The official name of Calcutta University is the University of Calcutta, though it is better known to the locals by the former name. This is the oldest higher education institute of Kolkata, which was founded by the British Raj in 1857. Most of the colleges in Kolkata are affiliated to the University of Calcutta. The main campus of the university is meant for post graduation studies and the colleges take care of the graduation studies.
The University of Calcutta grants bachelors degree, masters degree, M. Phil Degree and also Doctorate degree. Students can opt for courses in arts, science, commerce, law, engineering and also certain self sponsored subjects. Active teaching and learning was introduced in Calcutta University much later in 1904. The Presidency College was one of the first colleges to be included by the Calcutta University. Famous personalities such as Noble Laureate Amartya Sen, C.V. Raman and Satyajit Ray had been students of this prestigious university.
The Campuses of Calcutta University
The main campus of the university is located in Senate House, 87/1, College Street, Kolkata-700073. Most of the departments are housed in this main complex. Also, the main office and the library are located in the College Street Campus. The economics department has been shifted to the B.T. Road campus. The Alipore Campus is the venue where courses in management, social sciences, political science, history and sociology are taught. The names of the campuses have been given in the following list:
- A.K. Chowdhury School of Information
- Academic Staff College
- Center for Testing and Training for Providing Technical Back up to the Beneficiaries for Agricultural and Horticultural Development
- Women's Studies Research Center
- Center for Urban economic Studies
- Gandhian Studies Center
- USIC
- Peace Studies Research Center
- S.K. Mitra Center for Space Environment
- Dr. B.C. Guha Center
- Center for Photonics
The Humanities Subjects in University of Calcutta
- Arabic & Persian
- Ancient Indian History & Culture
- Archeology
- Islamic History and Culture
- Bengali Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature
- Urdu
- Sanskrit
- Hindi
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- French
- Pali
- Tamil Studies
- Economics
- History
- South and South East Asian Studies
- Languages
- Linguistics
- Museology
- Philosophy
- Sociology
- Political Science
Science Subjects in University of Calcutta
- Atmospheric Science
- Applied Mathematics
- Statistics
- Marine Science
- Molecular Biology and Genetics
- Geography
- Physics
- Physiology
- Pure Mathematics
- Anthropology
- Zoology
- Electronic Science
- Geology
- Psychology
- Genetics
- Applied Psychology
- Bio-Physics
- Chemistry
- Bio-Chemistry
- Botany
Engineering and Technology Oriented Courses in University of Calcutta
- Chemical Engineering
- Applied Physics
- Polymer Science and Technology
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Radio Physics and Engineering
- Chemical Technology
Other Courses under University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta offers a number of self sponsored courses including Post-Graduate Diploma in Sports and Mass Communication Management, Certificate Course in Forensic Anthropology, Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing, Advance Diploma Course in Medical Instrumentation, M. Tech in Information Technology, Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychological Management and Counseling
M. Tech in Computer Science and Application, M.Tech in Electrical Engineering and Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Behavioral Therapy. This apart Law and Home Science course is also available to the students.
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