Know Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College

Our Founder

Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri

"The time is come when education has to be saved from the invasion of official and red-tape control on one hand and the incursion of the turbid whirpool of party politics on the other. I have always through my long life, strenuously fought for the Principle of the Independence of Education - the Principle of Education is an end in itself and not a mere means to an end, however high it be."

Teacher-in-Charge Desk

Sri Durgadas Bhattacharyya

Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, affiliated to University of Calcutta was established by Late Ranadev Chaudhuri in 1965, at 30, Prince Anwar Shah Rd, Kolkata 700033.
The college has been continuously modernised and upgraded to meet the changing needs of disseminating Higher education. Today we have 15 subjects with major (Honours) in Arts, Science and Commerce. The college has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2005 and 2016 and our college had been awarded B+ and B++ grade respectively. This upgradation of grade was possible due to academic excellence and overall performance of the students and staff.

The Story

Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College

Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College was founded in July 1965 (though inception of the college was in 1964) by Ranadev Chaudhuri, an eminent Barrister, in memory of his father Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri, son-in-law of Rashtraguru Surendranath Banerjee, to foster higher education among the poorer strata of society. Subsequently, it got affiliated to University of Calcutta. Popular belief holds that the building was

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