University of Calcutta

Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) was the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. It has its main campuses in College Street, Rajabazar, Alipore and a host of affiliated colleges in greater Calcutta .

Tradition and continuity

Modelled on the University of London, the University of Calcutta's current courses include:

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• arts,
• commerce,
• science,
• law,
• engineering,
• medicine ,
• management.

At a glance

Calcutta University currently has:

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• 58 departments,
• 18 research centres,
• 650 teachers,
• 3000 non-teaching staff and
• 12,400 post-graduate students.

A tradition of notable firsts

• The first university located to the east of Suez to teach European Classics, English Literature, European and Indian Philosophy and Occidental and Oriental History.
• The first medical school of Asia, the Calcutta Medical College was set up in 1835. Later it was affiliated to the university.
• The first college for women in India, the Bethune College was set up in 1879.
• The nation's first homeopathy college was established in 1880.
• The Science College was established in 1917, the first in India.
• The first blind school in India came into being in 1925.
• The first university museum in India, The Ashutosh Museum, came into being in 1937.
• The Government Arts College was established in 1951.
• The Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) was set up in 1953 as the country's first management institute.