Bhawanipur Education Society College

The Bhawanipur Education Society College
	Bhawanipur College main building
Type	Private research university
Established	1966; 58 years ago
Affiliation	University of Calcutta
Chairman	Rajnikant Dani
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India; 22°32′17″N 88°21′11″E / 22.5380°N 88.3530°E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.thebges.edu.in
	Location in Kolkata Location in India

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]

B.Com (Hons) & General
B.B.A. (Hons)
B.A. (Hons) English
B.A. (Hons) Journalism and Mass Communication
B.A. (Hons) Political Science
B.A. (Hons) Sociology
B.A. (Hons) History
B.A. (Hons) Bengali
B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics
B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
B.Sc. (Hons) Physics
B.Sc. (Hons) Economics
B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Science
B.Sc. (Hons) Electronics
M.Com Accountancy and Finance
M.A. English

Total Courses : 16 courses across 5 streams Popular 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

Dilip Sanghvi, one of the richest man in India & founder Sun Pharma^[9]
Ridhima Ghosh, Tollywood actress
Nusrat Jahan, former Member of Lok Sabha & Tollywood actress
Jeet, Tollywood actor
Vishal Vashishtha, TV actor^[10]
Archana Vijaya, model, video jockey, TV & sports anchor^[11]
Bipasha Basu, Bollywood actress
Naman Shaw, TV actor^[12]
Nicolette Bird, Bollywood actress^[13]
Ashok Todi, Indian industrialist, head Lux Industries Group

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Bhuyan, Devajit (17 May 2002). Multiple Career Choices by Devajit Bhuyan. p. 112. ISBN 9788122307795.
^ "The BES College was founded in 1966 by the Gujarati Society, Calcutta". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b Universities handbook: India, Volume 26. 1995. p. 217. ISBN 9788175200005.
^ The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Elgin Road, Kolkata
^ "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)". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b Ray, Anindya Shankar (31 January 2015). "Umang lives it up". No. The Telegraph. ABP. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "BESC The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata". thebges.edu.in/courses/. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ The Bhawanipur Design Academy
^ "Govt appoints Dilip Shanghvi, PK Monhanty at RBI's central board". Zee Business. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "TV stars from Calcutta". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014.
^ "Archana's extra innings". The Telegraph. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Entertainment | She's a bird". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[a-1] Bhuyan, Devajit (17 May 2002). Multiple Career Choices by Devajit Bhuyan. p. 112. ISBN 9788122307795.

[b-2] "The BES College was founded in 1966 by the Gujarati Society, Calcutta". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[c-3] Universities handbook: India, Volume 26. 1995. p. 217. ISBN 9788175200005.

[4] The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Elgin Road, Kolkata

[5] "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)". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[Umang_lives_it_up-6] Ray, Anindya Shankar (31 January 2015). "Umang lives it up". No. The Telegraph. ABP. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[7] "BESC The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata". thebges.edu.in/courses/. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

[8] The Bhawanipur Design Academy

[9] "Govt appoints Dilip Shanghvi, PK Monhanty at RBI's central board". Zee Business. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[10] "TV stars from Calcutta". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014.

[11] "Archana's extra innings". The Telegraph. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[12] "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[13] "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Entertainment | She's a bird". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

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