Bishop's College, Calcutta is an

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establishment founded on 15 December 1820 at Sibpur by Thomas Fanshawe Middleton the first bishop of the Anglican diocese of Calcutta. The College was started in Shibpur, on the west bank of the

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, a location now occupied by the

Bengal Engineering and Science University Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (abbr. IIEST Shibpur) is a public technological university located at Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India. Founded in 1856, it is one of Institute of National Importance funded ...

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IIEST Shibpur Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (abbr. IIEST Shibpur) is a public technological university located at Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India. Founded in 1856, it is one of Institute of National Importance funded ...

Principals

*1849–1864

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Educational institutions established in 1820 Anglican seminaries and theological colleges Education in Kolkata Seminaries and theological colleges affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University) 1820 establishments in British India Christian universities and colleges in India Seminaries and theological colleges in India

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