University of Calcutta
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About University of Calcutta
According to Wikipedia, The University of Calcutta is a public state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate colleges and 16 institutes in Kolkata and nearby areas. It was established on 24 January 1857 and is the oldest multidisciplinary university of Indian Subcontinent and South East Asian Region. Today, the university's jurisdiction is limited to a few districts of West Bengal, but at the time of its establishment it had a catchment area ranging from Kabul to Myanmar. Within India, it is recognized as a "Five-Star University" and accredited an "A++" grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council .
What Is University of Calcutta Known For?
University of Calcutta is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Education
- Business
- Political Science
- Biology
- Literature
- Philosophy
- Communications
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Law
- History
- Medical
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Engineering
- Religious Studies
- Computer Science
- Psychology
- Earth Sciences
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
University of Calcutta's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much University of Calcutta's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
University of Calcutta ranks #23 worldwide for influence in Education.
University of Calcutta ranks #32 worldwide for influence in Business.
University of Calcutta ranks #39 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
University of Calcutta ranks #72 worldwide for influence in Biology.
University of Calcutta ranks #57 worldwide for influence in Literature.
University of Calcutta ranks #121 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
University of Calcutta ranks #84 worldwide for influence in Communications.
University of Calcutta ranks #75 worldwide for influence in Physics.
University of Calcutta ranks #123 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
University of Calcutta ranks #52 worldwide for influence in Law.
University of Calcutta ranks #72 worldwide for influence in History.
University of Calcutta ranks #124 worldwide for influence in Medical.
University of Calcutta ranks #69 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
University of Calcutta ranks #84 worldwide for influence in Economics.
University of Calcutta ranks #213 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
University of Calcutta ranks #102 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
University of Calcutta ranks #189 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
University of Calcutta ranks #98 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
University of Calcutta ranks #47 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
University of Calcutta ranks #89 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
University of Calcutta ranks #142 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
University of Calcutta ranks #26 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
University of Calcutta ranks #324 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
University of Calcutta ranks #373 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesWho Are University of Calcutta's Most Influential Alumni?
University of Calcutta's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Education, Social Work, and Business. Here are some of University of Calcutta's most famous alumni:
- Amartya Sen
- An Indian economist and philosopher.
- Mircea Eliade
- A Romanian-American historian, writer, philosopher and professor at the University of Chicago.
- C. V. Raman
- An Indian physicist.
- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
- An Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic.
- Mamata Banerjee
- A 8th and current Chief Minister of West Bengal, India.
- Lord Kelvin
- A British physicist and engineer .
- Satyendra Nath Bose
- An Indian physicist and polymath .
- C. R. Rao
- An Indian-American mathematician.
- Abhijit Banerjee
- An Indian American economist.
- Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
- An Indian scientist and statistician.
- Prafulla Chandra Ray
- An Indian chemist, educationist, poet, historian, industrialist and philanthropist..
- Ashutosh Mukherjee
- A Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician .
Who Are University of Calcutta's Most Influential Faculty?
University of Calcutta's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Education, Social Work, and Business. Here are some of University of Calcutta's most famous faculty:
- Shumona Sinha
- A French-Indian writer.
- Deepak Kumar
- An Indian historian.
- Barnita Bagchi
- An Indian academic.
- Rahul Banerjee
- A Chemist.
- David Vumlallian Zou
- An Indian historian.
- Sanjeeva Nayaka
- An Indian lichenologist.
- Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury
- An Indian singer from West Bengal, India.
- T Parimelazhagan
- An Indian botanist .
