Completely unaided by the colonial British Government the University College of Science and Technology was founded on March 27,1914, by the great visionary Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the then Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta, using the generous donation from Sir Taraknath Palit and Sir Rashbehari Ghosh who together donated nearly thirty seven and half lakhs of rupees and the premises, presently known as, “Rashbehari Siksha Prangan” at 92, Acharya Profulla Chandra Road , Kolkata – 700 009 and “Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan” at 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata – 700 019, owned by Sir Palit. The first batch of teachers included Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Sir Chandra Sekher Venkata Raman , Sisir Kumar Mitra and the legendary 1915 M.Sc. batch comprising Satyendranath Bose, Meghnad Saha , Jnanchandra Ghosh , Jnanendranath Mukherjee and others. The College served as the cradle of Indian Sciences winning Noble Prize by Sir Raman in 1930 and many fellowship of the Royal society.
| Also Known As | UCST |
| Year Of Established | 1914 |
| Campus | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Kolkata |
| Recognised by | Yes |
| Affiliation | WBUT |
| Gender intake | both |
| Study Mode | Full Time |
| Ownership | Government |
| AICTE | Yes |
| NAAC | Grade |
Phone: +91 3323501397
Official website : http://www.caluniv-ucsta.net/
92, APC Road, Kolkata Pincode - 700 009, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700009
| Facility | Description |
|---|---|
| Bus Convenience | Two way transportation is available from prominent locations in Kolkata at scheduled hours based on students' demand. Transport facilities for members of faculty and staff, as also for visitors, are available from the Traffic Island near Ruby General Hospital. |
| Hostel | Separate boarding and lodging facilities are available separately for outstation boys and girls. Seats are limited and allotted on first-come first-served basis. |
| Booth | Separate boarding and lodging facilities are available separately for outstation boys and girls. Seats are limited and allotted on first-come first-served basis. |
| Sports Complex | There are excellent facilities for outdoor games and sports like cricket, football, volleyball, basketball, golf and swimming, managed by a Sports Officer and a Swimming Instructor. |
| Gym | A fully air conditioned gymnasium, with modern imported equipment exists inside the campus. Two qualified Gym Instructors are available round the clock to train students specifically for their respective sports. The Gym has separate timings for men and women. |
| Hospital and Medical | There is an emergency medical centre that aids to any medical help needed by the students or staff 24x7. |
| Cafeteria | The Institute has an excellent cafeteria with a seating capacity for more than 200 persons. It has a well-planned hygienic kitchen run by a reputed caterer at administered prices. Multi-cuisine lunch and snacks are being served in the cafeteria. A fast food restaurant-cum-convenience store is also there. |
| Labs | |
| Library | The well equipped Library and Spacious reading room, Internet and Reprographic facilities available. Book bank and question bank available. |
| Auditorium | Centrally air-conditioned seminar hall. |
| Wi-Fi Campus | Completely enabled campus. |
| Bank and ATM | There is a bank extension counter and ATM. |
| Convenience Stall | A Central Computer Centre is exclusively available to the students for net surfing and online study. Besides, all post-graduate degree awarding departments have its own project laboratories for undertaking project, research and development works. All the computers are Wi-Fi connected with 20Mbps leased line for 24 hours. |
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