University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture
| কলিকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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Seal of the University of Calcutta | |
| Motto | Advancement of Learning |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1857 |
| Chancellor |
Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sugata Marjit |
| Students | 22,520[1] |
| Undergraduates | 3,715[1] |
| Postgraduates | 15,750[1] |
| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Campus | Urban, 136 affiliated colleges |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AIU |
| Website |
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University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture, also known as Rajabazar Science College, is one of the four main campuses of the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata, India.[2]
It was established in 1914 by the initiative of Sir Taraknath Palit and Sir Rash Behari Ghosh who were famous lawyer, education activist and prominent figure of India's freedom movement. It was established to house the post graduate science departments of the university.[3]
University departments
All the engineering and technological departments and some pure science departments run from the campus.[4]
Faculty of Science
The university offers a two-year M. Sc. degree in all the pure science subjects. Departments that are housed in the campus are Chemistry, Computer & Information Science, Electronic Science, Physics, Physiology, Psychology, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Applied Psychology, Biomedical Instrumentation, Bio Physics, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics,
Faculty of Engineering & Technology
The faculty consists of courses leading to a three-year (six semesters)[Now it is becoming a 4 years 8 semesters course of 10+2+4 through wbjee from 2015] B.Tech. which is offered to students already having a B. Sc. degree (10+2+3). M. Tech. courses are either two years (full-time) or three years (part-time) of duration.Part-time M.Tech courses are offered to the working professionals only.
- A. K. Choudhury School of Information Technology
- Applied Physics (Electrical Engg. and Instrumentation Engg.)[Depertment of Electrical Engineering]
- Applied Optics & Photonics
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Technology (Ceramic Engineering, Petrochemicals & Petroleum refinery, Oil Technology, Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemical Technology)
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Instrumentation Engineering
- Optics & Opto Electronics
- Polymer Science & Technology
- Radio Physics & Electronics
1st year of 10+2+4 course[intake through WBJEE with top ranks after some good branches of JU] is studied in saltlake campus (crnn) of UCSTA(CU). CSE,IT,Optics depertment is totally shifted to saltlake(CRNN) campus of UCSTA(CU) with a great infra and worldclass faculties. It also offers a post B.Sc. three-year MCA programme.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 CU information brochure for MSc, BTech Retrieved 25 November 2011
- ↑ University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture caluniv-ucsta.net. Retrieved 3 December 2012
- 1 2 CU information brochure for MSc, BTech caluniv-ucsta.net. Retrieved 5 December 2012
- ↑ Rashbehari Siksha Prangan caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 3 December 2012
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