Vidyasagar College for Women
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| Type | Undergraduate college | |
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| Established | 1960 | |
| Affiliation | President Shri Vivek Gupta | |
| Principal | Dr. Sutapa Ray | |
| Address | 39, Sankar Ghosh Ln, Simla, Machuabazar , , , 700006 , 22°34′56″N 88°22′01″E / 22.5823517°N 88.3669152°E | |
| Campus | Urban | |
| Website | Vidyasagar College for Women | |
  Location in Kolkata  Vidyasagar College for Women (India) | ||
Vidyasagar College for Women is a women's college affiliated to the University of Calcutta.
History
It was founded in 1960. However, its history goes back to 1931 when a separate women's section of the
About college
Vidyasagar College for Women is a morning college. The college offers a wide variety of both academic and job oriented professional courses.[1] The main campus is located at 39, Sankar Ghosh Lane, Kolkata 6 and its upcoming annexe at 8A Shibnarayan Das Lane and at Vidyasagar Smriti Mandir, the residence of Pundit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar at 36 Vidyasagar Street, Kolkata 700 009.
Course offered
ARTS:
- BENGALI(H)
- ENGLISH(H)
- EDUCATION
- POLITICAL SCIENCE(H)
- HISTORY(H)
- SOCIOLOGY
- FILM STUDIES
- JOURNALISM
- PHILOSOPHY(H)
- GEOGRAPHY(H)
- SANSKRIT
- HINDI(H)
COMMERCE:
- ECONOMICS(H)
SCIENCE:
- BOTANY(H)
- MATHEMATICS(H)
- ZOOLOGY(H)
- ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
- PHYSICS(H)
- PHYSIOLOGY(H)
- CHEMISTRY(H)
- ELECTRONICS
Library
The college has two libraries - (a) a central library located on the third campus at 8A, Shibnarayan Das Lane, with over 23,000 physical documents; and (b) a seminar library located on the main campus. With about 1000 reference volumes, the seminar library caters mainly to the Humanities department. The library is in the process of complete library automation. Originally based on SOUL software, it has started the transition to move to Koha ILS. The online public access catalog (OPAC) is available and can be accessed at https://vcfw-opac.l2c2.co.in/ [2]
Notable alumni
- Vivek Gupta (politician). President of this college.
- Mala Roy, [3]Member of Lok Sabha for Kolkata Dakshin.
- Paoli Dam, Actress.
- Sisir Bhaduri, Professor of this college.
Certificate Course
- Beautician Course
- Baking Course
- Graphics Design Course
See also
- List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta
- Education in India
- Education in West Bengal
- Vidyasagar College
References
- The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the originalon 28 August 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Vidyasagar College for Women moves to Koha on cloud with L2C2 Technologies". Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Mala Roy". MyNeta. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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