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University of Calcutta, Kolkata Infrastructure and Facilities

Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Autonomous University
  • Government
  • Estd. 1857
  • AIU, UGC
  • Basketball Court

  • Cafeteria

  • Classrooms

  • Cricket Ground

  • Digital Library

  • Football Ground

  • Hockey Ground

  • Hostel

  • Labs

  • Lawn -Tennis Court

  • Library

  • Table Tennis Court

  • Tennis Court

  • Volleyball Court

University of Calcutta, Kolkata has its own set of infrastructural facilities to offer to its students.

CU, Kolkata’s library houses a vast amount of more than 10 lakh books. There are a total of 2 lakh volumes of bound journals, manuscripts, reports, patents, standards, maps, newspapers, M.Phil and Ph.D. Dissertations, microfilms, CD-ROMS, and proceedings of conferences when all the campuses of CU, Kolkata are taken together. CU, Kolkata also has a magnificent digital library with a vast amount of resources for the students to access. Resources include e-books, e-journals, departmental journals, PRS dissertations, full-text theses, medical dissertations, etc. Currently, CU, Kolkata library’s digitized collection can be accessed for reading from any part of the world, which previously only allowed users within the University campuses to get access to these resources.

The University Grounds and Tent at Maidan is an open space of CU, Kolkata where various sporting activities are organized by the University. Apart from that CU, Kolkata also has a Rowing Club situated at Dhakuria Lake. CU, Kolkata promotes a sporting culture amongst its students. Through these initiatives, many talented students from various sporting backgrounds have been discovered, who also represent CU, Kolkata at prestigious tournaments.

CU, Kolkata provides its Science students with well-equipped labs with computers and modern technologies for them to conduct their practical classes smoothly. CU, Kolkata provides its students with satisfactory hostel facilities. There are currently 1550 students staying in the 16 halls and hostels under CU, Kolkata who are studying in the University Colleges of Arts, Law, Commerce, Science, and Technology. The University halls and hostels are also available for undergraduate students and men research scholars/ fellows of the University.

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