St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, popularly known as St. Paul's College, is an undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college in Kolkata, India. Recently, post-graduate in English literature has been introduced. It is affiliated with the

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. The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Recently, it has been re-accredited and awarded 'B' grade by the

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(NAAC).About Us
The College was founded as the Cathedral Mission College of the

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in 1865 with John Barton as the first Principal. Early lectures were provided by Joseph Welland, EP Greaves, and S Dyson.

Notable Alumni

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Tarun Majumdar Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 8 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director, documentary filmmaker, author, illustrator and screenwriter who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received five National Awards, seven BFJA Aw ...

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Winner Filmmaker, Documentary Filmmaker, Illustrator, Screenplay Writer. * Mani Kumar Chetri, Doctor. *

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, cultural figure from

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and

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activist. *

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, Minister of India Graduate Alumni: *

Bipin Chandra Pal Bipin Chandra Pal ( ; 7 November 1858 – 20 May 1932) was an Indian nationalist, writer, orator, social reformer and freedom fighter. He was one third of the " Lal Bal Pal" triumvirate. He was one of the main architects of the Swadeshi move ...

, Freedom Fighter * Radharaman Mitra, Nationalist. * Anandamoy Bhattacharjee, Chief justice. * Nisith Ranjan Ray, Historian, Social Activist and Academic. *

Nirendranath Chakravarty Nirendranath Chakravarty or Chakroborty (; 19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, and essayist. He's known for use of expressive clarity and sharp diction in his poems. He taught Bengali poetics in books like ...

, Poet, Novelist, Journalist. *

Bishnu Dey Bishnu Dey (July 18, 1909 – December 3, 1982) was a leading Bengali poet, writer, essayist, academician, art appreciator, and connoisseur in the era of modernism and post-modernism. Modern Bengali poetry originated between the two World W ...

, Poet, writer and Academic. *

Sunirmal Basu Sunirmal Basu (20 July 1902 – 25 February 1957) was a Bengali writer, primarily known for his contributions to children's literature and poems. He became famous for his adventure and detective stories, which captivated specially young readers ...

, Poet, Short story writer

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