Calcutta University Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

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University of Calcutta offers world-class facilities to students for a better learning experience. The campus is equipped with a library, transportation facility, labs, etc. Further details about the Calcutta University Alipore campus are cited below.

Calcutta University offers its students a good set of facilities to learn and grow. Here is the GetMyUni Verdict for the University.

Library

  • The library offers a collection of more than ten lakh books. 
  • The university's eight campuses together possess nearly two lakh bound journals, PhD theses, proceedings of conferences, reports, maps, standards, patents, manuscripts, CD-ROMs, etc. 
  • The Calcutta University library provides more than seven thousand electronic journals and over two lakh electronic books for students and staff.

Manuscript library: This library was built exclusively to house manuscripts and has collected over 42,000 manuscripts, including 20,000 manuscripts in Sanskrit and over 12,000 manuscripts in Bengali and Tibetan. Some of these manuscripts are written in palm leaves. In addition, Calcutta University has many manuscripts in Arabic and Persian.

Hostel: The university has 17 hostels, out of which 8 hostels are for girls, and 7 hostels are for boys. The Calcutta University hostels are equipped with modern facilities like internet facilities and an infirmary. In addition, the hostel has decent catering facilities and a clean environment.

Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: It was developed to create a centre of excellence for the students pursuing research in nanotechnology and nanoscience.

Calcutta University Reviews

Overall Rating

2.8

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Distribution of Rating

>4-5 star

6

>3-4 star

7

>2-3 star

4

1-2 star

1

Academics & Faculty

3.4

Fees & Scholarships

3.6

Placements & Internships

2.5

College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities

3.7

Clubs & Associations

3.4

Entrance Exams & Admissions

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Aniket Banerjee Batch 2021 B.Sc {Hons.} Zoology
5
Reviewed on Jun 14, 2023
5 Entrance

Entrance Exams & Admissions : The admission was based on 12th standard or equivalent marks. The whole process was online, the verification and the eligibility both. Then it takes out merit list and you can find your name in there if eligible.

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Vt31335 Batch 2022 BA [Bachelor of Arts]
2.1
Reviewed on Aug 16, 2022
1 Placements
3.5 Fees
1.5 Academics
2.5 Infrastructure
2 Campus

College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities : It has old age infrastructure like palaces and its beauty with a large campus and lawns. The campus is very spacious and good. It has a historical library and labs to experience and be a part of it.

Entrance Exams & Admissions : The eligibility criteria for the course were to pass 12 with a minimum of 50% marks, and it was grade based admission process.  No entrance exams were given.  Cut off was 70% for the course.

Placements & Internships : It is a good college for studies, but the faculty awards no placements or scholarships. Mostly, students took off-campus internships to cope with job competition. 

Fees & Scholarships : Rs. 5000 was the yearly fee for each semester. There were no scholarship options available for students. There are no loans required to pursue education. Anyone can easily pursue this.

Academics & Faculty : The classes were from 9 am to 5 pm. There were 8 periods with one lunch break. The quality of the method and teaching was very professional. The students needed to self-study more and more. The overall experience of college was a bit bland.

Clubs & Associations : There is a wide range of clubs to be a part of, and students can also be part of a lot of campus happenings on the ground.

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Sushmitasundas9927 Batch 2020 B.Com [Bachelor of Commerce]
3.8
Reviewed on Jul 21, 2022
3.5 Placements
3.5 Fees
4 Academics
4 Infrastructure
4 Campus

College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities : Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College does not provide any hostel. There are numerous pg facilities for both boys and girls with the average cost of 12000per month. Quality and taste of food is acceptable. Cooking arrangements are Hygienic Our college provides facilities like stable Wi-Fi, a dustbin in classrooms and a lot of stock of books in the library.

Entrance Exams & Admissions : The basic eligibility for this course is the completion of 10+2 or its equivalent exam in commerce from the recognized board with a minimum of 50% marks score. However, the minimum marks that the college requires to offer admission in this course may vary from college to college.   I have not engaged in any entrance examination  This college asks for the best of four subject marks where the day batch has a cutoff of approximately 90 to 93% and for the morning batch it has to be 94% in the best four subjects. 

Placements & Internships : I have not engaged in any internships and stipends.  In our college for B.com honors, we need to have 65% as the top recruiting companies for this course are Amazon, SBI, HDFC, and many more. A minimum of 65% of students got internships from our course in banking companies. The top roles that are offered in this course are HR manager, financial advisory, CA, etc.   The current salary of recent graduates is generally lower than the current salary of students who graduated in previous batches. Such as in 2012-2014 the salary of the student was 3.9 lakh and now from 2018-2020, the salary of the student is 2.6 lakh. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College is a private alumni network that connects alumni, students, and faculty. They have Alma connect which is a social network with a mission to power private alumni networks using the technology which helps to bring them together as a group and connect in a meaningful way.  

