Loreto College, Kolkata

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Loreto College
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TypePublic
Established1912;113 years ago (1912)
Academic affiliation
Calcutta University
PrincipalSister Christine Coutinho
Undergraduates Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education
Postgraduates Master of Arts
Location
Sir William Jones Sarani, Kolkata
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22°33′01″N88°21′06″E / 22.550169°N 88.3517168°E / 22.550169; 88.3517168
Website www.loretocollege.in
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Loreto College, Kolkata (India)

Loreto College is a Catholic women's college in Kolkata, India. Affiliated with the University of Calcutta, the college focuses on liberal arts and sciences. It was established in 1912 by the Religious Order of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As of January 2012, the college is 'A' rated by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

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Academics at Loreto College

Loreto College offers B.A.(Honors), B.A. (General), B.Sc (General) and B.Sc (Honors) courses. The courses offered by the college in respective areas are as follows:

1) B.A. (Honors): a) English b) Education c) History d) Political Science e) Psychology

2) B.A. (General): The college offers the degree with any three electives one of the following combinations: a) History/ Political Science/ Education b) History/ Education/ English / Hindi / Bengali c) Geography/ Political Science English / Hindi / Bengali d) Economics/ History/ Education / Political Science

3) B.Sc (General): A student pursuing the degree from Loreto College requires doing so with the three electives given below: a) Geography b) Economics c) Political Science

4) B.Sc (Honors): a) Geography b) Psychology c) Economics

The college also offers a B.Ed course and M.A. in English.

Notable alumni

Controversy

The college authority published an admission notice on 3 July 2023 stating that students whose medium of instruction in Class XII was the vernacular have not been considered for admission in the college. [1] [2] This notice is considered derogatory to the Bengali medium applicants and on protest the college authority pulled down it. [3] [4] Calcutta University made it clear that such type of notices should not be issued in future. [5] The college thereafter took the initiative to bridge the gap for the students coming from vernacular-medium schools by introducing them to a crash course in English.

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