Higher education in West Bengal

Institute Main Building, IIT Kharagpur
IIM Calcutta's Auditorium
The Auditorium at IIM Calcutta

The Indian state of West Bengal is the site of India's first modern university. Thirty-three universities are listed in the state by the University Grants Commission.[1]

In West Bengal the medium of instruction in colleges and universities is usually Bengali or English. Diploma, certificate courses, advanced diploma program, postgraduate courses and doctoral programs are offered. Research programs offered by the universities are conducted with the aid of specialised institutes.

History

Early years

Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal has played a pioneering role in the development of the modern education system in India. Western models of education came to India through this city. Many of the first schools and colleges were established by the missionaries and reformists. Sir William Jones (philologist) established the Asiatic Society in 1784 for promoting oriental studies. People like Ram Mohan Roy, David Hare, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Ashutosh Mukherjee and William Carey played a leading role in the setting up of modern schools and colleges in the city. The Fort William College was established in 1800. The Hindu College was established in 1817, renamed the Presidency College in 1855.[2]

William Carey established the Serampore College in the city of Serampore in 1818. It went on to become India's first modern university in 1827 when it was incorporated by a Royal Charter as a Danish University. The Sanskrit College was established in 1824. Reverend Alexander Duff of the Church of Scotland established the General Assembly's Institution in 1830 and later the Free Church Institution in 1844, which were later merged to form what is now known as the Scottish Church College, Calcutta. These institutions played a significant role in what came to be known as the Young Bengal Movement and the Bengal Renaissance. La Martiniere Calcutta was established in 1836.

The oldest medical school in Asia, the Calcutta Medical College was set up in 1835. In 1857, the University of Calcutta was established as the first full-fledged multi-disciplinary university in south Asia. It was modelled on the lines of the University of London. Today it is amongst the largest multidisciplinary universities of India and offers some of the widest number of academic disciplines for study.

John Bethune established a school for Indian girls in 1850 at a time when women's education was frowned upon in the society. The Bethune College for girls was set up by him in 1879.[3]

In 1856 technical and engineering education came with the establishment of a civil engineering college / department. This setup went through various reorganisations to finally become the Bengal Engineering College in 1921. The Jesuit administered St Xavier's College was established in 1860. Bengal Engineering and Science University is the second oldest engineering institutes in the country and it was started in the year 1864. They offer the following programs such as B.E, M.E, MCA, MBA, MSC, B. Arch. and Ph.D. programs. Apart from this they also provide part-time courses in the evening for the professionals.[4][better source needed]

The nation's first homoeopathy college was established in the city in 1880. In 1883 Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu became the first women graduates from the University of Calcutta. In the process, they became the first female graduates of the British Empire. Kadambini went on to become the first female physician trained in the Western system of medicine in South Asia.

20th century

In 1906, the partition of Bengal led to widespread nationalistic and anti-British feelings.[5] This led to the setting up of the National Council of Education, Bengal. The Science College was established in 1917. The first blind school came into being in 1925.

After independence, Calcutta continued to be in the forefront of the educational scene. The Government College of Art & Craft was established in 1951. The National Council of Education became the Jadavpur University in 1955. The Rabindra Bharati University was established in 1962. This university offers courses in the fine and performing arts. The Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management was set up in 1953 as the country's first management institute and is also the first in the country to offer an MBA degree of a university. The first, Indian Institute of Technology was set up at Kharagpur about 120 km (75 mi) from Calcutta. In 1960 the Regional Engineering college (presently National Institute of Technology) at Durgapur was set up. It is amongst the top NITs in India and also among the oldest. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, the first among the Indian Institutes of Management, was set up in 1961 at Joka. It was the first national institute for post-graduate studies and research in management sciences. It was established with the help of the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Ford Foundation.

Institutes with national or special status

Institutes and universities with particular special status or funding arrangements include: Institutes of Eminence (IoE), Institutes of National Importance (INI); central universities, Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTI); and the deemed universities. Types with specialist functions include research institutes and universities with national recognition for their field of education.

