Women's College, Calcutta

One of the reputed colleges located in Kolkata, West Bengal, is Women's College, Calcutta, founded in 1937. The affiliated college, accredited by NAAC, has been running for the past eight decades. It has a diversified range of courses in 5-degree programmes with 24 courses and a total enrolment of 1,973 students.

The institution offers courses at both the undergraduate and the postgraduate levels, with 81% of students enrolled in UG courses and 19% in PG. At the institute level, there is also a commendable student-faculty ratio with 55 dedicated faculty members. The library, well-equipped and located on the first floor of the main building, is supplemented by the departmental seminar libraries.

A health centre with first-aid facilities and a gym caters to health and wellness. There is also a state-of-the-art auditorium with a seating capacity of 150 for seminars, cultural programmes, and film shows. Students can also use the sports facilities, IT infrastructure, and Wi-Fi connectivity that span across the entire campus.

A cafeteria and a convenience-cum-stationery store attend to the day-to-day needs of the college community, with the store selling stationery items at subsidised rates and reprographic services. At the undergraduate level, these include BA and B. Sc.

programmes with research and honours options, covering topics such as Bengali, English, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, History, Education, Sociology, Journalism and Mass Communication, Psychology, and Food and Nutrition. The postgraduate programmes are MA courses in Bengali, English, Applied Psychology, Journalism and Mass Communication, Food and Nutrition, History, and Geography.

Course Name Total Number of Seats BA Bengali Research and Hons 140 BA English Research and Hons 137 BA Sociology Research and Hons 97 BA Political Science Research and Hons 81 BA Philosophy Research and Hons 81 BA Journalism and Mass Communication Research and Hons 81 B.

Sc Food and Nutrition Research and Hons 81 BA History Research and Hons 81 BA Education Research and Hons 81 BA Geography Research and Hons 47 The admission process at Women's College, Calcutta, is merit-based, ensuring that deserving candidates secure their places in the various programmes. The college follows a strict merit-based selection procedure for all its courses.