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    Calcutta University

    Kolkata, West Bengal

    Type

    Government

    Institution

    University

    About the College

    The University of Calcutta, commonly known as Calcutta University (CU), is a prestigious public state research university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established on 24 January 1857, it holds the distinction of being the oldest multidisciplinary university in the Indian Subcontinent and the Southeast Asian Region. At its founding, the university had an extraordinary jurisdiction spanning from Kabul to Myanmar, though its current reach is more limited to a few districts of West Bengal....

    Location

    CityKolkata
    DistrictPresidency Division
    StateWest Bengal
    Pincode700073
    Address87/1, College St, Calcutta University, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073, India
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