List of institutes and universities with special status or funding
Institution Location Status (Type) Established Specialisation Sources
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur IoE
Jadavpur University IoE* *Note: recommended only, pending as of 2023
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka INI (Autonomous) 1961 Social Sciences and Management [6]
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata Haringhata INI (Autonomous) 2006 Basic sciences, applied sciences [7]
Indian Statistical Institute Baranagar INI (Autonomous) 1959 Basic sciences, applied sciences, social sciences [8]
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur INI (Autonomous) 1951 Science, Management, Engineering & Technology, Law [9]
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Howrah INI (Autonomous) 1856 Sciences, Management, Engineering & Technology [10]
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani Kalyani INI (Autonomous) 2014 Engineering & Technology, Sciences [11]
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur Durgapur INI (Autonomous) 1960 Engineering & Technology, Sciences, Management [12]
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata Kolkata INI (Autonomous) 2007 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Engineering [13]
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani Kalyani INI (Autonomous) 2019 Medical, Nursing [14]
Visva-Bharati University Shantiniketan Central University 1921 Arts, Sciences, Social Work, Agriculture, Fine arts, Designing, Music, Drama [15]
Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology Malda district GFTI 2010 Engineering [16]
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata Deemed university 1876 Basic sciences, applied sciences [17]
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute Belur Math Deemed university 2005 Agricultural Management, Rural Development, Basic Sciences, Indian Culture and Spirituality [18]
National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Kolkata Kolkata Deemed university 1965 Engineering & Technology [19]
Status categories: IoE – Institutes of Eminence; INI – Institutes of National Importance; GFTI – Government Funded Technical Institutes
Research institutes and specialist universities
Institution Location Status (Type) Established Specialisation Sources
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health Kolkata Research institute 1932 Hygiene and Public Health [20]
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Kolkata Research institute 1986 Basic and Applied Sciences [21]
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Kolkata Research institute 1949 Basic and Applied Sciences [22]
Bose Institute Kolkata Research institute 1917 Basic and Applied Sciences [23]
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre Kolkata Research institute 1977 Basic and Applied Sciences [24]
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Kolkata Research institute 1935 Basic and Applied Sciences [25]
Indian Centre for Space Physics Kolkata Research institute 1999 Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space science [26]
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Kolkata Research institute 1950 Basic and Applied Sciences [27]
Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute Barrackpore Research institute 1959 Fishery science [28]
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Durgapur Research institute 1958 Robotics, Mechatronics, Cybernetics, Manufacturing [29]
Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers Barrackpore Research institute 1953 Jute and Allied Fibers [30]
Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute Berhampore Research institute 1943 Sericultural Research [31]
National Institute of Biomedical Genomics Kalyani Research institute 2009 Basic and Applied Sciences [32]
National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections Kolkata Research institute 1962 Medical research [33]
National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology Kolkata Research institute 1938 Jute and Allied Fibres [34]
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata National Law University 1999 Law [35]

Universities, state and private

Universities in India may be public or private. Other than the central universities – of which there is one in West Bengal – public universities are funded by the state government. Non-government universities are privately funded. Public state universities are listed in the first table shown below, with private universities in a separate second table below that.

