Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Calcutta

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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies
Established: 1993
Type: Research Institution
Director: Professor H.S.Vasudevan
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Campus: Urban
Website: makaias.gov.in

The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Calcutta (MAKAIAS) is an autonomous research institute under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, based at Calcutta. It is devoted to Area Studies, with special reference to South Asia, Central Asia and West Asia, especially dealing with social, cultural, economic, political and administrative developments in Asia from the nineteenth century to the present. M.Phil. and Ph.D. level students of the Calcutta University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi are also associated with it. The institute is named after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the nationalist leader and India's first Education Minister.

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[edit] History

Directors
  • Barun De, 1993-1997
  • Mahavir Singh, 2000-2005
  • H.S.Vasudevan, 2007-Present

The foundation stone of the institute was laid in 1993 by the President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, in the presence of the Human Resource Development Minister Shri Arjun Singh, and the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Jyoti Basu. The Governor of West Bengal, Professor Saiyid Nurul Hasan, who was instrumental in founding the institute, was the First-President of the Society. Professor Satish Chandra was appointed as the First-Chairman of the Executive Council. Professor Barun De was appointed as its First-Director.

[edit] Administration

It is registered as a Society under the West Bengal Registration of Societies Act, 1961. It is mainly financed by the Ministry of Culture and also the Government of India. His Excellancy, Shri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, the Governor of West Bengal is the President of the Society of the Institute. Professor Jayanta Ray is the Chairman of the Executive Council.

[edit] Location

The institute started functioning fully once it was located at 567, Diamond Harbour Road, Calcutta. Presently, it has been shifted to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's home off Ballygunge Circular Road, for which acquisition had begun at the time of the starting of the institute. The building, an example of twentieth century colonial architecture, also serves as a museum managed by the institute. A new building is being built in Salt Lake in Calcutta, for which also land was acquired when the institute was started, where the academic wing of the institute will be eventually shifted.

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University of Calcutta

Chancellor: Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal

Vice Chancellor: Suranjan Das

Affiliated or Associated Institutes for postgraduate studies and research
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta · Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta · Department of Law, University of Calcutta · Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science · Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management · Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Calcutta · Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics

Faculties of the university
Faculty of Agriculture · Faculty of Arts · Faculty of Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management · Faculty of Education, Journalism and Library Science · Faculty of Engineering & Technology · Faculty of Fine Arts, Music and Home Science · Faculty of Law · Faculty of Science

Autonomous Undergraduate Colleges
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College · Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta

Colleges classified as Centers with Potential for Excellence by University Grants Commission
Loreto College, Kolkata · Presidency College, Kolkata · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta

Colleges that earned grade A and above by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
Bethune College · Loreto College, Kolkata · Presidency College, Kolkata · Ramakrishna Mission Residential College · Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandira · Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · Serampore College · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta

B.B.A. Degree Granting Colleges
Acharya Prafulla Chandra College · Ashutosh College · Deshbandhu College for Girls · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta · The Bhowanipore Education Society College

B.Ed Degree Granting Colleges
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College · Ali Yafar Jung National Institute of Hearing Handicapped · Bijoykrishna Girls’ College · Calcutta Girls’ B.T. College · David Hare Training College · Department of Education, University of Calcutta · Fakir Chand College · Gobardanga Hindu College · Gandhi Centenary B. T. College · Gopal Chandra Memorial College of Education · Government College of Education · Institute of Education for Women · Loreto College, Kolkata · Nandalal Ghosh B.T. College · National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped · Post Graduate Training College for Physical Education · Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education · Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandira · Ramakrishna Mission Training Institute for the teachers of the Visually Handicapped · Sarisa B.Ed College · Satyapriya Roy College of Education · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · Sri Sikshayatan College · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta · State Institute of Physical Education for Women · Uluberia College

Self-Financed B.Ed Degree Granting Colleges
Gangadharpur Sikshan Mandir · Jagadish Chandra Bose Sikshak Sikshan  · Kolkata Teachers Training College · Raidighi B.Ed College · Sammilani Teachers’ Training College · Swami Vivekananda College of Education · Surendralal Das Teachers’ Training College

Law Colleges
Jogesh Chandra Law College · South Calcutta Law College · Surendranath Law College · University Law College, Calcutta

Self-Financed Law Colleges
Bikash Bharati Law College · Kingston Law College

State Government Administered Undergraduate Colleges
Bethune College · Lady Brabourne College · Maulana Azad College · Presidency College, Kolkata

Self-Financed Undergraduate Colleges
Kingston College of Science · Sree Agrasain College · Sarada Ma Girls College · Taradevi Harakhchand Kankaria Jain College

