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Loreto College, Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°33′01″N 88°21′06″E / 22.550169°N 88.3517168°E / 22.550169; 88.3517168
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Loreto College
Coat of arms of Loreto College, Kolkata
TypePublic
Established1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Academic affiliation
Calcutta University
PrincipalSister Christine Coutinho
UndergraduatesBachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education
PostgraduatesMaster of Arts
Location
Sir William Jones Sarani, Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°33′01″N 88°21′06″E / 22.550169°N 88.3517168°E / 22.550169; 88.3517168
Websitewww.loretocollege.in
Loreto College, Kolkata is located in West Bengal
Loreto College, Kolkata
Location in West Bengal
Loreto College, Kolkata is located in India
Loreto College, Kolkata
Loreto College, Kolkata (India)

Loreto College is a Catholic women's college in Kolkata, India. Affiliated with the University of Calcutta, the college focuses on liberal arts and sciences. It was established in 1912 by the Religious Order of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As of January 2012, the college is 'A' rated by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Academics at Loreto College

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Loreto College offers B.A.(Honors), B.A. (General), B.Sc (General) and B.Sc (Honors) courses. The courses offered by the college in respective areas are as follows:

1) B.A. (Honors): a) English b) Education c) History d) Political Science e) Psychology

2) B.A. (General): The college offers the degree with any three electives one of the following combinations: a) History/ Political Science/ Education b) History/ Education/ English / Hindi / Bengali c) Geography/ Political Science English / Hindi / Bengali d) Economics/ History/ Education / Political Science

3) B.Sc (General): A student pursuing the degree from Loreto College requires doing so with the three electives given below: a) Geography b) Economics c) Political Science

4) B.Sc (Honors): a) Geography b) Psychology c) Economics

The college also offers a B.Ed course and M.A. in English.

Notable alumni

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Controversy

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The college authority published an admission notice on 3 July 2023 stating that students whose medium of instruction in Class XII was the vernacular have not been considered for admission in the college.[1][2] This notice is considered derogatory to the Bengali medium applicants and on protest the college authority pulled down it.[3][4] Calcutta University made it clear that such type of notices should not be issued in future.[5] The college thereafter took the initiative to bridge the gap for the students coming from vernacular-medium schools by introducing them to a crash course in English.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Loreto College Admission Controversy: বাংলা মাধ্যমের ছাত্রদের ভর্তিতে না! লরেটো কলেজের ফতোয়া নিয়ে বিতর্ক তুঙ্গে, আসরে বাংলা পক্ষ". Zee24Ghanta.com. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "ইংরেজি মাধ্যমের পড়ুয়া ছাড়া ভর্তি নয়, লরেটো কলেজের নির্দেশিকা ঘিরে তুমুল বিতর্ক". Eisamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ MP, Team (3 July 2023). "Loreto College removes controversial notice". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Premier Kolkata college earns ire for shutting doors on non-English medium students". The Hindu. 3 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ "'ইংরেজি মিডিয়ামে না পড়লে ভরতি নয়', বিতর্কিত নোটিশ নিয়ে CU-র প্রশ্নের মুখে লরেটো". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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