Seth Anandram Jaipuria College

Seth Anandram Jaipuria College is a public college located at 10, Raja Nabakrishna Street in North Kolkata, affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It was founded by Sri Mangturam Jaipuria in memory of his illustrious father and was inaugurated by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 22 December 1945. The college was originally housed in the famous Sovabazar Rajbari, a landmark in the cultural history of Kolkata, and has historically been associated with eminent personalities involved in the Indian Nationalist Movement. The institution runs three shifts—Morning, Day, and Evening—and offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses across the three streams of arts, science, and commerce. It is accredited with a (B) grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and aims to provide education at an affordable cost. In memory of its founder, Late Seth Mangturam Jaipuria, the trust and governing body of the college annually award gold medals to top-performing students in arts, science, and commerce in university examinations. Notable alumni include actors Abir Chatterjee, Subhasish Mukhopadhyay, Abhishek Chatterjee, and Sreelekha Mitra, Olympian Joydeep Karmakar, cricketers Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Anustup Majumdar, and Priyanka Roy, and scientist Santanu Chaudhuri.