The East India Company’s Court of Directors sent a dispatch in July 1854 to the Governor-General of India, proposing the creation of Universities of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. Following this dispatch, the University of Calcutta was established on January 24, 1857, under the administration of Lord Canning, the Governor-General of India. The University was set up with the help of Dr. Fredrick John, the education secretary to the British government in India. The University of Calcutta was founded through a legislative council act (Act No. II of 1857) of British India. It initially followed the pattern of the University of London but gradually made modifications to its structure. The University is now governed by the Calcutta University Act 1979, which has been amended until May 31, 2006. The act aims to improve the efficiency of the University in teaching, research, and training and extend higher education to the growing needs of society. The University’s jurisdiction is currently limited to a few districts in West Bengal and is a state-government administered urban-based research and affiliated university. With over 63 postgraduate departments and a capacity of more than 130,000 students, the University of Calcutta is one of the largest in Asia. It has 192 affiliated colleges and is spread across 14 campuses in the city of Kolkata.

College Campuses – The University has a number of campuses spread all over the metropolis and its suburbs.

1. Ashutosh Shiksha Prangan – It has its central campus also known as College Street Campus, located at 87/1, College Street.
2. Rashbehari Shiksha Prangan – Commonly known as Rajabazar Science College Campus, located at 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road.
3. Taraknath Palit Shiksha Prangan – Commonly known as Ballygunge Science College Campus, located at 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Ballygunge.
4. Hazra Road Campus – Commonly known as Law College Campus, located at 51/1 and 51/2, Hazra Road.
5. Sahid Kshudiram Siksha Prangan – Commonly known as Alipore Campus, located at 1, Reformatory Street, Alipore.
6. B.T. Road Campus – Located at 56A, Barrackpore, Trunk Road.
7. Viharilal Home Science Campus – Located at 20B, Judges Court Road, Alipore.
8. University Health Service Goenka Hospital Diagnostic Research Centre – Located at 145, Muktaram Babu Street.
9. Haringhata Campus Ionosphere Field Station – P.O. – Mohanpur, District- Nadia.
10. Baruipur Campus Agricultural Field Station – P.O.- Baruipur, District-South 24 Parganas.
11. Technology Campus Salt Lake.

Faculty

• Arts.
• Agriculture.
• Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management.
• Education, Journalism and Library Science.
• Engineering & Technology.
• Fine Arts, Music and Home Science.
• Law.
• Medicine.
• Science.

Courses offered by University of Calcutta

Arts Courses

• B.A.

  3 Years

• B.A. (Hons) Russian

  3 Years

• B.Ed.

  1 Years

• Bachelor of Library and Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc.)

  1 Years

• M.A. (English Language and Literature)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Human Development)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Philosophy)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Political Science)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Ancient Indian History and Archaeology)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Arabic)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Bengali)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Buddhist Studies)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Comparative Indian Literature)

  2 Years

• M.A. (French)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Geography)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Hindi)

  2 Years

• M.A. (History)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Islamic History & Culture)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Linguistics)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Museology)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Pali)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Persian)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Russian Studies)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Sanskrit)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Tamil)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Urdu)

  2 Years

• M.Ed.

  2 Years

• M.L.I.Sc.

  2 Years

• M.Lib.I.Sc. (Integrated)

  5 Years

• M.Phil. (Bengali)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Economics)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Education)

  1 Years

• M.Phil. (English Literature)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Hindi)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (History)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Library & Information Science)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Mathematics)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Pali)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Philosophy)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Sanskrit)

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (South Asian Studies)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Applied Psychology)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Archaeology)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Economics)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Education)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Psychology)

  2 Years

• M.A. (Sociology)

  2 Years

• Ph.D. (Education)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (French)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Geography)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Human Development)

  5 Years

• Ph.D. (Library & Information Science)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Psychology)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Russian)

  3 Years

• Diploma Courses in Arabic

  1 Years

• Diploma in Russian

  3 Years

• Diploma in Chinese

  1 Years

• Diploma in Pali

  1 Years

• Diploma in Persian

  1 Years

• Diploma in Spanish

  1 Years

• Diploma in Urdu

  3 Years

• Post Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies

  1 Years

• Certificate Course in Chinese

  2 Years

• Certificate Course in Russian

  1 Years

• Certificate Course in Spanish

  1 Years

• Certificate Course in Urdu

  12 Months

• Certificate in Arabic Language

  6 Months

• Certificate in Pali

  6 Months

Engineering Courses

• B.Tech. (Ceramic Technology)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Polymer Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Instrumentation Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Jute and Fibre Technology)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Optics and Optoelectronics)

  3 Years

• M.Tech. (Chemical Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Electrical Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Information Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Instrumentation and Control Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Biomedical Instrumentation)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Optics and Optoelectronics)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Polymer Science and Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Textile Technology)

  2 Years

• Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Textile Technology)

  3 Years

Medical Courses

• B.Sc. (Hons.) (Food Nutrition)

  3 Years

• B.Sc. (Hons.) (Physiology)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Physiology)

  3 Years

Science Courses

• B.Sc. (Hons.) (Vocational-Nutrition)

  3 Years

• B.Sc.

  3 Years

• B.Sc. (Hons.) Human Development

  3 Years

• B.Sc. (Physiology)

  3 Years

• M.Sc. (Anthropology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Applied Genetics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Food Nutrition)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Genetics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Human Development)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Human Genetics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Bioinformatics and Biophysics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Biophysics and Molecular Biology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Botany)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Geography)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Marine Science)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Museology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Psychology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Statistics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Zoology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Computer and Information Science)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Applied Mathematics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Applied Physics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Applied Psychology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Biochemistry)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Bio Physics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Chemistry)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Electronics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Geology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Physics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Physiology)

  2 Years

• Ph.D.

  2 Years

• Ph.D. (Anthropology)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Applied Psychology)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Biochemistry)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Biotechnology)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Botany)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Computer Science)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Food and Nutrition)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Genetics)

  4 Years

• Ph.D. (Geology)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Physics)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Zoology)

  3 Years

Management Courses

• M.B.A.

  2 Years

• M.B.A. (Financial Management)

  2 Years

• Ph.D. (Business Management)

  3 Years

Mass Communications Courses

• M.A. (Mass Communication & Journalism)

  2 Years

Commerce Courses

• B.Com. (Hons.) (Computer Applications and e-Business)

  3 Years

• B.Com. (Hons.) (Taxation)

  3 Years

• M.Com.

  2 Years

• M.Phil. (Commerce)

  1 Years

• Ph.D. (Statistics)

  2 Years

Agriculture Science and Technology Courses

• M.Sc. (Agronomy)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Seed Science & Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Genetics and Plant Breeding)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Horticulture)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Plant Physiology)

  2 Years

• Ph.D. (Agronomy)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Genetics & Plant Breeding)

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Plant Physiology)

  3 Years

Information Technology Courses

• B.Tech. (Computer and Information Science)

  3 Years

• B.Tech. (Information Technology)

  4 Years

• M.C.A.

  3 Years

• Post Graduate Diploma in Jute Technology and Management

  2 Years

Law Courses

• B.A. + L.L.B.

  5 Years

• L.L.B.

  3 Years

• Ph.D. (Law)

  2 Years

List of colleges affiliated with University of Calcutta

Calicut

Hooghly

Howrah

Kolkata

Kozhikode

Malappuram

Medinipur

Murshidabad

North 24 Parganas

Palakkad

South 24 Parganas

Thrissur

West Tripura