Alliance Française du Bengale Official French Centre in India

New Session for Autumn 2019

New session for French course starts from October 14 for weekday & October 19 for weekend
Indo European Residency Project 2019

Call for Application closes on 25th August
Exhibition | Soul of Peace : Rooh-E-Sukun by Poet-Artist Sufia Khatoon

From 8th August- 17th September 2019
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ACADEMIC STAFF

Academic Staff M. Kaushik CHATTERJEE M. Trinanjan CHAKRABORTY Mme. Alokananda BANERJEE Mme. Evelyn BOSE Mme. ... Read More »
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Ipads available in our media library

We’re happy and proud to announce that, from now on, 6 brand-new Ipads are available ... Read More »
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TV5MONDE now available on Airtel Digital TV

TV5MONDE Asie, the French-language channel is now available free-of-charge to all Airtel Digital TV customers ... Read More »
TV5 Monde online
PhD in France : new website

The Alliance française du Bengale in Kolkata is historically and naturally affiliated to the international network of the Alliances françaises in the world (813 Alliances françaises in 136 countries). Known, at first, as the Alliance française de Calcutta and renamed (in 2007) the Alliance française du Bengale in order to cover not only the capital but the entire territory of West Bengal as well, the Alliance française du Bengale is a cultural centre, a space for documentation (books, magazines, journals, music CDs & film DVDs, etc.) and a French language training institution.

Like any Alliance française, the Alliance française du Bengale is a local society driving by a Council of Administration composed by eleven local personalities, having, nonetheless, a close administrative link with France, especially because its parent body – the Fondation Alliance française – is located in Paris, and also because it is managed by two expatriate staff members, the Director and the Course director nominated by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Alliance française du Bengale also receives a grant enabling it to organize various cultural events.

The Ambassador of France in India is an ex-officio member of the Council of Administration of the Alliance française du Bengale and traditionally delegates the Consul General of France in Kolkata to represent him.

Fabrice PLANÇON (Director)