One of the prime colleges located in Kolkata, West Bengal, Basanti Devi College was established in the year 1959. This women's college, under the University of Calcutta, has been assessed and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It sprawls over a small campus of 1 acres with varied undergraduate and graduate courses. Basanti Devi College has a very outstanding student-faculty ratio, with 1,518 students enroled against a faculty strength of 70. It offers 18 courses in 5 degrees with notations in the fields of arts and sciences—Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, and subjects under science disciplines.
Among the basic kernels of academic resources is its library with an impressive collection of 28,000 books consisting of textbooks and references. It also provides access to 25 peer-reviewed journals, day-to-day newspapers, and more than 100,000 e-books. Basanti Devi College is the first college in West Bengal to introduce INFLIBNET-NLIST connectivity to its electronic library and hence takes the lead in digital learning. Moving with the digital movement, the college has very good IT infrastructure with campus-wide Wi-Fi connectivity, making internet access problem-free for students and staff alike.
The institution offers 18 courses—16 undergraduate and 2 postgraduate. At the undergraduate level, courses offered include BA Hons in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, and Sociology; BSc Hons in Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics are also offered.
Course Name | Total Number of Seats | Total Fees |
BA | 289 | Rs 29,040 |
B.Sc | 57 | Rs 37,500 |
BA Communicative English Major | 56 | Rs 42,840 |
B.Sc Mathematics Hons | 56 | Rs 31,200 |
B.Sc Economics HonsRs | 56 | Rs 29,940 |
BA Political Science Hons | 56 | Rs 29,940 |
BA Bengali Hons | 56 | - |
BA English Hons | 56 | - |
BA Sanskrit Hons | 56 | - |
BA History Hons | 56 | - |
The admission process at Basanti Devi College based on their performance in the qualifying examinations. The college considers academic merit as the primary criterion for admission, with cutoff marks varying for different courses based on the previous year's trends and the number of applications received.
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BA Bengali Hons
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course
BA English Hons
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course
BA Sanskrit Hons
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course.
BA History Hons
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) or any other examination recognized as equivalent to it, shall be eligible for the course.
BA Philosophy Hons
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course.
BA Education Hons
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course.
BA Political Science Hons
BA Sociology Hons
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course.
BA Communicative English Major
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course
B.Sc Physics Hons
The candidate should have 45% in Subject or allied subject, 50% in aggregate, and ST. SC 40% in the subject or allied subject, 40 % in aggregate, and pass marks in all subjects.
Basanti Devi College, 147B, Rash Behari Avenue, Kolkata-700029, West Bengal, India
Phone: 033-24641012 , 033-24630845
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Website: http://www.basantidevicollege.edu.in/