Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay popularly known as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, was an Indian educator and social reformer of the nineteenth century. His efforts to simplify and modernise Bengali prose were significant. He also rationalised and simplified the Bengali alphabet and type, which had remained unchanged since Charles Wilkins and Panchanan Karmakar had cut the first (wooden) Bengali type in 1780.
Vidyasagar University was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the Calcutta Gazette on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Medinipur district of southern West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels.
Vidyasagar College is a state government-aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, located in North Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college offers both post-graduate and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects of arts and science. Founded in 1872, it was the first private college in India which was purely run, maintained and financed by Indians. Formerly known as Metropolitan Institution, it was named after its founder Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1917.
Suri Vidyasagar College, established in 1942, is a government affiliated college located at Suri in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan and teaches arts, science and commerce.
Kalyani Government Engineering College (KGEC) is a public Engineering college in Kalyani, West Bengal. It was established in 1995 by the Government of West Bengal.
Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College (Autonomous), also known as Gope College or Raja Narendra Lal Khan Mahila Mahavidyalaya, is an undergraduate and postgraduate women's college in Midnapore, West Bengal. It was established in 1957. It is affiliated with Vidyasagar University.
Garhbeta College is a co-educational college situated in Garhbeta, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. It was established in the year 1948 and offers undergraduate education. The college is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Vidyasagar College for Women is a women's college affiliated to the University of Calcutta.
Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya is an undergraduate liberal arts college in Palpara, Purba Medinipur district, in West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the Vidyasagar University. Prior to 1981, it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
Panskura Banamali College is located in Panskura, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Science, Arts, and Commerce branches. This institution was established in 1960. It is affiliated with the Vidyasagar University.
Prabhat Kumar College, also known as Kanthi College or by the abbreviation P. K. College, established in 1926, is the oldest college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, established in 1948, is one of the oldest colleges in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, also known as Bajkul College, established in 1964, is one of the oldest colleges in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Jhargram Raj College, established in 1949, is one of the oldest government college in Jhargram, in the Jhargram district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science, and postgraduate courses in some arts and science subjects. It was previously affiliated to the University of Calcutta, and is currently affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Mahishadal Raj College, established in 1946, is the second oldest college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya, also known as Sabang College, is a college situated at Lutunia, Sabang, in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1970. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
Haldia Law College is a college imparting legal education in Haldia, West Bengal. It was established in the year 2002. The college is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. This college is also approved by the Bar Council of India.
Nabadwip Vidyasagar College is a college situated in Nabadwip in Nadia, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1942 as a branch of Vidyasagar College, kolkata and was affiliated to the University of Calcutta, later in 1960 the University of Kalyani, was established and this college became affiliated with it. This college is one of the few colleges under University of Kalyani which offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences.
Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, established in 1998, is an undergraduate college in Masat of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
MIES R.M. Law College is a private law college in Sonarpur, Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established in the year 2012. The college is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. This college is also approved by the Bar Council of India.
