Estd. in 1879
First Women's College in Asia
Accreditation
Reaccredited at the 'A' Level by NAAC (Cycle 2), 2015
NIRF Ranking
Bethune College secured 77th rank Nationally and the only Govt college in West Bengal among the 100 colleges of the nation in NIRF ranking 2021 under college category
DBT Star College
Received financial support under the DBT Star College Scheme of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India in 2020
UG ADMISSION 2026-27
Admissions to all undergraduate programmes at Bethune College for the academic session 2026-27 will be conducted exclusively through the West Bengal Centralised Admission Portal (WBCAP), as notified by the Department of Higher Education. There is no separate application to be submitted to the college. Candidates are requested to visit the portal at wbcap.ac.in from 18 May 2026.
PG Admission 2026
As per the University of Calcutta's notification dated CSR/49/2024 dated 13 May 2026, PG admissions in affiliated UG colleges will no longer be conducted through the University's centralised PG Admission System from the academic session 2026-27. Bethune College will announce detailed information regarding MA / MSc admissions for 2026-27 shortly. Prospective students are advised to check this page regularly for updates.
Bethune College offers post graduate course in the following subjects having the following number of seats:
| # | Subject | Number of seats |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.A in Bengali | 23 |
| 2 | M.A in English | 16 |
| 3 | M.A. / M.Sc in Applied Psychology | 11 |
| 4 | M.Sc in Botany | 21 |
| 5 | M.Sc in Pure Mathematics | 16 |
| 6 | M.Sc in Zoology | 21 |
Courses Offered
Under Graduate Degree Programmes
Bachelor of Arts
- Bengali Honours
- English Honours
- Hindi Honours
- History Honours
- Philosophy Honours
- Political Science Honours
- Psychology (B.A.) Honours
- Sanskrit Honours
- Women Studies (General)
Bachelor of Science
- Botany Honours
- Chemistry Honours
- Computer Science Honours
- Economics Honours
- Mathematics Honours
- Physics Honours
- Psychology (B.Sc.) Honours
- Statistics Honours
- Zoology Honours
Post Graduate Degree Programmes
- Botany M.Sc.
- Bengali M.A.
- English M.A.
- Mathematics M.Sc.
- Applied Psychology M.A./M.Sc.
- Zoology M.Sc.
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"The name of Bethune College was inextricably associated with higher education for Bengali women. Viewed in this light, no other women's college in undivided Bengal could hold a candle to Bethune. If one were to compile a list of Bethune students at the end of nineteenth century and the first four decades of the twentieth, the result would be a who's who of Bengali women of those times."
They Make Us Proud
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Illustrious Alumna
Illustrious Alumna of Bethune College, Kolkata 19th century- 20th century