Scottish Church College [SCC], Kolkata was established in the year 1830 as a Private Educational Institution, currently having 88th position in NIRF Ranking 2024. SCC Kolkata is accredited by NAAC-A, and is affiliated with University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Scottish Church College offers admission in the field of Management, Humanities and Science at UG/ PG level with scholarship benefits to deserving students. Dr. Arpita Mukerji is the Principal.
| Institute Name | Scottish Church College, Kolkata |
| Estd. Year | 1830 |
| Affiliated to | University of Calcutta, Kolkata |
| Type | Private |
| Accreditation | NAAC-A |
| Programmes offered | UG/ PG |
| Principal | Dr. Arpita Mukerji |
| Address | 1 & 3 Urquhart Square, Kolkata - 700006, West Bengal, India |
| Contact Number | 033-23503862 |
| Official Website | https://www.scottishchurch.ac.in/ |
Motivating and empowering the students to become morally, socially, and intellectually upright since 1830, the Scottish Church College was founded by the first missionary of the Church of Scotland, Alexander Duff. The college is situated in the city of joy to provide academic excellence and increase social awareness among the students.
The college is given the status of ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ by the UGC and feels proud as it has educated some renowned alumni like Swami Vivekanand and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the past. Currently, it is owned by the Church of North India (CNI), affiliated with the University of Calcutta, and Re-accredited by NAAC. The college has achieved autonomous status for its Post Graduate department.
Scottish Church College offers Sixteen Undergraduate courses (Honours), Two Post-Graduate courses, and a B.Ed course for women students provided by the Department of Teacher Education. The UG and PG courses provided by the college along with the subjects under them are mentioned below:
First, let’s go through the criteria necessary for admission to the college:
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Courses |
Eligibility |
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Arts- B.A. (Honours) |
HSC (10+2) or equivalent examination in respective streams with compulsory subjects. Passing marks in the English subject (The paper should be of 100 marks). *The provisional list will be decided after checking the index marks of students. If there is a tie in Index marks, then the subject marks will be considered and if there is still a tie, English Marks will be considered. |
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Science- B.Sc. (Honours) |
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Commerce- B.Com |
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Business Administration- B.B.A. |
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Teacher Education- B.Ed. |
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Science, Social Science, Mathematics, Humanities/ Engineering Technology, etc. A fresher can be 40 years or less to be eligible to apply. There is no such rule for a deputed teacher. |
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M.Sc. |
50% in qualifying Honours examination (40% for Christians) For M.Sc. (Chemistry) candidates Maths should be a general subject in B.Sc. *Admission is based on merit |
The application process at the college is entirely online with the following steps:
* Please ensure that no mistakes are made while filling out the application form as the details cannot be changed afterward.
The provisional list is uploaded on the official website and the selected candidates are informed via SMS/E-mail. The students should reach the college on the given date and bring a photocopy of all the given documents for verification:
The students who show progress in academics get various scholarships in the form of fee concessions and waivers. They can enjoy the benefit of one scholarship/ concession at a time unless they have been awarded a Govt. Loan Scholarship or First and Second-grade Scholarship. Numerous stipends are available for poor students from the Henry Stephen fund and merit-cum-means based scholarships are given to SC/ST students by UGC. The Christian students are provided Scholarships in the form of cash prizes.
Meritorious students are helped with a full-free studentship/ half-free studentship, and quarter-free studentship which can be in form of a fee concession. The table shows a list of other Scholarships:
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Scholarship name |
Eligible class |
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Rev. Kalicharan Banerjee Memorial Scholarship |
Arts 1st year |
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Ogilvie and Wilson Certificate |
Arts 2nd and 3rd year |
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Allen Bequest Merit Certificate |
Arts and Science 1st year |
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S.C. Sil Merit Certificate |
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London Certificate |
Arts and Science 2nd year |
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Edinburg Certificate |
Arts and Science 3rd year |
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Dr. Biraja Shankar Guha & Mrs. Uma Guha Memorial Educational Award |
History students for the period of study in college |
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Stephenson Nirmalendu Ghosh Scholarship |
Arts 1st year |
| Rank By | Rank | Year |
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88 out of 300 | 2024 (Colleges) |
| 100 out of 200 | 2023 (Colleges) | |
| 101-150 out of 200 | 2022 (Universities) | |
| 101-150 out of 200 | 2021 (Colleges) |
The Placement cell of the college gives a chance to final year students to grow their talent and learn new skills. It helps them become competitive and match their skill set with global trends. The willing students need to register with the cell so that they can take part in the campus placements.
Many companies visit the college to participate in the campus drive, some of which are Tata Consultancy Services, LTIMindtree, Path Finder Pvt. Ltd., Apollo International School, Sutherland, and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.
With a cutting-edge infrastructure, the Scottish Church College provides various amenities to its students for them to grow and prosper. Its main attraction is its massive prayer hall with beautiful architecture depicting its history. The students can go through the following list of facilities available at the college to get a better idea:
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