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From the Principal's Desk
The decades of 1980s and 1990s saw a rising awareness about the vital role that women's empowerment plays in the holistic development of a country. Incentivising women's higher education became a policy agenda for many developing nations. India also has taken various formal steps to enhance women's visibility in different walks of life with much success in the arena of education. Read more
College Notices
Sampriti Saptaha 2018
Bethune College, Kolkata, has been selected by the
Government of West Bengal as Nodal College (Kolkata
Zone) for the observance of "Sampriti Saptaha" to
commemorate the 125th Anniversary of Chicago Address
delivered by Swami Vivekananda. As directed by the
Government of West Bengal, Bethune College
organized competitions involving all other colleges
in the Kolkata Zone. Undergraduate students studying
in the colleges located in Kolkata district were invited to participate in the competitions.
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Essay Writing |
Elocution |
Poster Painting |
Quiz Contest
Dept. of Botany : One day Departmental Seminar
Date : March 25, 2019
Venue : Centenary Hall
Time : 11am View Schedule
Annual Function and Prize Distribution Ceremony of Bethune College
We cordially invite you to
attend the Annual Function and Prize
Distribution Ceremony of
Bethune College, to be held on Wednesday,
the 30 January, 2019 at 12 noon, in the
college
premises.
Dr. Partha Chatterjee, Hon'ble
Minister-in-Charges of Higher Education and
Parliamentary
Affairs, Govt. of West Bengal will grace the
occasion as the Chief Guest and will inaugurate
the new facilities in the college campus.
View Invitation and Programme Details
PG Admission 2018-19
UG Admission 2018-19
Academic Notices
22 February 2018
View time table for B.A. & B.Sc. Part-I Test Examination 2018
Results of B.A./B.Sc Part II Honours and General Selection Test will be declared on 22.2.2018.
Our Achievers View all
Garima Rajguru
Most promising young scientists
Garima Rajguru, our third year student studying Physics honours, proved herself to be one of the most promising young scientists. During first year of undergraduate studies she was awarded the prestigious "Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search Senior Scholarship-2016". Read more
Subhaswapna Mukhopadhaya
Top most Hindi Literary Award Won by Subhaswapna Mukhopadhaya (Dept. of Hindi)
Subhaswapna Mukhopadhaya, one of the most bright and diligent students of our college, studying IInd Year Hindi Honours won the highest award ('Shikhar Samman') in the Annual Hindi Literary Fest (Hindi Mela), 2018 in the field of Poem Recitation. The award was received by her from the hands of Dr. Shambhunath, Director, Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad in the valedictory session of the weeklong state level contest held at Fedaration Hall Society, Rajabazar, Kolkata.
Sayantani Adhikary
A student of UG III, English, Sayantani is a photographer and her start-up Photo-Scene-Thesis dealing with photography, content creation, event management, corporate branding and advertisement was also featured by the New Indian Express. At such a young age, she is not only a successful entrepreneur but she has also worked as an editor at Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utshob, 2017 and Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, 2018. She also worked with The Times of India as an on-round marketing partner of Phire Esho Kolkata campaign November 2018 - February 2019. She has worked as a photographer at Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival January 2018. Amongst other activities, she has worked at Presidency MUN as a member of IP - March 2018. She has won several awards at intra and inter college competitions for photography, debate and extempore. She has also worked as Media Head of Bethune College Students' Committee 2018.
Ahendrila Goswami
A student of UG III, English, Ahendrila is known for her consistently good academic performance complemented by multifarious talents. She stood first in inter-college essay writing competition (English) called 'Agami Nirman' conducted by the Ramakrishna Mission in 2018. She has contributed as author and editor to the college publication Mahasweta Nivedita and college magazine Adiganta. She has completed her internship at Voices, The Statesman. She is a member of the editorial team of an online literary magazine, Elixir. She has worked as blogger at ARC Shot Entertainments. She has written and delivered the Students' representative speech on Bethune Day, 2018. Ahendrila is a trained singer and is an active participant in several inter and intra college events. She has also worked as Literary Head of Bethune College Students' Committee 2018.
Bethune College
"Vidya Vindatey Amritam"
Knowledge Provides Immortal Bliss.
Established in 1879, Bethune College ushered in, for the women of the nineteenth century, a new era of enlightenment and edification through education. This is a Government College under the aegis of the Department of Higher Education, West Bengal. Accredited in 2006 with the 'A' grade and having acquired the coveted status of College with Potential for Excellence (CPE) by UGC and recognised by DST-FIST. Bethune College has celebrated 135 long years of tireless striving for knowledge which enriches the mind and ennobles the soul. The mission of the College has always been the development of a complete woman. Bethune College is committed to the cause of empowerment of women from all sectors including those who are socially and economically deprived through access to higher education enabling them to transform into intellectually vibrant, socially responsible, self-reliant women. Today women are leaders who epitomise the human values of caring, sharing and re-building societies sans stress and violence. The College provides literary and scientific education as well as empowers the students to be honest citizens of the nation. Read more
They Make Us Proud View all
Aditi Sen De
Winner of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Presently Associate Professor G at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad. She started the quantum information and computation group (QIC) at HRI in 2009 along with Prof. Ujjwal Sen and Arun K Pati. Read more
Neena Gupta
A mathematical prodigy
Stood First class First in the Mathematics Honours examination of the Calcutta University in 2006 from Bethune College, Kolkata. She completed her Post Graduation in Mathematics from the Indian Statistical Institute of Kolkata in 2008 and obtained her Ph.D. degree from the same Institute in 2011 with Algebraic Geometry as her field of specialization. Read more
Priyadarshini Das
Table tennis Player
We are proud of Priyadarshini Das, an undergraduate student of Philosophy Honours, who has made a mark in the Sports arena at a very young age. Priyadarshini, aged 20, is a National level Table Tennis Player with World Ranking No. 331. As per Table Tennis Federation of India Rankings, Priyadarshini is placed 6th among Youth Women Table Tennis players in India.. Born on 27th November, 1997, in Howrah, West Bengal, Priyadarshini passed out from Bethune School before joining Bethune College. She plays in an attacking style with a shake-hand grip. Pursuing her passion zealously, Priyadarshini has been consistently winning Medals and Prizes in several District, Zonal and Inter-State Championships. Read more
Subhaswapna Mukherjee
A prodigious student
Subhaswapna is an undergraduate student in the Hindi department of the college. She was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy since birth with almost total immobility in both her legs. She can only write with her left hand with much effort. She has proved, time and again, that the despite winds blowing in another direction, courage and resilience can adjust the sails to reach their destination. We wish her all success in life. Read more