University of Calcutta
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The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; abbreviated as CU) is a public state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate colleges and 16 institutes in Kolkata and nearby areas. It was established on 24 January 1857 and is the oldest multidisciplinary university of Indian Subcontinent and South East Asian Region. Today, the university's jurisdiction is limited to a few districts of West Bengal, but at the time of its establishment it had a catchment area ranging from Kabul to Myanmar. Within India, it is recognized as a "Five-Star University" and accredited an "A" grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
Other name | Calcutta University |
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Motto | Advancement of Learning |
Type | Public |
Established | 24 January 1857; 167 years ago (1857-01-24) |
Founder | List
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Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | ₹330.8 crore (US$40 million) (FY2024–25 est.)[1] |
Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
Vice-Chancellor | Santa Datta (De) (acting) |
Academic staff | 1,219 (2024)[2] |
Students | 16,123 (2024)[2] |
Undergraduates | 2,220 (2024)[2] |
Postgraduates | 11,062 (2024)[2] |
2,841 (2024)[2] | |
Location | , , India 22°34′30″N 88°21′46″E |
Campus | Large city 119.7 acres (48.4 ha) |
Acronym | CU |
Newspaper | Calcutta Review |
Website | www |
The university has a total of fourteen campuses spread over the city of Kolkata and its suburbs. As of 2020, 151 colleges and 21 institutes and centres are affiliated with CU. The university was fourth in the Indian University Ranking 2021 list, released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Education.[citation needed]
Its alumni and faculty include several heads of state and government, social reformers, prominent artists, the only Indian Dirac Medal winner, many Fellows of the Royal Society and six Nobel laureates as of 2019. The Nobel laureates associated with this university are Ronald Ross, Rabindranath Tagore, C. V. Raman, Amartya Sen, and Abhijit Banerjee.[citation needed]
The university has the highest number of students who have cleared the National Eligibility Test. The University of Calcutta is a member of the United Nations Academic Impact.[citation needed]