Bethune College
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| Motto | Viddaya Vindatey Amritam |
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| Established | 1849 |
| Principal | Professor Sangeeta Tripathi Mitra |
| Location | Kolkata , India |
| Affiliations | University of Calcutta |
| Website | bethunecollege.ac.in |
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Bethune College is a women's college in India. It was founded as a school in 1849 by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, and in 1879 developed into the first women's college in India, after whom it is named as Bethune College. It is located in Kolkata, and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.
The college is accredited at the "A" Level by NAAC.
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