Loreto College
Loreto College is a Catholic women's college in Kolkata, India. Affiliated with the University of Calcutta, the college focuses on liberal arts and sciences. It was established in 1912 by the Religious Order of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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• Name — Loreto College • Type — Public • City — Sir William Jones Sarani, Kolkata • State — West Bengal • Country — India • Academic Affiliations — Calcutta University • Head Label — Principal • Head — Sister Christine Coutinho • Undergrad — Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education • Postgrad — Master of Arts • Website — http: www.loretocollege.in/
Academics at Loreto College
Academics at Loreto College
Loreto College offers B.A.(Honors), B.A. (General), B.Sc (General) and B.Sc (Honors) courses. The courses offered by the college in respective areas are as follows: 1) B.A. (Honors): a) English b) Education c) History d) Political Science e) Psychology 2) B.A. (General): The college offers the degree with any three electives one of the following combinations: a) History/ Political Science/ Education b) History/ Education/ English / Hindi / Bengali c) Geography/ Political Science English / Hindi / Bengali d) Economics/ History/ Education / Political Science 3) B.Sc (General): A student pursuing the degree from Loreto College requires doing so with the three electives given below: a) Geography b) Economics c) Political Science 4) B.Sc (Honors): a) Geography b) Psychology c) Economics The college also offers a B.Ed course and M.A. in English.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Bharati Mukherjee, American author • Moon Moon Sen, Bollywood actress • Ruchira Gupta, social activist • Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician, diplomat and author • Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist, editor, and feminist • Anashua Majumdar, Bengali actress • Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and Politician • Anamika Khanna, Indian fashion designer • Asma Khan, British chef • Bachi karkaria, Indian journalist and Columnist • Kamalinee Mukherjee, Indian actress • Indu Puri, Sportsperson • Leila Seth, Indian judge • Pinky Lilani, Author and Women's advocate • Rajashree Birla, Indian philanthropist • Rukmini Maitra, Indian model and Actress • Sudeshna Roy, Indian film director • Ruchira Gupta, Indian journalist and Activist • Debolina Dutta, Indian actress
Controversy
Controversy
The college authority published an admission notice on 3 July 2023 stating that students whose medium of instruction in Class XII was the vernacular have not been considered for admission in the college. This notice is considered derogatory to the Bengali medium applicants and on protest the college authority pulled down it. Calcutta University made it clear that such type of notices should not be issued in future. The college thereafter took the initiative to bridge the gap for the students coming from vernacular-medium schools by introducing them to a crash course in English.
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- 1.Loreto College Admission Controversy: বাংলা মাধ্যমের ছাত্রদের ভর্তিতে না! লরেটো কলেজের ফতোয়া নিয়ে বিতর্ক তুঙ্গে, আসরে বাংলা পক্ষ. Zee24Ghanta.com. 2023-07-03.
- 2.ইংরেজি মাধ্যমের পড়ুয়া ছাড়া ভর্তি নয়, লরেটো কলেজের নির্দেশিকা ঘিরে তুমুল বিতর্ক. Eisamay.
- 3.MP, Team. Loreto College removes controversial notice. www.millenniumpost.in. 2023-07-03.
- 4.Premier Kolkata college earns ire for shutting doors on non-English medium students. The Hindu. 2023-07-03. 0971-751X.
- 5.'ইংরেজি মিডিয়ামে না পড়লে ভরতি নয়', বিতর্কিত নোটিশ নিয়ে CU-র প্রশ্নের মুখে লরেটো. Hindustantimes Bangla. 2023-07-04.
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