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City College, Kolkata

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For the morning and evening branches of City College, see Rammohan College and Anandamohan College.

City College
City College Kolkata Amherst Street building
Front view of City College, Kolkata
Former names
City School (1879–1881)
Mottoश्रद्धावान लभते ज्ञानम (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
The faithful attains knowledge
TypePublic, Undergraduate co-educational college
Established1881; 143 years ago (1881)
FounderAnandamohan Bose
AccreditationNAAC
UGC
AffiliationUniversity of Calcutta
PresidentDr. Subodh Chandra Sarkar
PrincipalDr. Sital Prasad Chattopadhyay
Address
102/1, Raja Rammohan Sarani, College Street
,
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
700009 Map
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish, Bengali, Hindi
Colours   
Red and White
Websitewww.citycollegekolkata.org

City College is a composite state government–aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It offers undergraduate-level courses in various arts, commerce and science subjects. The college is very popular for undergraduate study in the neighbourhood of Kolkata.

History

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Anandamohan Bose, founder of the City College, Kolkata, was a supporter of the Brahmo religion during his student life. In 1869, he officially adopted the Brahmo religion along with his wife Swarnaprabha Devi (sister of Jagadish Chandra Bose). However, young members of Brahmo Samaj (followers of the Brahmo religion) differed with Keshab Chandra Sen (founder of the Brahmo religion) regarding matters like child marriage, running of the Brahmo Samaj and various other matters. Because of this difference, younger members of this society like Anandamohan Bose, Shibnath Shastri, Sib Chandra Deb, Umesh Chandra Dutta, etc. established the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj in 1878. On 27 April 1879, Anandamohan Bose, first president of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, founded the Chhatrasamaj, the student's wing of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj movement. In 1879–81, he established the City College, Calcutta, as an initiative by the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj movement.[1]

The college started its journey with the Law department. In 1884, this college was elevated to a first-grade degree college. By the year 1920, the college began offering different undergraduate (BA/B.Sc) degree courses in arts and science. The college opened the Commerce Department in 1939, thereby becoming the largest college in Asia. Later, in 1943, the Women's Department was inaugurated.

It is one of the heritage institutions of Kolkata and played a prominent role in the wake of the Bengal Renaissance of the nineteenth century.[2] The college is located at 102/1, Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani (Amherst Street), Kolkata-700009. It shares premises with Rammohan College (morning college) and Anandamohan College (evening college).

In 1961, the branches of City College split into separate colleges as instructed by the University Grants Commission. While the original college retained the original name “City College”, the branches were named Rammohan College, Ananda Mohan College, Umesh Chandra College, City College of Commerce and Business Administration, Sivanath Sastri College, Heramba Chandra College, and Prafulla Chandra College. Together, they are referred to as City group of college (Kolkata).[3]

City College library room


Disaster

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On February 11, 2018, a bomb exploded in the City College hostel leaving a boy critically injured. The hostel is situated beside the college and has been abandoned since 2003.[4]

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City College was featured in Satyajit Ray's 1956 drama film Aparajito

Departments and courses

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The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates and postgraduates of upper-, lower- and middle-class people of Kolkata and its adjoining areas.[5]

Science

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Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, and Economics.

Arts & Commerce

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Arts and Commerce faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy, and Commerce.

Accreditation

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The City College, Kolkata is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[6]

The college was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2007, and awarded a B+ grade.

In 2024, the college was re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and awarded a B grade.

Notable former principals

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Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Founder of the City College Kolkata". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Article From City College Website". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  3. ^ "History of City College, Kolkata". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ Hazra, Sayon (13 February 2018). "Who planted the bomb in the dormitory remains a mystery". www.anandabazar.com/. Retrieved 27 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  5. ^ "Courses Offered, City College". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ^ Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission
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