Kolkata, West Bengal | Approved By : NAAC | Estd: 1872
The College has an illustrious history and pedigree which it shares with two other sister institutions: Vidyasagar College and Vidyasagar College for Women. When Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar became the President of the Managing Committee of the Calcutta Training School in 1859, it paved the way for the Metropolitan Institution established in 1860. The growth of the Institution led to its affiliation to the University of Calcutta for teaching Arts subjects on 1st January, 1872. In 1917 it was renamed Vidyasagar College. Since then, the College has witnessed rapid growth. Subsequently its academic curriculum expanded with the formal beginning of the Commerce Department in 1922 and the Morning Section for Women in 1931. The Commerce Department of the College has the distinction of being the oldest commerce teaching Department in India. In 1928 it acquired the affiliation for teaching the B.Com. Course (under the University of Calcutta). In 1951 a separate wing of the College was established, devoted to teaching Commerce in the evening shift, owing to the rapid growth of the Department in terms of faculty and student strength. The evening section emerged as an independent entity with a separate Governing Body in 1961 bearing the name Vidyasagar Evening College and since then the College is being run with the mission of disseminating knowledge to the cross section of students forced to work during the day to support themselves and their families. In the course of its expansion the institution has had as its alumni Swami Vivekananda, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Acharya Jadunath Sarkar, Ram Monohar Lohia, Babu Jagjiban Ram and many others who made immense contribution in various walks of life. The institution has also had the fortune of receiving the services of such great luminaries as Rashtraguru Surendranath Banerjee, Desbandhu Cittaranjan Das, Professor Sisir Kumar Bhaduri, Nabin Chandra Vidyaratna and even Rabindranath Tagore in various capacities.
Institute Name
Vidyasagar Evening College in Kolkata
Estb. Year
1859
Approved by
University Grants Commission (UGC)
Type
Private
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Scholarships & Waivers
The College has a number of prizes for its students, such as the popular "STUDENT OF THE YEAR" award for all round excellence demonstrated by a student. Moreover, students scoring the highest marks in the final University Examinations in Arts, Science and Commerce streams are also awarded prizes. Besides that, all students securing 60% marks and above in their final University Examinations also receives a prize.
Library
The Vidyasagar Metropolitan College Library provides facilities and services to its students, faculty, staff, and other scholars and information users. The Library hold more than 30,000 cataloged items consisting of books, periodicals, and large amount of electronic databases through participation of N-LIST initiated by INFLIBNET. In addition, Library contains 18 magazines and journals.
Computer & Internet
A dedicated Computer Laboratory for the College students is present on the ground floor of the new building. Geography, Mathematics, Physics and Commerce utilize the Laboratory for computer-related practical classes. Language Competency Classes are also held at the Computer Laboratory since the classes are conducted using an Audio-Visual teaching format and under a self-teaching module. High speed internet, LAN facility and free Wi-Fi facility are available for student and teacher use in the new building of the college, facilitating a real-time teaching and learning environment.
Canteen
The college has a canteen where the students can unwind between classes over a cup of tea with snacks at a discounted price. It is pleasant place for them to interact freely on issues close to their hearts and minds.
Career Counselling
In recent times, career counselling has emerged as a service of major importance to the student community. Accordingly, the college has responded to this growing need by way of constituting a committee for disseminating career related information to the students. In the days to come this facility will be made more effective and accessible to the students by making use of the expertise of professionals in this field.
B.A. in Bengali(Bachelor of Arts in Bengli)
B.A. in English(Bachelor of Arts in English)
B.A. in Political Science(Bachelor of Arts in Political Science)
B.Sc in Physics(Bachelor of Science in Physics)
B.Sc in Mathematics(Bachelor of Science in Mathematics)
B.Sc in Physiology(Bachelor of Science in Physiology)
B.Sc in Geography(Bachelor of Science in Geography)
B.Com in Financial Accounting(Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accounting)
The admissions at the college for the candidates interested are available in online and offline modes. The process of application in both the modes is mentioned below:
To apply online, the candidate has to
Register online and fill out the online admissions form,
Apply for and appear online for psychological counseling/aptitude test,
Wait for the verification of the admissions form and the analysis of the aptitude test,
Submit the supporting documents.
To apply offline, the candidate has to
Purchase the prospectus which includes the application form,
Appear for the psychological counseling/aptitude test,
Visit the campus,
Deposit the application form along with the compulsory documents.
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chancellor
Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Professor
Department of Anthropology
Dr. Indrani Chattopadhyay
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Mathematics
Dr. Subrata Kumar Midya
Professor & Hod
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Prasanta Kumar Bag
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Subir Bera
Professor
Department of Botany
Content Creator
Academic Writing
Air Hostess/ Flight Attendant
Political Consultant
Author/ Writer
Historian
Psychologist
Address :- 39, Sankar Ghosh Lane, Kolkata
Pin Code :- 700006
Email :- vidyasagarevening@yahoo.in