About the Society
Our Heritage :
The University of Calcuttaas one of the premier University of our country has been continuing its responsibility towards advancement of learning since 1857. The University has produced numerous pioneers in education, science, and the arts over its long history.
Four (4) eminent Noble laureates of India, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore (1913), Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1930), Amartya Sen (1998), and Abhijit Vinayak Bandopadhyay (2019), were associated with this Heritage University.
Some of the distinguished alumni of the University of Calcutta are Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar,Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay,Subhas Chandra Bose, Sir Asutosh Mookerjee, Satyendra Nath Bose, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray,Swami Vivekananda, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy,Rajendra Prasad,Meghnad Saha, C.V. Raman, Kadambini Ganguli, Chandramukhi Bose, Prasantachandra Mahalanobis,Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen etc.
Our Society :
More than 100 years before, The Calcutta University Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. was founded in 1924 by some prescient employees of the University of Calcutta. He idea of founding some sort of a Relief Society for the purpose of rendering financial help to ‘Assistants’ [Employees] of the University in their urgent need first originated in August, 1923.
The Calcutta University Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. registered under the Cooperative Act 11 of 1912 (vide Registration Nọ 2/Cal dated 02-02-1924) with forty (40) members. From the registration, our society is running with its own strength and also with the patronage of the University authority. Registered address of the society is Darbhanga Building (1st Floor), 87/1 College Street, Kolkata – 700073.
The Society is guided and bound abide by the by-laws of the Society and The West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 2006 along with West Bengal Co-operative Societies Rules, 2011 as amended from time to time.
our mission
The Calcutta University Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. is the pioneer for strengthening the Co-operative movement in Bengal. We want to reach all employees of the University to strengthen the Society. We always give emphasis on honesty, governance and transparency.
our vision
The vision of the Society is :
• Primarily to fulfil various needs of our members and to provide term loans for different purpose as per application of the members.
• To provide facilities for the exercise of thrift and savings; and generally, to encourage self–help and mutual aid among members.
• In addition of the above objectives the society encourages its members' children for their better future and also to work for the society.
