University College of Science, Technology and Agriculture

University College of Science, Technology and Agriculture
বিজ্ঞান কলেজ
Main entrance to the college
TypePublic
Established27 March 1914; 110 years ago (27 March 1914)
FounderAshutosh Mukherjee
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorAsis Kumar Chattopadhyay[1]
Location
92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Rajabazar, Kolkata - 700009, West Bengal Annex : JD-2, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700106, West Bengal. 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata - 700026, West Bengal
CampusUrban[2]
AcronymUCSTA
NicknameScience College,
Calcutta College of Science,
University College of Science
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC, AIU, AICTE
WebsiteUCSTA

The University College of Science, Technology and Agriculture (commonly or formerly known as Rashbehari Siksha Prangan & Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan or Rajabazar Science College & Ballygunge Science College) are two of five main campuses of the University of Calcutta (CU). The college served as the cradle of Indian sciences by winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 and many fellowships of the Royal Society London.[3]

  1. ^ "Bengal appoints CU pro-vice chancellor Asis Chattopadhyay as interim VC". The Financial Express 12:28:52 pm. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ "campus-area". Caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ^ "About UCSTA College Website". UCSTA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.