University of Calcutta

Summary

University of Calcutta is a state public university^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of state_public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (812 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• University of Calcutta was a member of e-ShodhSindhu^[3].
• University of Calcutta is located in Kolkata^[4].
• University of Calcutta is located in Kolkata district^[5].
• University of Calcutta is in the country of India^[6].
• University of Calcutta's instance of is recorded as state public university^[7].
• University of Calcutta's instance of is recorded as university^[8].
• University of Calcutta's founder is recorded as Alexander Duff^[9].
• University of Calcutta's headquarters location is recorded as Kolkata^[10].
• University of Calcutta's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta^[11].
• University of Calcutta's child organization or unit is recorded as Sahid Khudiram Siksha Prangan, University of Calcutta^[12].
• University of Calcutta's Commons category is recorded as University of Calcutta^[13].
• January 24, 1857 marks the founding of University of Calcutta^[14].
• 1857 marks the founding of University of Calcutta^[15].
• University of Calcutta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.575, 'lon': 88.3628}^[16].
• University of Calcutta's official website is recorded as https://www.caluniv.ac.in^[17].
• University of Calcutta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:University of Calcutta^[18].
• University of Calcutta's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5500'}^[19].
• University of Calcutta's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[20].
• University of Calcutta's affiliation is recorded as University Grants Commission^[21].
• University of Calcutta's affiliation is recorded as Association of Indian Universities^[22].
• University of Calcutta's affiliation is recorded as Association of Commonwealth Universities^[23].
• University of Calcutta's affiliation is recorded as All India Council for Technical Education^[24].
• University of Calcutta's affiliation is recorded as Bar Council of India^[25].
• University of Calcutta's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'কলিকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়'}^[26].
• University of Calcutta's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'University of Calcutta'}^[27].

Body

Founding

University of Calcutta's founder is recorded as Alexander Duff^[9]. Recorded inception include January 24, 1857^[14] and 1857^[15].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'কলিকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়'}^[26] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'University of Calcutta'}^[27].

Operations

University of Calcutta's headquarters location is recorded as Kolkata^[10]. Subsidiaries include Department of Business Management, it^[11], an academic department^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1976^[30] and Sahid Khudiram Siksha Prangan, it^[12], a campus^[31], in India^[32].

Why It Matters

University of Calcutta ranks in the top 2% of state_public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (812 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]