Loreto College, Kolkata
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Academics at Loreto College
Loreto College offers B.A.(Honors), B.A. (General), B.Sc (General) and B.Sc (Honors) courses. The courses offered by the college in respective areas are as follows:
1) B.A. (Honors):
2) B.A. (General): The college offers the degree with any three electives one of the following combinations:
- a) History/ Political Science/ Education
- b) History/ Education/ English / Hindi / Bengali
- c) Geography/ Political Science English / Hindi / Bengali
- d) Economics/ History/ Education / Political Science
3) B.Sc (General): A student pursuing the degree from Loreto College requires doing so with the three electives given below:
- a) Geography b) Economics c) Political Science
4) B.Sc (Honors):
- a) Geography b) Psychology c) Economics
The college also offers a B.Ed course and M.A. in English.
Notable alumni
- Bharati Mukherjee, American author
- Moon Moon Sen, Bollywood actress
- Ruchira Gupta, social activist
- Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician, diplomat and author
- Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist, editor, and feminist
- Anashua Majumdar, Bengali actress
- Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and Politician
- Anamika Khanna, Indian fashion designer
- Asma Khan, British chef
- Bachi karkaria, Indian journalist and Columnist
- Kamalinee Mukherjee, Indian actress
- Indu Puri, Sportsperson
- Leila Seth, Indian judge
- Pinky Lilani, Author and Women's advocate
- Rajashree Birla, Indian philanthropist
- Rukmini Maitra, Indian model and Actress
- Sudeshna Roy, Indian film director
- Ruchira Gupta, Indian journalist and Activist
- Debolina Dutta, Indian actress
Controversy
The college authority published an admission notice on 3 July 2023 stating that students whose medium of instruction in Class XII was the vernacular have not been considered for admission in the college.[1][2] This notice is considered derogatory to the Bengali medium applicants and on protest the college authority pulled down it.[3][4] Calcutta University made it clear that such type of notices should not be issued in future.[5] The college thereafter took the initiative to bridge the gap for the students coming from vernacular-medium schools by introducing them to a crash course in English.
See also
- List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta
- Education in India
- Education in West Bengal
References
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