India is the oldest country known for its values, Heritage
and educational capabilities. In ancient times, scholars from all around the
world used to came to India to get the education which will enable them to live
a happy and peaceful life.
At that time there were many Universities and GuruKul which
used to be famous amongst world scholar and it was very difficult to get
admission into those. In modern India we have several universities and colleges
carrying heritage of their golden years and still attract students from within
and outside India.
These colleges and Universities are almost 2 centuries old
but the way they are functioning right now, we can easily say that they are
there for many centuries to come.
SeramPore College:
Founded in 1818 by William Carey, Joshua Marshman and
William ward in Howrah, West Bengal. This college churns out many graduates
every year. Aim of this college to give the knowledge of arts and science to
the students of all caste creed and color.
Indian Institute
of Technology, Roorkee
Established in 1847, formerly the name of this college is
University of Roorkee and Thomason College of Civil Engineering. It was not an
IIT before but due to its rich heritage this is one of the first few IIT’s of
our country.
University of
Mumbai
Established in 1857, the oldest campus of this university is
in South Mumbai. This university
modelled on University of London. Its first degree got awarded in 1862 and it
was for bachelor in arts. Also it was one of the first 3 state universities.
University of
Madras
Established in 1857, this is the second university in the
trio of state universities. This is the
5th ranked university in 2011 by India today’s magazine. It has 6
campuses in the city.
University of
Calcutta
Established in 1857, this is the third university in the
trio of state universities. UGC recently gave 5 stars to this University. It
has 4 Nobel laureates which includes, Rabindranath Tagore, Amartya Sen, C V
Raman and Ronald ross.
Aligarh University
Established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and has one of
the largest campus of 465 hectare in India. It offers more the 300 various
courses in different streams.
These are some of the oldest colleges available in India and
still educating thousands of Scholars every year. It shows what rich culture
and heritage we have in our country.
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