Bhawanipur Education Society College Explained

The Bhawanipur Education Society College
Chairman:Champaklal Doshi
Country:India
Coordinates:22.538°N 88.353°W
Pushpin Map:India Kolkata#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kolkata##Location in India
Campus:Urban

Bhawanipur Education Society College (or Bhawanipur College) is a private, co-educational, undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, India.[1] [2] [3] It is at 5, Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani (Elgin Road) of the Bhowanipore area of Kolkata.[4]

History

The college was started in 1966[1] [3] for boys and girls by the efforts and donation of money and land by Gujarati community living in Kolkata. The Six-storied building was constructed with major donations from other city-based Gujarati industrialists and businessman. The college is managed through The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society. The Society enjoys the status of linguistic Minority Educational Institutions under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India.

It grew out of a school named J. J. Ajmera High School, established in 1928, which became a secondary school in 1958 and later a higher secondary school, founded in 1960 and run by the same trust.[1] [5] The college was known as Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College (BGES College) but since 2002, the word Gujarati has been dropped. Its popular name is Bhawanipur College.

Established by Gujaratis, a linguistic minority in West Bengal, it enjoys protection under Article 30 (1) of the constitution of India. Meant for educating children of the Gujarati community, it has, over the years opened its doors to all eligible students, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or language.*

Umang is the annual cultural fest and the college also conducts Model United Nation Conference which was started in 2016.[6]

Courses

Degrees

The following degrees are offered by the college:[7]

Total Courses : 16 courses across 5 streamsPopular Courses : BBA, BA

A sister unit of the college The Bhawanipur Design Academy[8] runs vocational courses in Design Fundamentals, Fashion, Interior, and Textile Design, and also Creative Art, Modelling, Personality Development and Foreign languages including French, Spanish, Chinese, etc.

Fest

Umang is the annual cultural fest of the college.[6]

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Multiple Career Choices by Devajit Bhuyan. 112. 9788122307795. Bhuyan. Devajit. 17 May 2002.
  2. Web site: The BES College was founded in 1966 by the Gujarati Society, Calcutta. . 18 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325052202/http://www.studentsspan.com/php/showSCDeatils.php?p_name=Kolkata,%20West%20Bengal%20Schools&SC_id=36&priority=8 . 25 March 2012 . dead .
  3. Book: Universities handbook: India, Volume 26. 1995. 217. 9788175200005 .
  4. http://www.asklaila.com/listing/Kolkata/Elgin+Road/The+Bhawanipur+Education+Society+College/p7jPmdYI/ The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Elgin Road, Kolkata
  5. Web site: The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society, grew out of the Bhawanipur Gujarati School (founded 1928), the Secondary School (1958) and the Higher Secondary School (1960) BES College in (1966). . 20 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004215150/http://www.shickshack.com/2499-kolkata-institutions/the-bhawanipur-gujarati-education-society-college-kolkata . 4 October 2011 . dead .
  6. News: Ray. Anindya Shankar. Umang lives it up. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405153039/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150131/jsp/t2/story_10788.jsp#.WJAkLX1gjIU. dead. 5 April 2018. 31 January 2017. ABP. The Telegraph. 31 January 2015.
  7. Web site: BESC The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata. thebges.edu.in/courses/. 9 May 2018.
  8. http://bhawanipurdesignacademy.org The Bhawanipur Design Academy
  9. News: Govt appoints Dilip Shanghvi, PK Monhanty at RBI's central board. 30 April 2018. Zee Business. 25 January 2018. en.
  10. Web site: TV stars from Calcutta. https://web.archive.org/web/20141118022859/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141014/jsp/t2/story_18922500.jsp#.Vyjb29KLTMw. dead. 18 November 2014. The Telegraph.
  11. News: Archana's extra innings. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603164452/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160531/jsp/t2/story_88431.jsp. dead. 3 June 2016. 5 May 2018. The Telegraph. 31 May 2016.
  12. News: The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505135025/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1070312/asp/calcutta/story_7501839.asp. dead. 5 May 2018. 5 May 2018. www.telegraphindia.com.
  13. News: The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) Entertainment She's a bird. https://web.archive.org/web/20080914092425/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080906/jsp/entertainment/story_9793537.jsp. dead. 14 September 2008. 5 May 2018. www.telegraphindia.com.

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