University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture
University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture, Educational institution in Rajabazar, Kolkata, India
Description
University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture is a higher education institution in Rajabazar with numerous science and engineering faculties. The campus includes lecture halls, laboratory buildings, and administrative offices spread between well-kept courtyards and green spaces.
History
Sir Asutosh Mukherjee established the college on March 27, 1914, with financial backing from local philanthropists. The institution emerged as part of a movement to advance science and technical education in colonial India.
Culture
The college produced notable scientists including C.V. Raman, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics, and Satyendranath Bose of the Bose-Einstein statistics.
Practical
Access to public areas is typically restricted during class hours, as teaching and research activities take priority. Visitors can view the heritage architecture from outside or arrange a guided tour in advance.
Did you know?
The campus once housed scientists like C.V. Raman and Satyendranath Bose, whose research shaped modern physics. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray also founded one of India's first pharmaceutical companies here as a practical extension of academic work.
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