List of Undergraduate Colleges
Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College · Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College · Anandamohan College · Ashutosh College · Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya · Bagnan College · Bangabasi College · Bangabasi Morning College · Bangabasi Evening College · Banipur Mahila Mahavidyalaya · Baruipur College · Basanti Devi College · Behala College · Bethune College · Bhairab Ganguly College · Bhangar Mahavidyalaya · Bidhan Chandra College · Bijoykrishna Girls’ College · Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College · Budge Budge College · Calcutta Girls College · Chandraketugarh Sahidullah Smriti Mahavidyalaya · Charuchandra College · Chittaranjan College · City College, Calcutta · City College of Commerce and Business Administration · Derozio Memorial College · Deshbandhu College for Girls · Dhrubachand Haldar College · Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia · Dinabandhu Institution, Shibpur · Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya · Dr.Kanailal Bhattacharya College · Fakir Chand College · Gangadharpur Mahavidyamandir · Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration · Gokhale Memorial Girls' College · Gourmohan Sachin Mondal Mahavidyalaya · Gurudas College · Harimohan Ghosh College · Heramba Chandra College · Hiralal Majumdar Memorial College for Women  · Institute of Science and Advanced Research · Jaypur Panchanan Roy College · Jogamaya Devi College · Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College · Kalinagar Mahavidyalaya · Khudiram Bose Central College · Kidderpore College · Kingston College of Science · Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita (Co-ed) College · K. K. Das College  · Kultali Dr. B .R. Ambedkar College  · Lady Brabourne College · Lalbaba College · Loreto College, Kolkata · Magrahat College · Maharaja Manindra Chandra College · Maharaja Sris Chandra College · Maharani Kasiswari College · Maheshtala College · Maulana Azad College · Milli Al-Ameen College for Girls · Morning Star College · Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith · Muralidhar Girls' College · Naba Ballygunge Mahavidyalaya · Naba Barrackpore Prafulla Chandra Mahavidyalaya  · Nabagram Hiralal Paul College · Nahata Jogendranath Mandal Smriti Mahavidyalaya · Narasinha Dutt College · Netaji Nagar College (Evening) · Netaji Nagar Day College · Netaji Nagar College for Women · Netaji Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya  · New Alipore College · Panihati Mahavidyalaya · Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya · P.N. Das College · Prabhu Jagatbandhu College · Prafulla Chandra College · Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya · Presidency College, Kolkata · Puras-Kanpur Haridas Nandi Mahavidyalaya · Rabin Mukherjee College · Raidighi College · Raja Peary Mohan College · Ramakrishna Mission Residential College · Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College · Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhawana · Rammohan College · Rani Birla Girls' College · Ramsaday College · Sagar Mahavidyalaya · Saheed Anurup Chandra Mahavidyalaya · Saheed Nurul Islam Mahavidyalaya · Sammilani Mahavidyalaya · Sanskrit College · Sarada Ma Girls College · Sarsuna College · Savitri Girls' College, Calcutta · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · Serampore Girls’ College · Serampore College · Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College · Seth Soorajmull Jalan Girls' College · Sir Gurudas Mahavidyalaya · Sivnath Sastri College · Sonarpur Mahavidyalaya · South Calcutta Girls College · Sovarani Memorial College · Sri Chaitanya College · Sri Sikshayatan College · Sree Agrasain College · St.Paul's Cathedral Missions College · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta · Sundarban Hazi Desarat College · Sundarban Mahavidyalaya · Sushil Kar College · Surendranath College · Surendranath College for Women · Surendranath Evening College · Swami Niswambalananda Girls’ College · Syamaprasad College · Syampur Siddheswari Mahavidyalaya · Taradevi Harakhchand Kankaria Jain College · The Bhowanipore Education Society College · Udaynarayanpur Madhabilata Mahavidyalaya · Uluberia College · Umesh Chandra College · Victoria Institution (College) · Vidyanagar College · Vidyasagar College · Vidyasagar College for Women · Vidyasagar Evening College · Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya · Viharilal College for Home and Social Science · Vijoygarh Jyotish Roy College · Vivekananda College, Madhyamgram  · Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur · Vivekananda College for Women · Women's College · Women's Christian College, Calcutta

Other Institutions
Bengal Music College · Carry Institute of Horticulture · Government College of Arts and Crafts · Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management

Institutions formerly affiliated with the university
Armenian College (Kolkata) · Barasat Government College · Bengal Engineering College · Bengal Veterinary College · Bidhannagar College · Brajalal College · Calcutta Medical College · Calcutta National Medical College · Chittagong College · Cotton College, Guwahati · Dhaka College · Government College, Lahore · Indian Statistical Institute,Calcutta · Midnapore College · Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College · Mohindra College, Patiala · Murari Chand College, Sylhet · Rajshahi College · Rangoon College · Ravenshaw College, Cuttack · St. Stephen's College, Delhi · Suri Vidyasagar College · Thomason College of Civil Engineering · Tripura Engineering College