Fees & Scholarships : Per year the course fee for Accountancy honors in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College is 24,200. A number of full free studentships and half free studentships are granted to meritorious and economically weak students. Students belonging to SC/ST category are granted stipends by the Director of Public Instructions, Govt. of West Bengal on the recommendation of the college.  60% of students on average get this scholarship facility. The maximum loan size with collateral has no upper limit (Indians) but its 1cr (Abroad)   

Academics & Faculty : For B.com the daily classes start from 6:00-6:30 am and the examination is based on the semester wise where the students have to submit their assignments for each subject.  Teachers are quite co-operative and always helpful in the hours of need. The faculty-student ratio is about 9:1. Teachers are quite well qualified. Terms are twice a year and moderate to hard level. The facilities that are available make this college more unique and the teachers are also very helpful. 

Clubs & Associations : This college provides many sports facilities and with the help of these sports, there is a sponsorship that is available through the sports club.  The main festival of this college is related to sports activities where all the capable students should participate. In general, this college provides all types of facilities from infrastructure and good canteens to great offices. This college also has the college lab and libraries where the classroom has its own projectors. Overall this college has a great environment with all type of facilities that is required.   

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Manalibhattacharjee18 Batch 2012 MA English Literature
4
Reviewed on Jul 21, 2022
1 Placements
4 Fees
5 Academics
5 Infrastructure
5 Campus

College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities : There are 16 hostel facilities provided by the University. More than 1500 students can find accomodation. The undergraduates and postgraduates have different hostel facilities. Application forms are to be filled to get accomodation in the hostels. Annual hostel fees is between 2040/- to 2160/-. There are PGs also ranging between from 2000/- and 4000/- for those who do not get hostel accomodation. The canteen offers good food at subsidised prices. cost per meal in the hotels surrounding the University start from 50/- per plate for plain veg and going up to 80/- for non-veg. The classrooms are huge and old fashioned with the traditional style of teaching.

Entrance Exams & Admissions : The eligibity criteria for a candidate aspiring to enroll for MA in English in 2010 was a cut off of 55% in graduation. For a candidate to take up Masters in English from the University of Calcutta, he/she must hold specialization in English Literature or Comparative Literature or Communicative English in the Bachelors Degree. However, now after graduating with a BA(Honours) degree, applications forms are to be filled up and submitted post which entrance examinations are conducted to further shortlist candidates for the course. 

Placements & Internships : No internships and stipends are offered for this course. Students pursuing this course, in general, opt for higher degrees in the academic line. So there is no campus hiring offered for the course. The alumni network is mostly informal and organizes reuniouns.

Fees & Scholarships : Since its a goveernment institution, the course is as low as under 5000/-. Dr. Hensi Stephen Scholarship is presented to MA English students.

Academics & Faculty : Classes start at 10.30am and end at 4.30pm. Exams are held in the months of June-July. The quality of teaching is very good since the department consists of few of the best professors and lectureres in English literature, who also teach abroad. 

Clubs & Associations : There are no such societies, but the students' union arrange for a number of programs. Often literary figures of consequence are invited at the auditorium as part of literary meets. Saraswati Puja and Holi are the two main festivals celebrated inside the campus. Cultural programs are also organized by the students union. Situated in one of India's biggest book markets, viz. College Street, the Calcutta University offers good life amid studies and intellectual debates. 

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Aba46769 Batch 2020 M.Com [Master of Commerce]
2.7
Reviewed on Mar 23, 2021
1 Placements
1.5 Fees
2 Academics
5 Infrastructure
4 Campus

College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities : Many hostels are there, very good food systems available on our university campus. Classroom quality is too good.

Entrance Exams & Admissions : Minimum 50% in graduation for getting admission in this course. Minimum cutoff in this year is 62%

Placements & Internships : No, I have no internships. No, till now online classes are going on so key companies are not hiring from your campus. Nothing else

Fees & Scholarships : Rs. 2288 is the course fee per year at the University of Calcutta, [UC] Kolkata.

Academics & Faculty : Class starting time 5:00 pm to 8:10 pm. Best quality teaching.very good experience in college life is too good

Clubs & Associations : Very good and friendly society. There are many festivals in our campus viz Saraswati puja, teachers day etc.very good

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