History of the University of Calcutta

Dr. Fredrick John, the education secretary to the then British Government in India, first tendered a proposal to the British Government in London for the establishment of a university in Calcutta, along the lines of London University, but at that time the plan failed to obtain the necessary approval.

However, a proposal to establish two universities, one in Calcutta and the other in Bombay was later accepted in 1854 and the necessary authority was given through Wood's despatch.

244 candidates appeared for the first Entrance Examination of the university, held in March 1861 in the Town Hall of Calcutta.

The first Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of the Calcutta University were Governor General Lord Canning and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sir William Colvile, respectively.

[3] In 1858, Joddu Nath Bose and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee became the first graduates of the university.

The Institute of Nuclear Physics, the first of its kind in Asia, was founded under the leadership of Meghnad Saha in 1945.

It features a lion and unicorn as supporters, and the motto Dieu et mon droit at the bottom.

Notable scientists from the University of Calcutta, c. pre-1937.Seated (L to R): M Saha , JC Bose , JC Ghosh . Standing (L to R): Snehamoy Dutt, S Bose , DM Bose , NR Sen , JN Mukherjee , NC Nag.
The Calcutta University by Francis Frith . c. 1850s to 1870s.
The main entrance of the university's Ashustosh Siksha Pragnan campus at College Street .
The second seal of the university. [ 5 ]