ASUTOSH COLLEGE
ASUTOSH COLLEGE
About Asutosh College
The renowned mathematician Sir. Asutosh Mukherjee with a deep dream did establish this college. Asutosh College is affiliated underUniversity of Calcutta. The college has a rich heritage that contributes to its own culture. The College was built up in the year 1916 under the leadership of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the famous mathematician, educationist and the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta. The College was then known as South Suburban College and was housed at a rented premise.
When Sir Asutosh passed away in 1924, the college was renamed after him.
The Asutosh College shifted to its current location in 1935. The present college building has a premise of forty thousand square feet and more than fifty classrooms which can contain about 4000 students. Twenty-eight subjects are taught as Honors/Major/Vocational at the Undergraduate level.
In the year 2002, a post graduation course in Environmental Science was introduced.Post graduate courses in Applied Geology,Bengali,Computer and Information Science,Geography,Zoology are introduced in between 20009 and 2014.In 2013 Add-on courses in Hospital waste disposal management,Industrial Chemistry and Travel & tourism introduce. All the departments have their own libraries and well-organized laboratories for Science departments.
Asutosh College,a pioneer institute of education in West Bengal,was the first college in the state which was accredited by NAAC,in 2002.
Today we are proud to announce that the College has been accredited by NAAC in the ‘A’ Grade and awarded a CGPA score of 3.22,and is currently among the top 4 affiliated colleges of West Bengal.
Asutosh College Highlights
| Name of the College | Asutosh College, Kolkata |
| College Type | Public |
| Basic Admission Criteria | Merit based – UG Admission test – PG |
| Last Date to Apply | July 25, 2021 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Counseling | College level |
Courses Offered at Asutosh College
Courses Offered
One of the largest colleges in the state, Asutosh College offers a wide variety of subjects for the Undergraduate Honours, Major, and Vocational courses of Calcutta University, besides Postgraduate courses in 6 subjects, also under the University of Calcutta. The 28 departments are managed and run by a dedicated body of competent and qualified staff, teaching and non-teaching, with full support of the college administration.
Science
Bio-Chemistry
Botany
Chemistry
Computer Science
Economics
Electronics
Geography
Geology
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics
Psychology
Statistics
Zoology
Environmental Science
Industrial Fish and Fisheries
Arts
Bengali
English
Hindi
History
Journalism and Mass Communication
Philosophy
Political Science
Sanskrit
Sociology
Communicative English
Management
Bachelor of Business Administration
Vocational
B.Voc & Community College
The Asutosh College Training Centre (ACTC) was established in 1993 in the Premise of 10, Basanta Bose Road, Kol -26, adjacent to the main college Building. It is commonly called the Annexe Building.The traditional syllabus oriented education should be supplemented by some career-oriented courses to cater to the modern day demands. Accordingly in January 1993, the first two units of ACTC were opened – these are Computer Training and Higher Services Training.
Offers following One-Year Post Graduate Diploma Courses
Disaster Risk Management
Export-Import Management
Travel and Tourism Management
Under Affiliation to NETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY
(Estd. By W.B.Act (XIX) of 1997,Recognized by UGC)
Eligibility: Graduation (10+2+3) in any discipline
Form and Prospectus are available between 3:00PM to 7:00PM
Presently the ACTC offers the following courses :
Preparatory Training for WBCS Examination.
Preparatory Training for School Service Commission (SSC) Examinations.
Preparatory Training for NET and SET.
Career Counselling.
Certificate course in Export-Import Management.
Add-on Course on Travel & Tourism
Add-on Course on Industrial Chemistry
Add-on Course on Hospital Waste Disposal Management
Diploma Course in Management of safety Engineering (Affiliated to WBSCTE)
DOEACC CCC, O-Level, A-Level
Advanced DTP
Internet & Web Page Designing
Multimedia and 3D Animation
’C/C++’ and Visual Basic
Windows and Unix
Financial Accounting
Hardware Engineering (Accredited by the Dept. of Electronics. Govt. of India & recognized by AICTE)
and many more….
Facilities at Asutosh College
- Library
The college has a well-stocked library with more than 90,000 volumes, and reading room facilities. The college actually has multiple libraries for multiple streams of study which include Public Library, College Common Library, Reading Room Library, Centenary building library, On-line Digital Library, e-Library, etc.
- Hostel
Asutosh college has two hostels for boys & Girls located at Vasa. The available seats are insufficient to meet the needs of all intending boarders. Seats are allotted transparently on a strict merit-cum-distance basis.
Boys HostelNumber of beds – 60, Girls HostelNumber of beds – 60 - Labs
Available Facilities:
Computer Lab|Language Lab - CafeteriaSports ComplexGymHospital / Medical FacilitiesWi-Fi CampusShuttle ServiceAuditoriumConvenience Store
Other Facilities:
