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City College, Kolkata

1881 establishments in British IndiaAcademic institutions associated with the Bengal RenaissanceEducational institutions established in 1881Universities and colleges affiliated with the Brahmo SamajUniversities and colleges in Kolkata
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City College Kolkata Amherst Street
City College Kolkata Amherst Street

City College is a composite fully state government-aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Established in 1881, it is one of the heritage institutions of Kolkata, and played a prominent role in the wake of the Bengal Renaissance of the nineteenth century. The college is located at 102/1, Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani (Amherst Street), Kolkata-700009. It shares premises with Rammohan College (morning college) and Anandamohan College (evening college). In the year 1961 the branches of City College emerged as separate colleges under instructions of the University Grants Commission. While the original college retained the original name “City College”, the branches were named as 1. Rammohan College, 2. Ananda Mohan College, 3. Umesh Chandra College, 4. City College of Commerce and Business Administration, 5. Sivanath Sastri College, 6. Heramba Chandra College, and 7. Prafulla Chandra College. Together they are referred to as City group of College (Kolkata).

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City College, Kolkata
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Bechu Chatterjee St
700073 Kolkata, City College (Kolkata)
West Bengal, India
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