John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune

( 1801-1851 )

From the Principal's Desk

To a large measure, Bethune College, Kolkata owes it's stellar reputation to the fact of its long association with generations of educated, enlightened and empowered women excelling in all spheres of life. This college has been a flagship in the journey of Higher Education, being the first women's college in Asia.
It is my pleasure to have been asked to head Bethune College, which I consider to be an acknowledgement and appreciation of my capabilities as an academic and administrator. Read more

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

Bethune College secured 50th rank nationally in NIRF ranking 2019 under college category. View Certificate

College Notices

12 August 2019

P.G. Classes

Post Graduate M.Sc. (semester-1) classes of Botany, Zoology, Applied Psychology &
Mathematics will start on and from 14/8/19.
M.Sc. (semester-1) students, who have been admitted at Bethune College, are informed to meet respective departmental heads for the P.G. routine.
M.A. (P.G. semester-1) classes of Bengali and English will start on and from 19/8/19. M.A. (semester-1) students, who have been admitted at Bethune College, are informed to meet respective departmental heads for the P.G. routine.

26 July 2019

Anti-Ragging declaration

All HODs are hereby notified that the 1st year students of their respective departments who will fill up their registration form for the University of Calcutta are also required tofill up Online Anti-Ragging declaration.
The address of the site for filling up the Anti-Ragging declaration is https://antiragging.in View Notice

24 July 2019

Notification : New Students

Candidates who have taken admission in Bethune College in 2019 but have not attended class till date/ have been very irregular (Less than 90% till 23.07.2019) and do not intend to continue with this college are requested to cancel their candidature online by 25.07.2019 till 10.00 AM. In case of non-cancellation at the end of the candidate, the college will do the same from the end of the college unless specific reason for not attending classes is mailed to the notified mail ids within the above mentioned date and time. This is important for receiving refund of admission money from the college as per UGC norms.
The dates for collection of refund cheque are 7.8.2019 and 8.8.2019 from 1.00 PM to 3.00 PM at the college office. This is also important for unintentional registration/ double registration with the Calcutta University.

19 July 2019

Bethune Day Celebrations

Bethune Day will be celebrated on 9th August, 2019.

Bethune Day lecture will be delivered by eminent litterateur Nalini Bera, recipient of the prestigious Anada Puraskar 2019.

Bethune Day felicitation will be given to Bethune College Alumnae Sharmila Banerjee, Retired Rajib Gandhi Chair Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta.

06 July 2019

Eligible Candidate List for Tarak Sudha Teaching Fellow in Mathematics

29 June 2019

Orientation Program : First Semester Students

Orientation Program for the First Semester Students for the Session 2019- 20 will be held on 5.07.2019 at 11.00 AM.

Venue: College Auditorium.

Physical Verification of documents for the students will be held on the same day from 12.00 noon at respective departments.

Admission of students who will remain absent on the day is liable to be cancelled. All students are requested to take their seats by by 10.45 AM

Important Notification regarding Orientation Programme, Document Verification and Commencement of Class for UG Sem-I students for the session 2019-20

25 June 2019

Advertisement for Tarak Sudha Teaching Fellow in Mathematics

Forthcoming Events

07 December, 2019 : Industry-Academia interface seminar will be conducted by the IQAC cell View details
24 December 2019 : AALAP 2019 View Poster.

AALAP '19

Important Links

Department of Higher Education, West Bengal

Prospectus and College Calendar

Notifications and Tenders

Heritage Journal

Zee 24 Ghanta Academic Excellence Award 2019

Bethune College receives the Zee 24 Ghanta Academic Excellence Award 2019

Intra College Events 2019

This is hereby notified that Intra-college Competition 2019 was held on 13th and 14th September 2019.
View detailed schedule and rulebook.

Sampriti Saptaha 2018

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Bethune College, Kolkata, was 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. View Gallery

Students Corner Knowledge Repository Bethune in News

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.

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 and Winner of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

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