Basanti Devi College

Basanti Devi College is the first government sponsored Girls college in Kolkata and was founded by the Government of West Bengal in 1959 with the mission of empowerment of women. Named after the eminent freedom fighter Basanti Devi, the first lady to be imprisoned under British Rule for being involved in the war of Independence of India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[1]

Basanti Devi College
TypeUndergraduate & Postgraduate college
Established5 August 1959 (5 August 1959)
AffiliationUniversity of Calcutta
Academic affiliation
University of Calcutta
PresidentProf. (Dr.) Sibranjan Chatterjee
PrincipalDr. Indrila Guha
Academic staff
Dr. Aditi Sarkar (Coordinator-IQAC)
Administrative staff
Sri Samik Chowdhury (Administrative Assistant)
Students1500+
Undergraduates1400+
Postgraduates100+
Address
147B, Rash Behari Ave, Ballygunge
,
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
743355
,
India

22.519302°N 88.3616963°E / 22.519302; 88.3616963
CampusUrban
LanguageBengali/English
Websitewww.basantidevicollege.edu.in
Basanti Devi College is located in Kolkata
Basanti Devi College
Location in Kolkata
Basanti Devi College is located in India
Basanti Devi College
Basanti Devi College (India)

The College

Located at the junction of the urban and rural conglomerate, this premier college caters to the needs of girl students from both these areas. A large group of them are also from backward classes, minority communities and from below poverty line. The college offers scope for higher education for women with special needs.

Along with the Calcutta University stipulated academic curriculum, the college also offers scope for the empowerment of girl students by helping them to develop their self-help skills, self-reliance and independence. The College offers B.A. (Hons/Major/General), B.Sc (Hons/General) and M.A. in English (Self Financed) & M.A. in Political Science (Self Financed) under the University of Calcutta.

The College also has a Study Center under Netaji Subhas Open University (Center Code : A-02) which runs on Saturdays & Sundays Only.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Affiliated College of University of Calcutta". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.


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