Asutosh College, Kolkata established in 1916. College is affiliated to University of Calcutta.

Asutosh College, since its inception in July, 1916, has been a leading centre of education in Kolkata. As it enters its hundredth year of existence, let us step back in time and retrace the steps of its evolution from an Intermediate College in South Calcutta to its present position as a premier institute of Undergraduate, Postgraduate Studies and Research, not only of Kolkata, but also of West Bengal and eastern India.

Asutosh college has a rich heritage that contributes to its own culture.

The college was built up under the leadership of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the famous mathematician, educationist and the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta. The college was then known as south suburban college and was housed at a rented premise.The college was renamed after him in 1924. 

The present college building has a premise of forty thousand square feet and more than fifty classrooms which can contain about 4000 students. Twenty-seven subjects are taught as honors/major at the undergraduate level.

In 2002, a post graduation course in Environmental Science was introduced. All the departments have their own libraries and well-organized laboratories for Science departments.

Asutosh College, a pioneer institute of education in West Bengal, was the first college in the state which was accredited by NAAC, in 2002. The college has been accredited by NAAC in the 'A' Grade and awarded a CGPA score of 3.22, and is currently among the top 4 affiliate college of West Bengal.

The renowned mathematician Sir. Asutosh Mukherjee with a deep dream did establish this college. Asutosh College is affiliated underUniversity of Calcutta. The college has a rich heritage that contributes to its own culture. The College was built up in the year 1916 under the leadership of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the famous mathematician, educationist and the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta.

The College was then known as South Suburban College and was housed at a rented premise. When Sir Asutosh passed away in 1924, the college was renamed after him.

The Asutosh College shifted to its current location in 1935. The present college building has a premise of forty thousand square feet and more than fifty classrooms which can contain about 4000 students. Twenty-eight subjects are taught as Honors/Major/Vocational at the Undergraduate level.

In the year 2002, a post graduation course in Environmental Science was introduced.Post graduate courses in Applied Geology,Bengali,Computer and Information Science, Geography, Zoology are introduced in between 20009 and 2014.In 2013 Add-on courses in Hospital waste disposal management,Industrial Chemistry and Travel & tourism introduce. All the departments have their own libraries and well-organized laboratories for Science departments.

VISION & MISSION

Asutosh College, formerly known as South Suburban College, was established on 17th July, 1916, under the visionary leadership of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, one of the pioneers of modern education in India.

A premier learning institute of West Bengal, the college, as of today, has created its niche as a centre of both Undergraduate & Postgraduate studies and research in more than 28 disciplines including some of the emerging areas of recent times.

VISION

JN?N JETH? MUKTA’ ('Where Knowledge is Free...')

To impart not only formal education to all, irrespective of caste, creed, social and economic status, or physical health, but also adopt a holistic approach to knowledge as a means of attaining wisdom.

To remain faithful and dedicated to our traditional goal of teaching and learning.

MISSION

• To facilitate the realization of the motto of inclusive and holistic education;
• To take the right to education a step further by making institutionalized education  available and accessible to all irrespective of differences in gender, religion, language, physical abilities, social and economic status;
• To instill in our students moral values, discipline and dynamism along with imparting  quality education;
• To provide value based and value added education that imparts a feeling of self-esteem, self-confidence and self-respect among the students;
• To inject energy and vigour among our youth and help them evolve as responsible future citizens of the country;

In spite of being essentially a premier urban College, located in Kolkata, our College caters to the needs of students from all over the state, neighbouring states and even neighbouring countries; being a part of the education system of densely populated country like India, we aim to reach out to the maximum possible number of students, without compromising on quality.

OBJECTIVE

• To create not only awardees of degrees, but also responsible human beings and citizens;
• To provide an ambience that makes our students physically, mentally, culturally and thereby, capable of contributing to a healthy and prosperous society;
• To provide need-based education to cope up with the changing requirements of the society;
• To attain excellence through academics;

To sustain the rich legacy of excellence of the college.