List of state universities
University Location Type Established Specialisation Sources
Aliah University Kolkata State 2008 Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management, Islamic Studies [36]
Alipurduar University Alipurduar State 2020 Arts, Sciences, Commerce [37]
Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University Kolkata State 2015 Teachers Training, B.Ed. M.Ed [38]
Bankura University Bankura State 2014 Arts, Sciences, Law [39]
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya Nadia State 1974 Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering [40]
Biswa Bangla Biswabidyalay Bolpur State 2020 Arts, Sciences [41]
University of Burdwan Purba Bardhaman State 1960 Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Engineering and Law [42]
University of Calcutta Kolkata State 1857 Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Engineering and Law [43]
Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University Cooch Behar State 2012 Arts, Sciences [44]
Dakshin Dinajpur University Dakshin Dinajpur State 2021 Arts, Sciences [45]
Darjeeling Hills University Darjeeling State 2021 Arts, Sciences [46]
Diamond Harbour Women's University Diamond Harbour State 2013 Humanities and Basic Sciences [47]
University of Gour Banga Malda State 2008 Arts, Sciences, and Commerce [48]
Harichand Guruchand University North 24 Parganas State 2019 Arts, Sciences, and Management [49]
Hindi University Howrah State 2019 Languages
Jadavpur University Jadavpur
1955 Engineering, Technology, Science, Arts and Commerce [50]
University of Kalyani Kalyani State 1960 Arts, Sciences, Commerce and Law [51]
Kanyashree University Krishnanagar State 2020 Arts, Sciences, and Commerce [52]
Kazi Nazrul University Asansol State 2012 Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Law and Commerce [53]
Mahatma Gandhi University, West Bengal Mahishadal State 2020 Arts, Sciences [54]
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Kolkata State 2000 Engineering, Management, Architecture [55]
Murshidabad University Murshidabad State 2020 Arts, Sciences [56]
Netaji Subhas Open University Kolkata State and distance education 1998 Arts, Sciences, and Commerce [57]
University of North Bengal Siliguri State 1962 Arts, Sciences, Commerce, and Law [58]
Presidency University Kolkata State 1817 Arts and Sciences [59]
Rabindra Bharati University Kolkata State 1962 Arts, Fine Arts, and Performing Arts [60]
Raiganj University Raiganj State 2015 Humanities, Science [61]
Rani Rashmoni Green University Tarakeswar State 2020 Science, Environmental Science [62]
Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu University Jhargram State 2020 Arts, Science [63]
Senate of Serampore College (University) Serampore State 1818 Theology [64]
Sidho Kanho Birsha University Purulia State 2010 Arts and Sciences [65]
The Sanskrit College and University Kolkata State 2015 Sanskrit, Languages [66]
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Cooch Behar State 2001 Agriculture, Horticulture [67]
Vidyasagar University Midnapore State 1981 Arts, Sciences, Commerce and Law [68]
West Bengal State University Barasat State 2008 Arts, Sciences, Commerce and Law [69]
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences Kolkata State 1995 Veterinary & Animal Sciences [70]
West Bengal University of Health Sciences Kolkata State 2003 Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences [71]
List of private universities
University Location Type Est. Specialisation Sources
Adamas University Barasat Private 2014 Sciences, Management, Humanities, Engineering & Technology [72]
Amity University, Kolkata New Town Global Private 2015 Sciences, Management, Humanities, Engineering & Technology [73]
Brainware University Kolkata Private 2015 Engineering & Technology, Agriculture, Sciences, Management, Law, Pharmacy, Nursing, Humanities, Psychology [74]
International Management Institute Kolkata Kolkata Autonomous Management Institute 2011 Management [75]
JIS University Agarpara Private 2014 Science, Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, Management, Law [76]
Neotia University Sarisha Private 2015 Sciences, Management, Agriculture, Humanities, Engineering & Technology [77]
Seacom Skills University Santiniketan (Bolpur) Private 2014 Sciences, Engineering & Technology [78]
Sister Nivedita University New Town Private 2017 Science, Engineering & Technology, Management, Social Science & Women Studies [79]
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata Kolkata Private 2017 Management, Commerce, Humanities, Law, Mass Communication [80]
Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore Barrackpore Private 2020 Science, Engineering & Technology, Management, Social Science & Women Studies [81]
Techno India University Kolkata Private 2012 Sciences, Management, Engineering & Technology [82]
University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata New Town Private 2015 Engineering, Technology & Management [83]

Medical and dental colleges

Medical

There are several types of medical colleges in West Bengal with funding from different sources. Of the thirty-three listed below, nine are privately funded, and twenty-three are state government-funded. One is centrally-funded and -administered by the Indian Ministry of Labour and Employment through the autonomous Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) is the affiliating university with jurisdiction for medical colleges in the state.

List of government and private medical colleges
Name Est. City University Type Intake places Ref.
Bankura Sammilani Medical College 1956 Bankura WBUHS State [84]
Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital 2022 Barasat WBUHS State
Burdwan Medical College 1969 Bardhaman WBUHS State [85]
Calcutta National Medical College 1948 Kolkata WBUHS State
College Of Medicine & JNM Hospital 2009 Kalyani WBUHS State
College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital 2010 Kolkata WBUHS State
Deben Mahata Government Medical College and Hospital 2020 Purulia WBUHS State
Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital 2019 Diamond Harbour WBUHS State
Dr B C Roy Institute of Medical Sciences & Research 2018 Kharagpur IIT Kharagpur Centrally funded
Dr. B C Roy Post Graduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences 2010 Kolkata WBUHS State Only PG courses
East West Institute of Medical Sciences and Research 2024 Burdwan WBUHS Private 50
ESIC Medical College, Kolkata 2013 Joka WBUHS Centrally funded 125
Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital 2016 Durgapur WBUHS Private 150 [86]
ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research 2011 Haldia WBUHS Private 150
IPGMER and SSKM Hospital 1707 Kolkata WBUHS State
IQ City Medical College 2013 Durgapur WBUHS Private 200
Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital 2016 Kolkata WBUHS Private 200 [87]
Jakir Hossain Medical College and Research Institute 2024 Jangipur, Murshidabad WBUHS Private 50
Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital 2022 Jalpaiguri WBUHS State
Jhargram Government Medical College and Hospital 2021 Jhargram WBUHS State
JIS School of Medical Science and Research 2023 Howrah JIS University Private 150
JMN Medical College 2022 Chakdaha WBUHS Private 150
KPC Medical College and Hospital 2006 Jadavpur, Kolkata WBUHS Private 150
Krishnanagar Institute of Medical Science 2024 Krishnanagar, Nadia WBUHS Private 100
Maharaja Jitendra Narayan Medical College and Hospital 2018 Coochbehar WBUHS State
Malda Medical College and Hospital 2011 Malda WBUHS State
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 1835 Kolkata WBUHS State
Midnapore Medical College and Hospital 2004 Midnapore WBUHS State
Murshidabad Medical College 2012 Berhampore WBUHS State
Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital 1873 Kolkata WBUHS State
North Bengal Medical College 1968 Siliguri WBUHS State
Prafulla Chandra Sen Government Medical College and Hospital 2022 Arambagh WBUHS State
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital 1886 Kolkata WBUHS State
Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital 2018 Raiganj WBUHS State
Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital 2018 Birbhum WBUHS State
Santiniketan Medical College 2021 Santiniketan WBUHS Private 150 [88]
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College and Hospital 2022 Uluberia WBUHS State
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospital 2015 Durgapur WBUHS Private 200 [89]
Tamralipto Government Medical College and Hospital 2022 Tamluk WBUHS State

