University of Calcutta (Shahid Khudiram Siksha Prangan)

About the University University Campuses Academic Departments Convocation Online Catalogue University Library MoU University of Calcutta About the University University Home About the University Jurisdiction Minutes of the Senate, 1857 University Song Seals of the University Heritage Buildings Notable Firsts Nobel Laureates Distinguished Alumni Distinguished Teachers Honoris Causa Scholarships Eminent Teacher Awards (1998 - 2020) Endowment Lectures/Medals/Scholarships/ Fellowship/Chairs of Excellence Down memory lane: some of our Earliest Affiliated Colleges Down memory lane: Glimpses of some of the Departments of the University Foundation of the University of Calcutta 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. The University adopted in the first instance, the pattern of the University of London and gradually introduced modifications in its constitution About the University University Campuses Academic Departments Convocation Online