Vidyasagar College, named after Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, is a government-sponsored day and evening college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, India. Vidyasagar may refer to: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the Bengali scholar (1820-1891). ... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) is the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. ... Kolkata (Bangla: (?) কলকাতা) (formerly ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ...