City College, Kolkata

City College is a composite fully state government-aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Established in 1881, it is one of the heritage institutions of Kolkata, and played a prominent role in the wake of the Bengal Renaissance of the nineteenth century.[1] The college is located at 102/1, Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani (Amherst Street), Kolkata-700009. It shares premises with Rammohan College (morning college) and Anandamohan College (evening college). In the year 1961 the branches of City College emerged as separate colleges under instructions of the University Grants Commission. While the original college retained the original name “City College”, the branches were named as 1. Rammohan College, 2. Ananda Mohan College, 3. Umesh Chandra College, 4. City College of Commerce and Business Administration, 5. Sivanath Sastri College, 6. Heramba Chandra College, and 7. Prafulla Chandra College. Together they are referred to as City group of College (Kolkata).

City College library room
For the morning and evening branches of City College, see Rammohan College and Anandamohan College.

City College
সিটি কলেজ
City College Kolkata Amherst Street building
Front view of City College, Kolkata
Former names
City School (1879-1881)
Mottoश्रद्धावान लभते ज्ञानम (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
The faithful attains knowledge
TypePublic, Undergraduate co-educational college
Established1881 (1881)
FounderAnandamohan Bose
AccreditationNAAC
University Grants Commission
AffiliationUniversity of Calcutta
PresidentSri Tapas Roy
PrincipalDr. Sital Prasad Chattopadhyay
Address
102/1, Raja Rammohan Sarani, College Street
,
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
700009
,
India

22.5801231°N 88.3694173°E / 22.5801231; 88.3694173
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish, Bengali, Hindi
Admission CriteriaMerit based
Courses Offered18
Colours   
Red and White
Websitewww.citycollegekolkata.org
City College, Kolkata is located in Kolkata
City College, Kolkata
Location in Kolkata
City College, Kolkata is located in India
City College, Kolkata
City College, Kolkata (India)

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Article From City College Website". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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