Vidyasagar College

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Vidyasagar College

Established	1872 (as Metropolitan Institution) 1917 (as Vidyasagar College)
Type	Public
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	University of Calcutta
Website	Vidyasagar College

Vidyasagar College (Bengali: বিদ্যাসাগর মহাবিদ্যালয়), named after Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, is a government-sponsored day and evening college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, India. It was formerly known as Metropolitan Institution.

1 Departments
- 1.1 Science
- 1.2 Arts
2 Notable alumni
3 Notable faculty
4 External links

[edit] Departments

[edit] Science

Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Botany
Zoology
Physiology

[edit] Arts

Bengali
English
Sanskrit
History
Geography
Political Science
Philosophy
Economics
Journalism

[edit] Notable alumni

Ganesh Man Singh, the "Father of Democracy of Nepal"
Jatindra Nath Das
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Novelist
Manna Dey, Eminent singer
Brojen Das
Keshab Chunder Sen, Brahmo reformer
Ram Sunder Das, Freedom Fighter, MP from Hajipur

[edit] Notable faculty

Mira Datta Gupta

[edit] External links

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Topics	History of Bengal Adi Dharm British Raj Bengali literature Bengali poetry Bengali music Brahmo Samaj Young Bengal British Indian Association Swadeshi Satyagraha Tattwabodhini Patrika Tagore family Rabindra Sangeet Rabindra Nritya Natya Santiniketan Nazrul geeti Socialism Vangiya Sahitya Parishad Sambad Prabhakar

Institutions	Anandamohan College Jadavpur University Asiatic Society Banga Mahila Vidyalaya Bangabasi College Bethune College Calcutta Civil Engineering College Calcutta Madrasah College Calcutta Medical College Duff College Fort William College Free Church Institution General Assembly's Institution Hindu College Hindu Mahila Vidyalaya Hindu Theatre Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Indian Statistical Institute National Council of Education, Bengal Oriental Seminary Presidency College Ripon College Sanskrit College Rammohan College Serampore College School of Tropical Medicine Scottish Church College Vidyasagar College Visva-Bharati University University of Calcutta University of Dhaka

University of Calcutta

Chancellor: Mayankote Kelath Narayanan, Governor of West Bengal

Vice Chancellor: Professor Suranjan Das

Affiliated or associated institutes for advanced research
Bose Institute · Bengal Music College · Calcutta Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology · Carey Institute of Horticulture · Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta · Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata · Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science · Indian Centre for Space Physics · Indian Institute of Astrophysics · Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management · Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata · Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata · Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences · Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics · S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences

Faculties of the university
Faculty of Agriculture · Faculty of Arts · Faculty of Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management · Faculty of Education, Journalism and Library Science · Faculty of Engineering & Technology · Faculty of Fine Arts, Music and Home Science · Faculty of Law · Faculty of Science

Centres of the university
A. K. Choudhury School of Information Technology · Women's Studies Research Centre · Dr. B.C. Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology · Gandhian Studies Centre · Centre for Urban Economic Studies · S. K. Mitra Centre for Space Environment · Peace Studies Research Centre · Centre for Testing and Training for Providing Technical Back up to the Beneficiaries for Agricultural and Horticultural Development · University Science Instrumentation Centre · Centre for Horticultural Studies · Centre for Millimeter Wave Semiconductor Devices & Systems · Centre for Pakistan and West Asian Studies · Centre for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology · Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities · Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies · Centre for Studies in Book Publishing · Centre for the Study of China and her Neighbourhood · Nehru Studies Centre