The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (CU), is a public state research university located in Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, in West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate colleges and 16 institutes in Kolkata and nearby areas. It was established on 24…
19th Century · 24th January
The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
1857
Year of Event
169
Years Ago