Bhawanipur Education Society College (BES College) is an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, India. It is a private, co-educational college, which offers multiple career choices. [1] [2] [3] It is located on Elgin Road of Bhowanipore area of Kolkata.[4]
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The college was started in the year 1966[1][3] by the efforts and donation of money and land by Gujarati community living in Kolkata. The land where the college stands now was donated by Amritlal Ojha, a Kutchi industrialist & coal-mines owner, based in city. The huge five storied building was later constructed with major donations from other city based Gujarati industrialists and businessman. Further, a privately held trust was made with donations exclusively from the donations of Gujarati community of city & outside and the college is managed through this privately owned trust. It grew out of the school named J. J. Ajmera High School, established in 1928, which became a Secondary School in 1958 and later a Higher Secondary School was founded in 1960 run by same Trust.[1][5]Even today Higher Secondary classes of school and held in college campus. The Collage was till few years ago known as Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College (BGES College) but now since 2002, the word Gujarati has been dropped and is known by name of Bhawanipur Education Society College. However, the popular name is only Bhawanipur College.
The Bhawanipur Education Society College is affiliated to University of Calcutta and offers multiple career choices like, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education.[1][3] The college runs in two sessions - morning and evening. The college also offers a Diploma course in Fashion designing in association with Nift.[6] The college has some known and eminent teachers in their faculty.[7] [8]