Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration is a commerce college of India. It is a Kolkata-based degree-granting college that offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in commerce, and an MBA degree course. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Earlier it was a part of Presidency College, Kolkata where it started as a department but later with growing demand it had to be shifted into its new premises as a separate institute under the University of Calcutta.
Courses
Geonka College offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses in commerce and business. These are: B.Com (Hons), M.Com and MBA.
Admission procedure and cutoffs
The college has a strict online application process. The admission procedure for its flagship B Com (Hons.) is rigorous with the percentile cut offs basis Class 12 Examination marks pegged at around 96%, but may go as low as 90% in the second and third merit lists. The total percentage of the best 4 subjects in Class 12 Finals are considered. Mathematics is not mandatory in Class 12 for B.Com (Hons), unlike other colleges.[1]
The college was ranked as 12th best by India Today 2017, and the best in Kolkata.[2]
Accommodation
Currently, the college has no hostel of its own but a few seats in the Eden Hindu Hostel is usually made available to the students of B. Com. (Honours) Course (Boys only) of this college. Students can also stay in paying guests nearby.[3]
Notable alumni
- Aditya Bandopadhyay, lawyer and gay rights activist
- Biman Banerjee, politician
- Abir Chatterjee, actor
- Rajatava Dutta, actor
- Uttam Kumar, actor
See also
- List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta
- Education in India
- Education in West Bengal