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Asutosh College
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Front view of Asutosh College main building, Kolkata (old campus at Hazra)
MottoJnān Jethā Mukta(Bengali)
Motto in English
Where Knowledge is Free
TypePublic
Established17 July 1916;108 years ago (17 July 1916)
Academic affiliations
 University of Calcutta
Principal Dr. Manas Kabi
Undergraduates 5970 (As of 2021-22)
Postgraduates 294 (As of 2021-22)
Location
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°31′31.43″N88°20′38.10″E / 22.5253972°N 88.3439167°E / 22.5253972; 88.3439167
CampusUrban
Website asutoshcollege.in
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Asutosh College, established in 1916, is a government college in Kolkata which is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious colleges under the University of Calcutta. [1] It offers undergraduate level courses in various arts, commerce and science subjects and also postgraduate degrees in select science and arts subjects. This college is situated in Southern Kolkata, close to the Jatin Das Park Metro Station, gate No. 2. It is affiliated to the University of Calcutta and is considered as one of the best places to study Economics, Mathematics and Statistics in Kolkata.

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History

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Sir Asutosh Mukherjee

In 1916, This college was established as the South Suburban College, [2] under the stewardship of educationist Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, who was the then vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta.

In 1924, after the death of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, the college was renamed as Asutosh College. [2]

In the year 2002, a post graduation course in Environmental Science was introduced. Post graduate courses in Applied Geology, Bengali, Computer Science, Information Science, Geography, Zoology were introduced in between 2009 and 2014. In 2013, add-on courses in Hospital waste disposal management, Industrial Chemistry and Travel & Tourism were introduced. [3]

In 2012, the Mother Teresa International Award was conferred on Asutosh College for outstanding achievement and contribution in the field of Best College of the Year. [4]

In 2014, University Grants Commission-approved free add-on courses on Tourism, Industrial Chemistry, and Hospital Waste Disposal Management were introduced by the college. [5]

Campuses

A Second Campus of Asutosh College was planned in 2003. [6] The Centenary Building of the college was inaugurated [7] by the erstwhile President of India, Pranab Mukherjee [8] on 1 April 2015. Asutosh college is the 12th college in Kolkata that was first to set up rooftop solar plant to produce 20 kW for its own use. [9] [10]

Departments and courses

The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates and postgraduates of upper-, lower- and middle-class people of Kolkata and its adjoining areas. [11]

Science

Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science & Application, Biochemistry, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Microbiology, Psychology, Environmental Science, Industrial Fish & Fisheries, Electronics, and Economics.

Arts & Commerce

Arts and Commerce faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Communicative English, Sanskrit, Hindi, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Journalism & Mass Communication, Sociology, and Commerce.

Accreditation

Asutosh College are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). [12]

In 2015, the Government of West Bengal offered a financial incentive of up to Rs. 2 crore each, to colleges with NAAC grading of A or B. The Department of Higher Education wanted institutions like Asutosh College with a proven academic track record of renewing their NAAC grade. But many colleges, including Asutosh, was reluctant to get involved in the process which the Principal at the time called "long drawn and fund consuming, without having any real benefit". While the college was rated C++ in its inaugural assessment back in 2002, it did not apply in 2007 when the rating expired. The first college in West Bengal to be accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in 2002, it was given an A grade with a CGPA score of 3.22 in 2016, helping it secure its position among the top four affiliated colleges of West Bengal. [13] [14]

Facilities

The college has a separate counselling cell for both victims of ragging as well as possible aggressors, as part of an anti-ragging initiative. [15]

All the departments have their own libraries and well-organized laboratories for Science departments.

Controversies

In 1996, then Principal Subhankar Chakraborty was accused of moral policing after he asked female students to dress modestly. [16]

In early 2018, sanitary pad dispensers, installed in the college back in 2015 were found to be not working. Many female students did not know about the machines while others felt self-conscious to use the machines which were placed in corridors and other public parts of the campus. However, the college alleged the quality of pads were so low that students gave them a miss. They also said the after sales service of the company roped in by the state government to install and operate the machines, were unpredictable and bad. [17]

Notable alumni

See also

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