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Loreto College is a Catholic women's college in
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. Affiliated with the
University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...
, the college focuses on liberal arts and sciences. It was established in 1912 by the Religious Order of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. , the college is 'A' rated by the
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(NAAC).


Academics at Loreto College

Loreto College offers B.A.(Honors), B.A. (General), B.Sc (General) and B.Sc (Honors) courses. The courses offered by the college in respective areas are as follows: 1) B.A. (Honors): * English *
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2) B.A. (General): The college offers the degree with any three electives one of the following combinations: * a)
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Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...
* b)
History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...
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Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...
/ English /
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* c)
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English /
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3) B.Sc (General): A student pursuing the degree from Loreto College requires doing so with the three electives given below: * a)
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b)
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4) B.Sc (Honors): * a)
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b)
Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...
c)
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The college also offers a B.Ed course and M.A. in English.


Notable alumni

* Bharati Mukherjee, American author *
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, Bollywood actress * Ruchira Gupta, social activist *
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (22 July 1915 – 11 December 2000) was a Bengali Pakistani politician, diplomat and author. She was the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London. She was Pakistan's ambassador to Mo ...
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i politician, diplomat and author *
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah (, ; 25 December 1918 – 10 September 2000) was a Pakistani writer and journalist. Begum Hamidullah was a pioneer of Pakistani literature and journalism in English, and also of feminism in Pakistan. She was Pakistan' ...
, Pakistani journalist, editor, and feminist *
Anashua Majumdar Anashua Majumdar is an Indian actress who works in Bengali-language films, TV shows and theater. Filmography * '' Shontaan'' (2024) * '' Raktabeej'' (2023) * '' Byadh'' (2022) * '' Aparajito'' (2022) * '' Gotro'' (2019) * '' Mukherjee Dar ...
, Bengali actress *
Jaya Bachchan Jaya Bachchan (''née'' Bhaduri; born 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses of Hindi cinema. She is serving as member of the parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party ...
, Indian actress and Politician * Anamika Khanna, Indian fashion designer * Asma Khan, British chef * Bachi karkaria, Indian journalist and Columnist *
Kamalinee Mukherjee Kamalinee Mukherjee is an Indian actress. She has predominantly appeared in Telugu films as well as a few Malayalam and Tamil films. After graduating with a degree in English literature, she completed a workshop on theatre in Mumbai. She made he ...
, Indian actress * Indu Puri, Sportsperson *
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, Indian judge * Pinky Lilani, Author and Women's advocate *
Rajashree Birla Rajashree Birla is an Indian philanthropist. She is married to the late Aditya Birla (scion of the Birla family of business magnates). After her husband's death in 1995, Rajashree began working in CSR and charity sectors, developing a large ...
, Indian philanthropist *
Rukmini Maitra Rukmini Maitra (born 27 June 1991) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Bengali Films. Maitra made her debut in films in 2017 with the Bengali film Chaamp. She acted in eight films with Dev. She had her Bollywood debut opposite Vidyut ...
, Indian model and Actress * Sudeshna Roy, Indian film director * Ruchira Gupta, Indian journalist and Activist *
Debolina Dutta Debolina Dutta is an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. She made her acting debut with a small role in ''Seemarekha'' (1996) a Bengali TV series. She rose to prominence for her role as Deepaboli in ''Saat Kaho ...
, Indian actress


Controversy

The college authority published an admission notice on 3 July 2023 stating that students whose medium of instruction in Class XII was the vernacular have not been considered for admission in the college. This notice is considered derogatory to the
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medium applicants and on protest the college authority pulled down it.
Calcutta University The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...
made it clear that such type of notices should not be issued in future. The college thereafter took the initiative to bridge the gap for the students coming from vernacular-medium schools by introducing them to a crash course in English.


See also

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List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, is one of the oldest and most renowned educational institutions in South Asia. It was established in 1857. There are several colleges and institutes that are affiliated to this univers ...
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Education in West Bengal Education in West Bengal is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector. Health Sciences, University of North Bengal and University of Calcutta. History Kolkata has played a pioneering role in the development of the mode ...


References


External links


Official website
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