Bethune College
Overview Information
About College
Bethune College, Kolkata was established in 1849 as Bethune School. Bethune College is the first woman college in India. The College is affiliated to the University of Calcutta at the undergraduate degree course level. The college is located in a prime position, in the heart of North Kolkata. Situated opposite Hedua (now known as Azad Hind Bagh) and the prestigious Scottish Church College and is accessible by many bus and tram routes.
- The college is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.
- It is accredited by NAAC at A Level.
Departments:
- Department of English
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Hindi
National Service scheme
The students are motivated to participate actively in the programmes organised by the NSS unit
Library:
- The college has well stocked library which has a collection of 1,00,000 books
- It also subrcibes to many journals and periodicals
Festivals
Aalap- The annual cultural festival of the college which covers many events
Scholarships:
|
Name of the Scholarship/ Stipend |
No. of |
Total Amount |
|
Debendra Nath Roy Memorial Scholarship for good academic performance |
05 |
5000 |
|
Sumita Mitra Memorial Scholarship for good academic performance |
02 |
2600 |
|
Nilima Mishra Memorial Stipend for good academic performance |
01 |
850 |
|
Chhanda Mitra Memorial Stipend for good academic result in Physics Honours |
01 |
1000 |
|
Special prize by Dr. Pratip Palit for Botany Special Paper |
03 |
3000 |
|
Eva Mitra Memorial Scholarship for good academic performance in Botany |
01 |
825 |
|
Debendranath Das Memorial Stipend for good academic result in Zoology Honours |
01 |
1000 |
|
Shrabanti Banerjee Memorial Scholarship for Political Science Honours |
01 |
700 |
|
Nilmoni Mukherjee Scholarship for Economics |
02 |
740 |
|
Kamalabala Mukherjee Memorial Scholarship |
01 |
825 |