University of Calcutta, 87/1, College Street, Kolkata-700 073

Nobel Laureates Associated with the University of Calcutta

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Rabindranath Tagore

For Literature, 1913. He was Ramtanu Lahiri Professor of Bengali at Calcutta University from 1932 to 1933

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

For Physics, 1930. He was Palit Professor of Physics at Calcutta University
from 1917 to 1934

Amartya Sen

For Economic Sciences in 1998. He was a student of Economics ( Honours) at Presidency College affiliated to this University.

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee

For Economic Sciences in 2019. He was a student of Economics ( Honours) at Presidency College affiliated to this University.

By the numbers

24th January 1857

Foundation Day

1180+

Total members of faculty

14000+

Total Number of Students

498+

Ph.D.'s awarded in 2024-25

271+

Research Projects

66

Patents

1091+

Theses uploaded on Sodhganga

700+

Examinations conducted annually

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