Archive for the Category ‘Arts’

St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata

St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata

St. Xavier’s College is located in Kolkata, India, and is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who traveled to India. It is an autonomous college affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It gained autonomy in July 2006, thus becoming the first autonomous college of West Bengal, India.[1] It is [...]

Miranda House, Delhi

Miranda House, Delhi

Miranda House, residential college for women , is one of the premier Women’s Institutions of Delhi university. It was founded in 1948 by the then Vice-Chancellor, Sir Maurice Gwyer. Its foundation stone was laid by Lady Edwina Mountbatten on March 7 in the same year. Located in the university campus, Miranda House is built in [...]

Presidency College ,Chennai

Presidency College ,Chennai

Presidency College is in Chennai, India and is considered to be the precursor of the University of Madras. It was founded in 1840 by Thiru Eyre Burton Powell. When the University of Madras was founded in 1857, Presidency College got affiliated to it. The college moved to its present location in Kamaraj Salai in 1870. [...]

Fergusson College, Pune

Fergusson College, Pune

Fergusson College (FC) is one of the well known colleges in India and is situated in the western city of Pune. Consistently ranked among the top 10 colleges of the country, FC has a huge legacy behind its name. Built in 1885, the college was named after its first patron, Sir James Fergusson, the governor [...]

Madras Christian College, Chennai

Madras Christian College, Chennai

The Madras Christian College in Chennai, South India, is one of the oldest colleges in Asia and was established in 1837. Currently, the college is affiliated to the University of Madras, but functions as an autonomous institution from its campus in Tambaram, Chennai. The college has been awarded the prestigious A+ rating by the National [...]

Presidency College, Kolkata

Presidency College, Kolkata

Presidency College, Kolkata is one of the affiliated colleges and a co-founding college of the University of Calcutta. It is the oldest college in India. It continues to be one of the leading Indian institutions for undergraduate and post-graduate studies. It has been consistently rated as one of the top ten Indian colleges. It was [...]

St.Stephen’s College, Delhi

St.Stephen’s College, Delhi

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi

Loyola College, Chennai

Loyola College, Chennai

Loyola College is a Jesuit college in Chennai, India. It is among the elite colleges in India, presently ranked at no. 1 in the Arts and Sciences and at no. 3 in Commerce. The College offers courses in the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and commerce. It is autonomous, but affiliated with the University of [...]