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The University of Calcutta has the largest research center, which started from Post Centenary Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Calcutta, January 17, 2006. This is the Center for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CRNN) on the Technology Campus of CU at Salt Lake, West Bengal. [ 54 ]
He passed the Matriculation Examination of Calcutta University in 1932 and I. Sc. Examination in 1934 from Hooghly Mohsin College. In 1936 he ranked first in the First Class at the B.A./B.Sc. examination from the same college and went over to the renowned Science College , Calcutta University for an M.Sc. in Mathematics.
When the university was first established it had a catchment area covering the area from Lahore to Rangoon (now in Myanmar)—the largest of any Indian university. [1] On 30 January 1858, the Syndicate of the Calcutta University started functioning. [2] The first meeting of the Senate was held in the Council room of the Calcutta Medical College ...
The University College of Science, Technology and Agriculture (formerly known as Rajabazar Science College) are two of five main campuses of the University of Calcutta (CU). The college served as the cradle of Indian sciences by winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 and many fellowships of the Royal Society London. [3]
Lady Brabourne College was established in July 1939 at a rented house in Park Circus in Calcutta (now Kolkata), following the initiative of the then Prime Minister of Bengal, A. K. Fazlul Huq. [2] It was named after Doreen, Baroness Brabourne , an Anglo-Irish aristocrat who was the wife of The 5th Baron Brabourne , the then Governor of Bengal .
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 ...
Deemed university, or "Deemed to be University", is a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education on the advice of the UGC, under Section 3 of the UGC Act. [7] As of 14 November 2023 [update] , the UGC lists 124 institutes which were granted the deemed to be university status. [ 8 ]
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.