College Overview

Lady Brabourne College, with its lush green lawns and gardens opposite the Park Circus Maidan is one of the premier Institutions for women’s education in India. Established by the Government of Bengal in July 1939 and named after the wife of Lord Brabourne, the Governor of Bengal till February 1939, the college made a humble beginning with 35 Muslim students and 9 faculty members in a rented house in Park Circus. The foundation stone of the building in which it is presently housed was laid on 26th August 1939 by Sir J. Woodhead the then Governor of Bengal. Ever since the college has expanded structurally and academically earning the reputation of having an excellent academic environment. The college has a dedicated and sincere faculty for whom the academic interests of the students are of utmost importance and can boast of consistently excellent results in the University examinations, far surpassing the University average. So while no compromises are made in so far as teaching is concerned the teachers are always ready to support and encourage the students in other activities as well. A cordial yet informal teacher-student relationship exists creating an atmosphere conducive to all-round progress while also laying emphasis on overall personality development. Seminars and Workshops are an integral part of the departmental activities and renowned academicians and statesmen have found it pleasurable to associate themselves with the proceedings of this college. Most of the teachers are engaged in research work at the doctoral and post- doctoral levels furthering their own education simultaneously. At present several U.G.C. sponsored research projects are underway in different departments. In the Geography, Microbiology, Zoology, Physics and Bengali departments research scholars are employed in Ph.D programs under the guidance of faculty members.

Accreditation & Other Recognition

NAAC

The College was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in 2006 with Grade A and re-accredited in 2014 & 2021 with Grade A

CPE

The College was selected as ‘College with potential for excellence’ by UGC in 2010

  • CPE Phase I - The College received a grant of 1 crore under CPE Phase I in 2010, which was the maximum amount to be received by any college.
  • CPE Phase II - The College was again selected for CPE Phase II in 2016. Under this the college received a grant of 1.5 crore which once again was the maximum amount to be received by any college. Lady Brabourne College was the only college in West Bengal to receive this honour.

RUSA

The ‘Rashtriya Uchhatar Shiksha Abhiyan’ grant was received by the College in 2015.

DBT-STAR College Program

The College was recognized for the DBT-STAR College Program by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India for strengthening of UG Science in 2012 and again in 2017.

DBT Boost - II

The Department of Microbiology had been selected for the BOOST II Programme (Biotechnology based Opportunities Offered to Science & Technology) in 2014 by the Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal for improvement of research based facility and infrastructure in Post Graduate Department of the College.

DBT Boost - I

Departments of Botany, Chemistry and Zoology were selected for the BOOST I Programme (Biotechnology based Opportunities Offered to Science & Technology) in 2017 by the Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal for improvement of research based facility and infrastructure in these Under Graduate Departments of the College. The three departments have now started with the Post Graduate courses since 2016.

Advanced Research Centres

Post Graduate Departments of Bengali, English, Geography, Microbiology, Mathematics and Physics were given approval as Advanced Research Centres by the University of Calcutta, in 2014.

Education Excellence Award

Lady Brabourne College received the Education Excellence Award in 2018 from Zee 24 Ghanta.

College Ranking

Lady Brabourne College has been ranked 14th among all the Colleges in India and 1st among all Colleges in West Bengal by Education World, an International Education Portal, 2019.

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