Bethune College, Kolkata

Bethune College

#181, Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal   |   ESTD : 1849   |   Approved By: UGC   |  NAAC   |   Type: Public
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About College

Bethune College, Kolkata  was established in 1849 as Bethune School. Bethune College is the first woman college in India. The College is affiliated to the University of Calcutta at the undergraduate degree course level. The college is located in a prime position, in the heart of North Kolkata. Situated opposite Hedua (now known as Azad Hind Bagh) and the prestigious Scottish Church College and is accessible by many bus and tram routes.

  • The college is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.
  •  It is accredited by NAAC at A Level.

Departments:

  • Department of English
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Hindi

National Service scheme

The students are motivated to participate actively in the programmes organised by the NSS unit

Library:                   

  • The college has well stocked library which has a collection of 1,00,000 books
  • It also subrcibes to many journals and periodicals

Festivals

Aalap- The annual cultural festival of the college which covers many events

Scholarships:

Name of the Scholarship/ Stipend

No. of
Beneficiaries

Total Amount
in Rs.

Debendra Nath Roy Memorial Scholarship for good academic performance

05

5000

Sumita Mitra Memorial Scholarship for good academic performance

02

2600

Nilima Mishra Memorial Stipend for good academic performance

01

850

Chhanda Mitra Memorial Stipend for good academic result in Physics Honours

01

1000

Special prize by Dr. Pratip Palit for Botany Special Paper

03

3000

Eva Mitra Memorial Scholarship for good academic performance in Botany

01

825

Debendranath Das Memorial Stipend for good academic result in Zoology Honours

01

1000

Shrabanti Banerjee Memorial Scholarship for Political Science Honours

01

700

Nilmoni Mukherjee Scholarship for Economics

02

740

Kamalabala Mukherjee Memorial Scholarship

01

825

College Infrastructure and Facility


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