Loreto College, Kolkata
Loreto College, 7, Sir William Jones Sarani (Formerly Middleton Row), Kolkata - 700071, West Bengal,Founded in 1912, Loreto College is a women’s college affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It was the first college in West Bengal to be assessed by NAAC. It was awarded the highest rating of five stars in 2000. The College was Re-accredited by NAAC in December 2006 and was awarded an A grade. The College had the 3rd Cycle of Re-accreditation by NAAC in September 2012 and was awarded an A grade. The B.Ed. Department, founded in 1913, is recognized by the N.C.T.E. and was awarded the B++ grade by NAAC in 2003. The Department was re-accredited in 2009 and was awarded an A grade. The UGC has recognised Loreto College as a College with Potential for Excellence in 2006 and again in 2011.
The courses offered at this college include B.A. (Honours & General) in Education, English, History, Political Science, Psychology & Geography ; B.Sc. (Honours &.General) in Geography & Economics ; B.A. (General) in Bengali, Hindi, Economics, Journalism, Film Studies, Sociology, Human Rights & Mathematics.
The University Grants Commission has awarded the college with a new Certified Career Oriented Course in Human Rights & Empowerment with effect from July 2013. This course is conducted after college hours by trained professionals.
The College also has a self-financing Computer Centre, which aims to inculcate computer literacy and proficiency in all students. The College Library is computerized, and has an excellent collection of academic books and journals. Internet access is available for staff and students. Extra-curricular activities are nurtured by the College, through a number of student societies like the Debating Society, the Dramatics Society, the Literary Society and the Leadership Training Society.
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Loreto College is located in William Jones Sarani, Kolkata and the nearest metro station to the college is Maidan Metro Station. The distance between the Maiden Metro Station and Loreto College is around 1 km and students can easily reach the campus after getting down from the metro. From the Park Street Bus Stand, it takes around 5 minutes to reach the college. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is located 10km away from Loreto College. It takes approximately 20 minutes to reach the campus from the airport.
- Recently, Loreto College released the Semester-3 Question Papers and also released the Practical Exam Schedule for Semester 1, 3, and 5. The college released the M.A English Semester Exam Schedule.
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Facilities
- Girls Hostel
The library is a fully equipped lending one, providing information to all those who wish to pursue self-learning. The collection comprises documents covering a wide range of subjects, a larger part of which is in English, some in literature in Bengali, Hindi and a sizeable part in French, German, Irish and other European languages. There are over 51225 books on various disciplines including Social Sciences, Arts, Literature, and History. - Gym
The college has Gym facility for the students. - Sports
Loreto College facilities and infrastructure include sports equipment and a playground for outdoor and indoor games. The outdoor games in Loreto College are basketball, throwball, badminton, and rowing. Whereas, indoor games are carrom, table tennis, and piano. - Cafeteria
Loreto College facilities include a canteen which provides hygienic and nutritious food to the female students. In the canteen where female students found all hours, enjoying and interacting with other students of the campus. - Auditorium
The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminar. - Medical/Hospital
Loreto College facility includes medical facilities for the female students and a competent nurse is available 24*7 hours in the campus premises for medical emergencies. Near Loreto College, there is a nursing home at a distance of 5 minutes from the campus for urgent medical emergencies. - IT Infrastructure
The college has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students. - Laboratories
The college has departmental based laboratories facility for the students.
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