History
The Court of Directors of the East India Company sent a despatch in July, 1854 to the Governor-General of India in Council, suggesting the establishment of the Universities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. In pursuance of that despatch, the University of Calcutta was founded on January 24, 1857.
Education
Academic Departments:
- Agriculture
- Arts
- Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management
- Education, Journalism & Library Science
- Engineering & Technology
- Fine Arts, Music and Home Science
- Law
- Science
Short Courses
University Ranking
Library services
The library system houses an enviable collection of books, journals, theses, reports, etc., to cater to the learning needs of its users for years. Keeping pace with the technological advancement, the University has been embracing digital technologies for making its resources more accessible to all.
ICT services
At University of Calcutta, we aim to improve the online learning experience by curating and organising our e-learning resources. We have created an INFLIBNET facility to enable our research scholars to submit their theses for similarity checking and enable our academic community to maintain academic integrity.
Campus life
The Main Campus Area has 2.7 acres approximately.