Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Scottish Church College seeks PG autonomy restoration
Scottish Church College, a school in Kolkata, India, wants to have its own rules and control over its postgraduate (PG) courses again.
They used to have this special status, called autonomy, from 2005 to 2018.
The college's principal, Madhumanjari Mandal, wrote a letter to Calcutta University asking for this autonomy to be given back.
She believes that having this autonomy will help the college do better in teaching, research, and attracting good students.
Other colleges like Lady Brabourne and Asutosh College also want this autonomy back.
The principal says that with autonomy, they can make their own syllabus and focus more on research and new ways of learning.
The college has done well in assessments by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the past.
Scottish Church College seeks reinstatement of autonomous status for its postgraduate departments.
The college held autonomous status from 2005 to 2018.
Principal Madhumanjari Mandal wrote to Calcutta University vice-chancellor Ashutosh Ghosh requesting the restoration.
Autonomy allows for curricular innovation and better research opportunities.
Other colleges like Lady Brabourne and Asutosh College have also demanded the restoration of PG autonomy.
- Who
- Scottish Church College
- What
- Seeking reinstatement of autonomous status for postgraduate departments
- When
- Letter dated December 4
- Where
- Calcutta University, Kolkata
- Why
- To strengthen academic innovation, student development, and institutional growth
- College
- Scottish Church College
- University
- Calcutta University
- Vice-Chancellor
- Ashutosh Ghosh
- Registrar
- Debasish Das
- Principal
- Madhumanjari Mandal
- Autonomy Period
- 2005-2018
- PG Courses
- Chemistry, Botany
- Assessment Body
- NAAC