The University of Calcutta was established in 1857, a public state university located in Kolkata. The University is also known as Calcutta University. The University of Calcutta offers numerous courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. The university is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The University of Calcutta is located at College Street, Kolkata. Calcutta University offers courses in the field of Engineering and Architecture, Computer Application and IT, Pharmacy, Sciences, Medicine and Allied Sciences, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The varsity has secured 11th rank in NIRF 2021 Overall Ranking. In NIRF ranking 2021, the university has also secured 33rd spot in the research category. Calcutta University has secured 4th rank in NIRF 2021 ranking in university category.
Calcutta University courses are BA LLB, B.Lib.Sc, BA Library and Information Studies Hons, BA, MCom, MSc, LLB, MPhil, MA, PhD, and many more. The University of Calcutta conducts the entrance examination for admission to PG, MPhil, and PhD programmes. For the BTech course, Calcutta University accepts scores of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination that makes it mandatory for students to appear for WBJEE/JEE Main. Calcutta University has 60 departments divided into 6 categories; arts, commerce, social welfare and business management, education, journalism and library science, engineering and technology, fine arts, music and home science, law and science.
Calcutta University has collaborated with many foreign universities such as the University of Turin, Italy, University of Tokyo, Japan, Chungbuk University, Korea, Palm Oil Research Institute, Malaysia, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, ISAS National University of Singapore, Singapore to name a few. The University of Calcutta is well equipped with all the facilities that help students in their studies. Calcutta University (CU) invigorates students to actively participate in extracurricular activities.
Calcutta University is situated at 87/1, College Street, Kolkata. The nearest railway station to the university is Sealdah Railway station at a distance of 3.0 away from the university. 3A Bus Depot is the nearest bus stop to the university at a distance of 3.0 km. The nearest airport to the university is Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport at a distance of 17.5 km from Calcutta University. It will be convenient for students to take a bus or auto to reach Calcutta University.
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