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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 ]
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 ...
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:
The Calcutta University Act came into force on 24 January 1857 and a 41-member Senate was formed as the policy making body of the university. 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 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.
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 ]
IIT Kharagpur is the 4th oldest technical institute in the state after IIEST, Shibpur (established as B.E. College in 1856), Jadavpur University (established as the Bengal Technical Institute in 1906) and Rajabazar Science College (established as Calcutta University campus for Science and Technology in 1914). When the first session started in ...
Finally the University Law College, started functioning under the management of a government body consisting of 16 members with the Vice-Chancellor as President from July, 1909. Eminent scholar and jurist Dr. S.C. Bagchi, LL.D became the first principal and Birajmohan Majumdar was appointed the first vice-principal of this College. The Faculty ...