University of Calcutta

University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture

University of Calcutta

Offers

B. Tech. / MCA / M. Sc. / M. Tech. / M. Phil. & Ph. D. Programme

About The UCSTA

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.

Acharya Ray established the Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical works, a step towards self-reliance of our Country. Saha and Ghosh later participated in a big way in National Planning Commission.

UCSTA continued its further expansion in the Technology Campus at Salt Lake.

Our Campuses

Faculty of Science

Consisting of twenty four departments/centres situated in two campuses: Rashbehari Siksha Prangan (commonly known as
Rajabazar Sc. College Campus)
 at 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata – 700 009 and Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan (commonly known as Ballygunge Sc. College Campus) at 35, Ballygunge Circular Road,
Kolkata – 700 019.

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Consisting of nine departments/ school situated in three campuses: Rashbehari Siksha Prangan (commonly known as Rajabazar Sc. College Campus) at 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata – 700 009. & APC Siksha Prangan (commonly known as Technology Campus) at JD-2, Sector –III, SALT LAKE Kolkata- 700106 and Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan (commonly known as Ballygunge Sc. College Campus) at 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata – 700 019.

Faculty of Agriculture

Consisting of six departments under the umbrella of Institute of Agricultural Science situated in Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan (commonly known as Ballygunge Sc. College) at 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata – 700 019 (Annex Building) and Agricultural Farm at Baruipur, 24 Paraganas (South).

Faculty of Fine Arts, Music & Home Science

Consisting of single department of Home Science situated at 20B & 20E Judges Court Road, Kolkata – 700 027.