Sanskrit College

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Sanskrit College is an Institute of Higher Education and one of the constituent instutions of the University of Calcutta. A traditional college that specializes in the scholarship of Indian tradition, philosophy and religion, it is located in central Kolkata, opposite the campus of Presidency College, Kolkata. The Sanskrit College is currently affiliated with the University of Calcutta for its undergraduate programs in philosophy, history and other humanities subjects. It was established in 1824 during the Governor-Generalship of Lord Amherst, based on a recommendation by HT James Prinsep, Thomas Babington Macaulay among others.

Mahamahopadhyay Pandit Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, C.I.E., the eminent scholar of Sanskrit was the principal of the college for over 18 years. He was a Companion of the Indian Empress (C.I.E.), and a member of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire.

He played a crucial role in Bengal's educational reformation. He revived the "Tol" system in Sanskrit education, and introduced titles or "Upadhi".

The institution rose to prominence during the principalship by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1851, who admitted students from other than the brahmin caste. In particular the tol or traditional Indian training school model was incorporated as a department in the 1870s. In the pre-independence era, it was one of the finest seats of academic excellence in matters pertaining to Hinduism, eastern philosophy, ancient Indian history and ancient Indian languages like Pali and Prakrit. It is particularly well known for the contribution of its faculty and students in the social, cultural and religious transformation in nineteenth century Bengal in what came to be popularly regarded as the Bengal Renaissance. In terms of scholarship and intellectual output, it contributed hugely to enriching the knowledge of ancient Indian society and interpretation of ancient Indian texts.

In post-independence era, the college has not attracted meritorious students although it still houses some of India's leading scholars of traditional Hindu scholarship. Bimal Krishna Matilal was a teacher here from 1957 to 1962.

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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