University of Calcutta was established in 1957 by an Act of the Legislative Council (Act No II of 1857).It is one of the oldest university in India. University of Calcutta has several campuses spread over the city of Kolkata and its suburbs. The main campus of the university, located on College Street, is spread over a small area of 2.7 acres. The university has 18 research centres, 650 teachers, 3000 non-teaching staff and 12,400 post-graduate students. Calcutta University has sixty five departments organised into eight faculties: Agriculture; Arts; Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management; Education, Journalism and Library Science; Engineering & Technology; Fine Arts, Music and Home Science; Law and Science. The university has 153 affiliated colleges under its umbrella. See the template for a list of affiliated or associated institutions. University of Calcutta is recognized as a "Five Star University" and a "Centre with Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission.