Dental

AYUSH institutions

AYUSH institutions provide training in alternative medicine and traditional health care systems of South Asia (ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa, and homeopathy). These systems are governed in India by the ministry of Ayush.

Homeopathic

List of homeopathic colleges
Institution Location Support Established Affiliation Ref.
Bengal Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Asansol Private 1980 WBUHS
Birbhum Vivekananda Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital Sainthia Private 1972 WBUHS
Burdwan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital Burdwan Private 1978 WBUHS
Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital Kolkata State 1881 WBUHS
D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital Kolkata State 1927 WBUHS
Kharagpur Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Kharagpur Private 1971 WBUHS
Mahesh Bhattacharya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Howrah State 1967 WBUHS
Metropolitan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital Sodepur Private 1972 WBUHS
Midnapore Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Paschim Medinipur State 1945 WBUHS
National Institute of Homoeopathy Bidhannagar Central Funded 1975 WBUHS
Netai Charan Chakravarty Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital Howrah Private 1983 WBUHS
Pratap Chandra Memorial Homoeopathic Hospital & College Kolkata State 1923 WBUHS

Ayurvedic

Unani

Sowa-Rigpa

  • Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute[90]

Engineering Universities & Colleges

List of Engineering Universities
Name Est. City Affiliation Type Degrees Offered
(Engineering Only) 		Ref.
IIT Kharagpur 1951 Kharagpur Ministry of Education, Government of India Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [91]
NIT Durgapur 1960 Durgapur Ministry of Education, Government of India Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [92]
IIEST Shibpur 1856 Howrah Ministry of Education, Government of India Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [93]
ISI Kolkata 1931 Kolkata MoSPI, Government of India Public M.Tech., Ph.D. [94]
IIIT Kalyani 2014 Kalyani Ministry of Education, Government of India, Government of West Bengal, Coal India Semi-Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [95]
Jadavpur University 1955 Kolkata Government of West Bengal Public B.E., M.E., Ph.D. [96]
UCSTA Calcutta 1914 Kolkata Calcutta University,
Government of West Bengal 		Public B.Tech., M.Tech. [97]
UIT Burdwan 1999 Burdwan Burdwan University,
Government of West Bengal 		Public B.E., M.E. [98]
Kalyani University 1960 Kalyani Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech. [99]
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya 1974 Mohanpur Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [100]
Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya 2001 Pundibari Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech. [101]
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences 1995 Mohanpur Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [102]
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology 2001 Haringhata Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [103]
Kazi Nazrul University 2012 Asansol Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech. [104]
Aliah University 2008 Kolkata Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [105]
Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology 2010 Malda GFTI Semi-Public B.Tech. [106]
Adamas University 2014 Barasat AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [107]
University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata 2015 Kolkata AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [108]
JIS University 2014 Agarpara AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [109]
Seacom Skills University 2014 Bolpur AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech. [110]
Sister Nivedita University 2017 Kolkata AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [111]
Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore 2020 Barrackpore AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech. [112]
Techno India University 2012 Salt Lake Sector-V AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. [113]
List of state government-funded engineering colleges
Name Established Location Type Ref
Alipurduar Government Engineering and Management College 2023 Alipurduar State [114]
Cooch Behar Government Engineering College 2016 Cooch Behar State
Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology 1919 Salt Lake City, Kolkata State
Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology 1927 Berhampore, Murshidabad State
Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology 1941 Kolkata State
Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology 1908 Serampore, Hooghly district State
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College 1961 Jalpaiguri State
Kalyani Government Engineering College 1995 Kalyani, Nadia State
Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College 2016 Joypur, Purulia State
List of private engineering colleges
  Institution
1 Abacus Institute of Engineering & Management, Mogra in the district of Hooghly
2 Academy of Technology, Adisaptagram, in the district of Hooghly
3 Asansol Engineering College, Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman
4 B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology, Kolkata
5 Bankura Unnayini Institute of Engineering, Bankura
6 Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman
