The University of Calcutta also called as Calcutta University was established in the year 1857 on the 24th of January by following the pattern of London University. The university is offering education under different faculties like agriculture, arts, commerce, social welfare & business management, education, journalism & library sciences, Engineering & Technology, fine arts, music & home science, law and science through the different educational departments and campuses functioning under its jurisdiction. The list of courses offered by the university under different categories is given below:

Institute of Agricultural Sciences:

A. Courses in Agriculture:

• Master of Science in

o Seed Science & Technology

o Plant physiology

o Horticulture

o Genetics & plant breeding

o Agronomy

o Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science

• Certificate course in horticulture

• Ph. D in Agricultural Sciences

B. Courses in Arts:

Ancient Indian History & Culture:

• Master of Arts

• Post-Doctorial Course

• Ph. D

Arabic & Persian:

• Pre M.A in

o Arabic

o Persian

• M.A in

o Arabic

o Persian

• Ph. D/Post Doctoral Course in Arabic & Persian

Archeology:

• Master of Arts & Science in Archeology

• Ph. D & Post-Doctoral Course in Archeology

Bengali Language & Literature:

• M.A

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral Course

Economics:

• M.A/M. Sc in Economics

• Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics & Information Management

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral course

English Language & Literature:

• M.A

• PG Certificate course in English Effective Communication

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral Course

French:

• Pre M.A

• M.A

• Ph. D

• Post Doctoral Course

Hindi:

• M.A

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post Doctoral Course

History:

• M.A

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post Doctoral Course

Islamic History & Culture:

• M.A

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral Course

Languages:

Certificate Course & Diploma courses in the below mentioned languages:

• Urdu

• Tibetan

• Tamil

• Russian

• Persian

• Pali

• Korean

• Hindi

• German

• French

• Chinese

• Bengali

• Arabic

Pre M.A, M.A, Ph. D & Post-Doctoral course in Russian and Pali language

Post Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies

Linguistics:

• M.A

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Museology:

• M.A/M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Philosophy:

• M.A

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Political Science:

• M.A

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Sanskrit:

• Pre-M.A

• M.A

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Sociology:

• M.A

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

South & South-East Asian Studies:

• M.A

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Tamil Studies:

• Certificate

• Diploma

• M.A

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Urdu:

• Certificate

• Diploma

• M.A

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

C. Courses in Commerce Social Welfare & Business Management:

Business Management:

• M.B.M.

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Commerce:

• M. Com (Day & Evening)

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

• MBA in Finance

D. Courses in Education, Journalism & Library Science:

Education:

• B. Ed

• M. Ed

• M.A/M. Sc

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Journalism & Mass Communication:

• M.A, M. Phil & Ph. D in Journalism and Mass Communication

• PG Diploma in Mass Communication

• PG Diploma in Media Studies

• PG Diploma in sports & mass communication management

Library & Information Sciences:

• B.L.I. Sc

• M.L.I. Sc

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

E. Courses in Engineering & Technology:

Applied Optics & Photonics:

• B. Tech

• M. Tech

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Applied Physics:

B. Tech in

• Electrical Engineering

• Instrumentation Engineering

M. Tech in

• Electrical Engineering

• Instrumentation & Control Engineering

Ph. D & Post-Doctoral in electrical & instrumentation engineering

Chemical Engineering:

• B. Tech

• M. Tech

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Chemical Technology:

B. Tech in

• Ceramic Engineering

• Oil Technology

• Pharmaceuticals & fine chemical technology

• Petrochemicals & petroleum refinery engineering

M. Tech in

• Ceramic Engineering

• Oil Technology

• Pharmaceuticals & fine chemical technology

• Petrochemicals & petroleum refinery engineering

Ph. D & Post-Doctoral in Chemical Technology

Computer Science & Engineering:

• B. Tech

• M. Tech

• M. Sc in Computer and Information Science

• Ph. D & Post-Doctoral in computer science & engineering

Polymer Science & Technology:

• B. Tech

• M. Tech

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Radio Physics & Electronics:

B. Tech in

• Radio Physics & Electronics

• Information Technology

M. Tech in

• Radio Physics & Electronics

• VLSI Design

Ph. D & Post-Doctoral in Radio Physics & Electronics

F. Courses in Fine Arts, Music & Home Science:

Home Science:

• B. Sc (hons.) in food and nutrition

• M. Sc in food and nutrition

• B.A/B. Sc in home science

• Diploma in home science

• B. Sc (hons.) in human development

• M.A/M. Sc in human development

• Ph.D/Post-Doctoral in food nutrition/human development

• B.A/B. Sc Vocation course

o CMEV (major)

o CNDV (major)

G. Courses in Law:

• B.A LLB

• B.A LLB (hons.)

• L.L.M

• Ph. D

• Post Doctoral

H. Courses in Science:

Anthropology:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post Doctoral

• Certificate course in Forensic Anthropology

• M.A in human rights

• Ph. D/ Post doctoral in human rights

Applied Mathematics:

• M. Sc

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Applied Psychology:

• M.A/M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

• PG Diploma in

o Psychological Counseling

o Rehabilitation Counseling

Atmospheric Science:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Biochemistry:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Bio-Physics, Molecular Biology & genetics:

• M. Sc in

o Biophysics and Molecular Biology

o Bioinformatics & Biophysics

• Advanced diploma in Bioinformatics

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Botany:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Chemistry:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Electronic Science:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Environmental Science:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Genetics:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Geography:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Geology:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Marine Science:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Microbiology:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Physiology:

• M. Sc

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Psychology:

• M.A/M. Sc

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Pure Mathematics:

• M.A/M. Sc

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Statistics:

• M. Sc Statistics

• M. Phil Computer Applications & Statistics

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral

Zoology:

• M. Sc Zoology

• M. Phil in Fishery Sciences

• Ph. D

• Post-Doctoral