St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College

St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College

St Paul's Cathedral Mission College in 2014
Type	Educational Institution
Established	1864; 161 years ago (1864)
Principal	Dr. Sudipta Midday
Address	33/1 Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani, Amherst Street, Kolkata - 700009 , Kolkata , West Bengal , India 22.5757388°N 88.3693526°E / 22.5757388; 88.3693526
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	University of Calcutta
Website	www.spcmc.ac.in

St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, popularly known as St. Paul's College, is an undergraduate liberal arts and sciences[1] college in Kolkata, India. Recently, post-graduate in English literature[2] has been introduced. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[3] The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[4] Recently, it has been re-accredited and awarded 'B' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[5][6]

The College was founded as the Cathedral Mission College of the Church Missionary Society in 1865 with John Barton as the first Principal. Early lectures were provided by Joseph Welland, EP Greaves, and S Dyson.[7]

Notable Alumni

Intermediate Alumni:

• Tarun Majumdar, Padma Shri Winner Filmmaker, Documentary Filmmaker, Illustrator, Screenplay Writer.[8][9][10]
• Mani Kumar Chetri, Doctor.[8]
• Bishnu Prasad Rabha, cultural figure from Assam and Communist activist.

Graduate Alumni:

• Bipin Chandra Pal, Freedom Fighter
• Radharaman Mitra, Nationalist.
• Anandamoy Bhattacharjee, Chief justice.
• Nisith Ranjan Ray, Historian, Social Activist and Academic.
• Nirendranath Chakravarty, Poet, Novelist, Journalist.
• Bishnu Dey, Poet, writer and Academic.

See also

• St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata
• List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta
• Education in India
• Education in West Bengal

References

1. "Courses Offered". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
2. "P.G-English". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
3. "Affiliated College of University of Calcutta". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.
4. Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission
5. About Us Archived 10 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
6. St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College
7. History of the Church Missionary Society Vol 2. Church Missionary Society, its environment, its men and its work. 1899. p. 659. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
8. "Welcome to St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College". www.spcmc.ac.in. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
9. PTI (4 July 2022). "Tarun Majumdar: Uncommon story-teller who depicted the lives of common people on celluloid". National Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
10. "Tarun Majumdar: The story-teller who focused on ordinary man's extraordinary characteristics". The Economic Times. 4 July 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 23 October 2024.