Summary
Vijaygarh Jyotish Roy College is a college in Kolkata, India. It offers science, arts, and commerce courses with undergraduate and post-graduate degrees, and it is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[1][2] It is recognized under University Grants Commission (UGC),[3] and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India (NAAC).[4] Accredited with Grade "A" by NAAC
| Type | Undergraduate college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1950 |
| Affiliation | University of Calcutta |
| Principal | Dr. Rajyasri Neogy |
| Address | 8, 2, Bijoygarh, Jadavpur , , , 700032 , 22°34′10″N 88°22′02″E / 22.5695344°N 88.3672145°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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  Location in Kolkata  Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College (India) | |
Foundation edit
The land was originally owned by the United States Army and by a private zamindar. In June 1950 the first colony committee consisting of Santosh Kumar Dutta, Bhupendra Lal Nag, Prof. Samar Chowdhury and Prof. Sukumar Chakraborty set its sight upon the military barrack as the possible site for the college. The college was finally founded in 1950, 2 November. The first Governing Body with Prof. Prasanta Kumar Bose at the helm included such illustrious academicians as Dr. Triguna Sen, Dhirendranath Raychowdhury, Nagendranath Pal, Sukumar Gupta, Dr. Makhanlal Raychowdhury.
Departments edit
Arts edit
- English
- History
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Bengali
- Education
- Political Science
- Philosophy
Science edit
- Botany
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physiology
- Zoology
- Environmental Science
- Computer applications
Commerce edit
- Commerce
- Accounting and Finances
- Economics
Certificate courses edit
- Filmmaking and Television Production
- Web Journalism, Animation and Graphics Design
- Newspaper Reporting and Editing
- Employability skill
- Public Relations
- Radio Production
- News Reading And Anchoring
Master's degree edit
- Microbiology
Notable alumni edit
- Triguna Sen, Union Minister for education in Government of India. He got Padma Bhushan.He was Academician of this College.
- Mahasweta Devi, Writer, an activist and Academician.Nominated for Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, Padma Shri Awarded for Social Work in 1986. She was Assistant Professor of this college.
- Chinmoy Guha, Bengali essayist, translator and Academician, awarded three knighthoods by the Ministry of Education in 2010 and 2013, and one by the Ministry of Culture in 2019.He was Assistant Professor of this college.
In Non-Fiction edit
- Challenge, a 2009 Bengali film directed by Raj Chakraborty on the events of the Classroom, had scenes which were shot at the college.
Accreditation edit
Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College is recognized by the University Grants Commission and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India.The College has a good academic record and meritorious students are recognized as an asset of the college. Regular and meritorious students of the college are awarded scholarships for further studies. The students of the college have a reputation of achieving several titles and medals in sports at the State and District level[5][6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Affiliated College of University of Calcutta". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Affiliated|Colleges". www.caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to UGC, New Delhi, India". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "NAAC - Accreditation Status". www.naac.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NAAC - Accreditation Status". www.naac.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
External links edit
- Official website