual sports meet, annual concert, social outreach programmes like literacy campaign among slum-dewellers, financiall aid to thalassamia patients, donations of books and reading materials to underprivileged students, cleanliness drives in the locality, controlling traffic in the city during festivals in association with Kolkata Police, environmental awareness and health consciousness camps, blood donation programmes, maintaining a wall magazine, participating in inter-college cricket and football championships. The college Alumni Association bridges the hiatus between the past and the present and aids the college in the areas of social service and chronicling records and reports about the past students.