加尔各答大学创建于1857年，是印度三所历史最悠久、规模最大的综合性大学之一，被印度大学评估委员会（NAAC）评为五星级大学，2007年跻身世界优秀500所大学之列。学校下设16个学院（67个系）、5个大学学院和211个附属学院，注册学生达15万人，涵盖文、理、工、商、医、法等多个学科领域，其中文学院、科学技术学院和医学院规模最大。作为印度重要的教学与科研中心，该校培养了众多杰出人才，印度物理学家C·V·拉曼曾在此任教并因发现“拉曼效应”获1930年诺贝尔物理学奖。

Founded in 1857, the University of Calcutta is one of the three oldest and largest comprehensive universities in India. It has been awarded a five-star rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and ranked among the world's top 500 universities in 2007. The university comprises 16 faculties (67 departments), 5 university colleges, and 211 affiliated colleges, with a total enrollment of 150,000 students spanning disciplines including arts, science, engineering, business, medicine, and law. The Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science and Technology, and Faculty of Medicine are its largest academic units. As a leading educational and research hub in India, it has nurtured numerous distinguished alumni, including Indian physicist C.V. Raman, who taught here and won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the "Raman Effect."

学校在人文社科领域享有国际声誉，曾位列《泰晤士高等教育》全球最佳人文大学第39位，是印度唯一进入该排名前50的高校。其学术机构包括3个系级博物馆、2个高级研究中心及阿苏托什艺术博物馆（印度首个大学艺术博物馆，藏有8000件艺术珍品）。主校区位于印度西孟加拉邦加尔各答市，该校不仅推动了印度现代高等教育的发展，还在科学研究、文化传承等方面对国家和社会产生了深远影响。

The university enjoys international renown in humanities and social sciences, ranking 39th in the Times Higher Education's list of the world's best universities for humanities—the only Indian institution to enter the top 50. Its academic facilities include 3 departmental museums, 2 advanced research centers, and the Asutosh Museum of Indian Art (India's first university art museum, housing 8,000 artifacts). With its main campus in Kolkata, West Bengal, the university has not only advanced modern higher education in India but also exerted a profound impact on the nation and society through scientific research and cultural preservation.