University of Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal established in the year 1857 is a government college which also called Calcutta University In 1954 The Court of Directors of the East India Company has given order to the Governor-General of India in Council for introduce Universities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. university of calcutta distance education was accredited with Grade 'A' by NAAC. https://www.umeacademy.com/calcutta-university-distance-education/