the name of calcutta was changed to kolkata in 2001.
the name of calcutta was changed to kolkata in 2001.
when was the name of calcutta changed to kolkata?
2001
bullet::::- calcutta high court - it is the oldest high court in india. it was established as the "high court of judicature at fort william" on 1 july 1862 under the "high courts act, 1861". it has jurisdiction over the state of west bengal and the union territory of the andaman and nicobar islands. the high court building is an exact replica of the stand haus in ypres, belgium. it is recorded that when the original stand haus burnt down, a blueprint of granville's calcutta high court had to be consulted before rebuilding it. the court has a sanctioned judge strength of 63. despite, the name of the city was officially changed from "calcutta" to "kolkata" in 2001, the old name is retained by the court as it is an institution.
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kolkata's schools are run by the state government or private organisations, many of which are religious. bengali and english are the primary languages of instruction; urdu and hindi are also used, particularly in central kolkata. schools in kolkata follow the "10+2+3" plan. after completing their secondary education, students typically enroll in schools that have a higher secondary facility and are affiliated with the west bengal council of higher secondary education, the icse, or the cbse. they usually choose a focus on liberal arts, business, or science. vocational programs are also available. some kolkata schools, for example la martiniere calcutta, calcutta boys' school, south point school, st. james' school (kolkata), st. xavier's collegiate school, and loreto house, have been ranked amongst the best schools in the country. , the kolkata urban agglomeration is home to 14 universities run by the state government. the colleges are each affiliated with a university or institution based either in kolkata or elsewhere in india. aliah university which was founded in 1780 as "mohammedan college of calcutta" is the oldest post-secondary educational institution of the city. the university of calcutta, founded in 1857, is the first modern university in south asia. presidency college, kolkata (formerly hindu college between 1817 and 1855), founded in 1855, was one of the oldest and most eminent colleges in india. it was affiliated with the university of calcutta until 2010 when it was converted to presidency university, kolkata in 2010. bengal engineering and science university (besu) is the second oldest engineering institution of the country located in howrah. an institute of national importance, besu was converted to india's first iiest. jadavpur university is known for its arts, science, and engineering faculties. the indian institute of management calcutta, which was the first of the indian institutes of management, was established in 1961 at joka, a locality in the south-western suburbs. kolkata also houses the prestigious indian institute of foreign trade, which was started here in the year 2006. the west bengal national university of juridical sciences is one of india's autonomous law schools, and the indian statistical institute is a public research institute and university. state owned maulana abul kalam azad university of technology, west bengal (makaut, wb), formerly west bengal university of technology (wbut) is the largest technological university in terms of student enrollment and number of institutions affiliated by it. private institutions include the ramakrishna mission vivekananda educational and research institute and university of engineering & management (uem).
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