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Formally established on the (previously Calcutta), India , is the first modern university in the Indian Subcontinent . It is a state-government administered urban-based affiliating and research university. It has its main campuses in College Street , Rajabazar, Alipore, Hazra, South Sinthi and a host of affiliated colleges in greater Kolkata . HISTORY See Also: History of University of Calcutta In 1875 Mohindra College , Patiala in Punjab province of British India became one of the first colleges to be affiliated with University of Calcutta. Later Many Institutions came under its jurisdiction. Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu became the first lady graduates of the country in 1882. The Hon'ble Justice Gooroodas Banerjee became the first Indian Vice-Chancellor of University of Calcutta in the year 1890. Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was the Vice-Chancellor for four consecutive two-year terms (1906–1914) and a fifth two-year term (1921–23). CAMPUS ACADEMICS Faculties Education and research Undergraduates enroll for a three-year program. Students are assigned to a major when they enter the university, and cannot change it later. Science and business disciplines are in high demand, as these fields are perceived to have better job opportunities. Most programs are organized by years, though some programs use a semester system. Most departments offer Masters programs that are one or two years in duration. Research in the university is conducted in specialized institutes as well as individual departments, many of which have doctoral programs. The university has 18 research centers, 650 teachers, 3000 non-teaching staff and 12,400 post-graduate students. A tradition of notable firsts
RECENT ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION
The university was awarded the ‘five star university’ status by the National Assessment And Accreditation Council in 2001.
The Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , China recently prepared a list of the world's top 500 institutions of higher learning (universities, research institutes etc.). The complete list is now available on the internet under the heading "Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2004" (see link above). The University of Calcutta was the only multi-disciplinary university from India to appear on the list. The other institutions from India on the list, for that year, were the Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore and the Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur .
On December 8, 2005, the Indian University Grants Commission declared Calcutta University as a ‘‘University with Potential for Excellence’’.
On November 10, 2005, The Times Higher Education Supplement published its list of the world's top arts and humanities universities. CU, ranked 39, was the only Indian university to make it to the top 50 list in that year. NOTABLE ALUMNI/FACULTY Nobel Laureate s: Two former Presidents Of India : Other notable faculty: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose , Head Of State and Prime Minister of Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind (1942-1945) and co-founder of the Indian National Army was an alumnus. Academy Honorary Award winner Satyajit Ray and his father Sukumar Ray were among the notable alumni. Other important political leaders of South Asia who were its alumni include:
For a fuller list of the University's famous alumni, see the List Of University Of Calcutta People . NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS
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