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Calcutta University was the first university east of Suez to teach European classics, English literature, European and Indian philosophy and Occidental and Oriental history. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The first medical school in British India, the Calcutta Medical College , was affiliated with the university in 1857. [ 8 ]
The college is also responsible for introducing degrees like M.Sc. and D.Sc. for first time in India. [4] The Faculty of Engineering and Technology arm of Science college is the second oldest in West Bengal after IIEST Shibpur(Formerly B.E. College affiliated to Calcutta University). The departments are as follows:
For 2020–2021 academic session, the Board will conduct the Common Entrance Examination for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Govt. Colleges and Self-Financed Institutes in the State.
The UGC publishes and regularly updates the lists of state universities. [3] As of 16 November 2022, the UGC lists 459 active state universities. [4] [note 1] The oldest establishment date listed by the UGC is 1857, shared by the University of Calcutta, the University of Madras and the University of Mumbai.
[4] [better source needed] The nation's first homoeopathy college was established in the city in 1880. In 1883 Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu became the first women graduates from the University of Calcutta. In the process, they became the first female graduates of the British Empire. Kadambini went on to become the first female ...
Surendranath College is an undergraduate college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1884 by the nationalist leader and scholar Surendranath Banerjee . It offers undergraduate and postgraduate level courses in various arts , commerce and science subjects.
Presidency College, Calcutta University Computer Scientist, First woman Director of Indian Statistical Institute, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate in Engineering Science, 2010, TWAS Prize for Engineering Sciences, 2018, [34] Infosys Prize 2017 in Engineering and Computer Science [35] Sanjeev Das: cancer biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar ...
This is a list of honorary degree recipients from the University of Calcutta. Honorary degree recipients This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Color key Light green indicates "(Special)"; pink indicates "(Posthumous)" Year Name Degree 1876 H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales ...