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Calcutta University

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • 87 /1 College Street, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
  • Telephone Numbers: 033 2241 0071
  • Official Website: [1]
• History & Memorable Moments

University of Calcutta is the oldest of the modern universities in India.It was founded in 1857 during the administration of Lord Canning (1856–1862), the Governor General of India. Dr Fredrick John, the education secretary to the then British Government in India, first tendered a proposal to the British Government in London for the establishment of a university in Calcutta, along the lines of London University, but at that time the plan failed to obtain the necessary approval. However, a proposal to establish two universities, one in Calcutta and the other in Bombay was later accepted in 1854 and the necessary authority was given. 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) , and Ceylon — the largest of any Indian university.^[1]

• Overview, Photographs, & Video Links

Prospective Students

• Admissions Tips

New & Current Students

• Campus Events
• Transportation
• Safety Tips
• Support Centers
  • Counseling
• Grading System
• Good Classes & Teachers
• Groups & Organizations
• College & Career Tips

Alumni

• Benefits of Joining Alumni Association
• Mailing List Directory
• Chapters
• Teachers (Where are they now?)
  • Adhikari, Atanu
  • Agarwal, Arun
  • Agarwal, Mayur
  • Akhtar, Sk
  • Alam, Tanweer
  • Ali, Nafisa
  • Athar, Syedanis
• Alumni Directory
• Alumni Events

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• Places of Worship
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