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Bethune College
Bethune School Building, c. 1949
MottoViddaya Vindatey Amritam
Motto in English
knowledge provides immortal bliss
TypeWomen's college
Established1879; 145 years ago (1879)
AccreditationNAAC
AffiliationUniversity of Calcutta
PrincipalDr. Anushila Hazra Bhattacharya
Location
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°35′18″N 88°22′04″E / 22.5882°N 88.3679°E / 22.5882; 88.3679
CampusUrban
Websitewww.bethunecollege.ac.in
Seal of the Bethune College

Bethune College is a women's college located on Bidhan Sarani in Kolkata, India, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is the oldest women's college in India.[1] It was established as a girls' school in 1849,[2]: 11–12  and as a college in 1879.[3]

  1. ^ LBR, Team (5 May 2018). Limca Book of Records: India at Her Best. Hachette India. p. 161. ISBN 9789351952404.
  2. ^ Bagal, Jogesh Chandra (1949). "History of the Bethune School & College (1849–1949)". In Nag, Kalidas; Ghose, Lotika (eds.). Bethune School & College Centenary Volume, 1849–1949. Bethune College. pp. 11–12.
  3. ^ Bose, Anima (1978). Higher Education in India in the 19th Century: The American Involvement, 1883-1893. Punthi Pustak. p. 249.

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