J. D. Birla Institute
J.D Birla Institute (JDBI) Kolkata is a private unaided college affiliated to Jadavpur University, Kolkata. The late Sushila Devi Birla, wife of industrialist late L. N. Birla established a college for girls in her mother-in-law's name in June 1962. The college was named Smt. Jawahari Devi Birla Institute of Home Science and it filled a much-felt gap in the scientific education of young women from Kolkata's conservative families. Over five decades, the institute has grown with the needs and demands of the changing times.
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| Motto | "Asato ma sadgamaya tamaso ma jyotirgamaya mrtyorma amrtam gamaya" |
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Motto in English | Lead us from all that is untrue and unreal to what is real and true. Lead us from darkness to light, ignorance to knowledge. Lead us from death to immortality. |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1962 |
| Founder | Sushila Devi Birla[1] |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | Jadavpur University |
| Principal | Deepali Singhee |
| Address | 12, Lower Rawdon Street , , , India 22.5388°N 88.3573°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
A Department of Commerce was added in 1997 and in tune with the shifting zeitgeist; another campus was started in 2002 to house the co-educational Department of Management. At this time, the name of the institution was simplified to J. D. Birla Institute. In the year 2009, four new professionally-oriented under-graduate B.Sc. courses (Food Science & Nutrition Management; Textile Science, Clothing & Fashion Studies; Interior Designing and Human Development) were introduced apart from two new post-graduate M.Sc. courses (Food & Nutrition and Textiles & Clothing) in 2009. M.Com. was introduced and the Home Science Programme discontinued in 2013.
References
- "The-Institute - J. D. Birla Institute". www.jdbikolkata.in.
- "J. D. Birla Institute Kolkata". www.jdbikolkata.in. Retrieved 8 February 2020.