Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur

**Vivekananda College**

Type	Public
Established	1950
Principal	Tapan Kumar Poddar^[1]^[2]
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	University of Calcutta,
Website	vckolkata63.org/index.php

Vivekananda College, established in 1950 as Barisha College, is an undergraduate college in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.^[3]^[4]

In June 1956, Vivekananda College was sponsored by the State Government and upgraded to Degree College status, and renamed to Vivekananda College, in honour of Swami Vivekananda.^[5] Due to a lack of space, the college moved from Barisha in 1959 to Thakurpukur, with the previous site being used for the women's section Vivekananda College for Women.^[6]

Departments

Science

Bio Chemistry
Botany
Chemistry
Computer Science
Economics
Electronics
Environmental Science
Geography
Mathematics
Physics
Statistics
Zoology.^[7]

Commerce

Accounting & Finance

Arts

Bengali
English
History
Jouralism & Mass Communication
Philoshopy
Polication Science
Sanskrit

Campus

Located in a sprawling green 10-acre campus off the Diamond Harbor Road, the college boasts of one of the biggest campus areas in Kolkata. It has its own playground, water body, gym facilities, WiFi and other three departmental buildings.

Address: Vivekananda College Address: 269, Diamond Harbour Road, Thakurpukur, Kolkata – 700063, West Bengal ^[8]

Awards

Ranked No. 1 Top Science College from Kolkata of West Bengal, Ranked 28th in National Level under India Today Magazine-A.C. Nielson Survey in 2014, and Ranked Top 41 Science College-National Level in Ready Reckoner 2015 Rank in Science India Today Survey .^[9]

References

↑ vckolkata63.org. Retrieved 25 June 2015
↑ vckolkata63.org. Retrieved 25 June 2015
↑ "Vivekananda College, Kolkata". College Admission. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
↑ "Vivekananda College, Kolkata". Career India. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑ "The Journey". Vivekananda College. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
↑ "The Journey". Vivekananda College. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑ "Vivekananda College, Kolkata". Vckolkata. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑ "Vivekananda College, Kolkata". College Admission. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Vivekananda College, Kolkata". College. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

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