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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
Intra College Events 2019
This is hereby notified that Intra-college
Competition 2019 will be held on 13th and
14th September 2019. All the students are to be
duly informed. The detailed schedule is attached
herewith.
*The students must register their names for the
respective events at the Registration desk at the
College Office between 11.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Registration closes on 12.09.2019 at 3 p.m.
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detailed schedule and
rulebook.
Zee 24 Ghanta Academic Excellence Award 2019
Bethune College receives the Zee 24 Ghanta Academic Excellence Award 2019
WORLD YOGA DAY 2019
Bethune College Celebrates WORLD YOGA DAY on
21st June, 2019
Venue : Nivedita Prayer Hall
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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Elocution |
Poster Painting |
Quiz Contest
PG 2019
New
Dated 13 Sep 2019
Bethune College P.G. Sc. Departments invite application from applicants for filling up a few vacant seats in the Departments - Applied Psychology, Zoology and Botany. Applicants should report to the heads of the respective departments on 16th September, 2019 (12 noon - 2 pm) with their application on plain paper (mentioning Name, Father's Name, Registration Number, Adhaar Card Number, Mobile Number) along with the following documents View Full Notice
Dated 01 Sep 2019
Provisional Admission from Third
Selection List (for both Part A & Part
B) in M.Sc. / M.A. (CBCS) COURSES
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UG Admission 2019-20
New
Dated : 04 Sep 2019
Extension of date of Admission to UG courses for the Session 2019-20
In terms of Notification (Memo No.-1342-Edn(CS)/10M-95/14 dated 30.08.19) issued by the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal for UG Admission the admission portal of Bethune College will remain open till 15.09.19 to fill up vacant seats in different subjects.
Admission will be made among the candidates who have applied online previously for admission to different UG Courses in Bethune College for the session 2019-20.
The willing applicants are
requested to register their willingness
for admission by sending an email to
bethunecollegeadmission@gmail.com
and/or an SMS to 7003476568 or
9433515173 mentioning their (i) Name
(ii) Category (iii) Hons. Subject (iv)
10 digit Application No. and (v) Contact
Number
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UG Online Application : Click here or visit http://www.bethuneadmissions.ac.in/
Notification regarding admission to
diploma course in PC Application
All admitted students are required
to pursue a 'Diploma Course (120hrs)
in PC Application' conducted by
WEBEL Informatics Ltd., Department of
Information and Technology, Government
of West Bengal in collaboration with
Bethune College. Course Fee Rs. 2400/-'
Bethune College ranked 50th
Bethune College secured 50th rank nationally in NIRF ranking 2019 under college category. View Certificate
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
Academic Notices
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