Calcutta University

Foundation of the University of Calcutta In pursuance of that despatch, the University of Calcutta was founded on JANUARY 24, 1857.

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. The University adopted in the first instance, the pattern of the University of London and gradually introduced modifications in its constitution

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Introducing University of Calcutta

11/02/2012

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Exibition

13/08/2011

University of Calcutta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) (Bengali: কলিকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university located in the city of Kolkata (previously Calcutta), India, founded on 24 January 1857. It was the first multidisciplinary modern university in South Asia, as the oldest instituti...