7 Bengal Institute of Technology & Management, Santiniketan, Birbhum
8 Bengal Institute of Technology, Dhapa, Kolkata
9 Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology, Suri, Birbhum
10 Budge Budge Institute of Technology, Budge Budge
11 Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, Tollygunj, Kolkata
12 Calcutta Institute of Technology, Uluberia, Howrah
13 Camellia Institute of Engineering and Technology, Burdwan
14 Camellia Institute of Technology and Management, Bainchi, in the district of Hooghly
15 Camellia Institute of Technology, Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas
16 Camellia School of Engineering & Technology, Barasat, North 24 Parganas
17 College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur
18 Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman
19 Dr . Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology and Sports Complex, Dum Dum, North 24 Parganas
20 Dream Institute of Technology, Thakurpukur, Kolkata
21 Dumkal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dumkal, Murshidabad
22 Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman
23 Elitte College of Engineering, Sodepur, North 24 Parganas
24 Future Institute of Engineering and Management, Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas
25 Future Institute of Technology, Garia, South 24 Parganas
26 Gargi Memorial Institute of Technology, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas
27 Global Institute of Management and Technology, Krishnanagar, Nadia
28 Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas
29 Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Panihati, North 24 Parganas
30 Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, Purba Medinipur
31 Hemnalini Memorial College of Engineering, Haringhata, Nadia district
32 Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata
33 Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, Hooghly in Hooghly district
34 Ideal Institute of Engineering, Kalyani, Nadia
35 IMPS College of Engineering and Technology, Malda
36 Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake, Kolkata
37 Institute of Science and Technology, Paschim Medinipur
38 JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, Nadia
39 JLD Engineering and Management College, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas
40 Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management, Mankar, Purba Bardhaman
41 Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur, Bankura
42 MCKV Institute of Technology, Liluah, Howrah
43 Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, Kolkata
44 Modern Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bandel, Hooghly
45 Murshidabad College of Engineering and Technology, Murshidabad
46 Narula Institute of Technology, Agarpara, North 24 Parganas
47 Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science, Diamond Harbour Road, Amira, South 24 Parganas
48 Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Garia, South 24 Parganas
49 NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur and Kolkata
50 Om Dayal Group of Institutions, Uluberia, Howrah
51 Pailan College of Management and Technology, Joka, South 24 Parganas
52 RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata
53 Regent Education and Research Foundation, Barasat, North 24 Parganas
54 Sanaka Education Trusts Group of Institutions, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman
55 Seacom Engineering College, Sankrail, Howrah
56 Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, Darjeeling
57 St. Mary's Technical Campus, Barasat, North 24 Parganas
58 St. Thomas College of Engineering and Technology, Khidirpur, Kolkata
59 Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions, Mankundu, Hooghly district
60 Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology, Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas
61 Surendra Institute of Engineering and Management, Siliguri, Darjeeling
62 Techno Engineering College, Banipur, North 24 Parganas
63 Techno International, Batanagar, South 24 Parganas
64 Techno International, Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas
65 Techno Main, Sector V, Salt Lake, North 24 Parganas

Government degree colleges

Government general degree colleges (GGDC) are public educational institutes set up and administered under the University Grants Commission (UGC). State or union governments manage them, but the colleges are affiliated to a university for their course structure.

General colleges affiliated with universities

With Burdwan University

With University of Calcutta

With University of Kalyani

With Kazi Nazrul University

With Bankura University

With Vidyasagar University

With West Bengal State University

List of colleges by districts

Alipurduar

Bankura

Birbhum

Cooch Behar

In Cooch Behar:

Dakshin Dinajpur

Darjeeling

Within Darjeeling:

Hooghly

Howrah

In Howrah:

Jalpaiguri

In Jalpaiguri:

Jhargram

Kalimpong

Kolkata

Malda

Murshidabad

Nadia district

Located in Nadia district:

North 24 Parganas

Located within North 24 Parganas:

Paschim Bardhaman

Pashim Medinipur

Purba Bardhaman

Purba Medinipur

Purulia

South 24 Parganas

Uttar Dinajpur

  • IISER Kolkata Main Entrance gate
    IISER Kolkata Main Entrance gate
  • New Academic Building, ISI Kolkata
    New Academic Building, ISI Kolkata
  • Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata is the largest hospital in West Bengal and one of the oldest in Kolkata.
    Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata is the largest hospital in West Bengal and one of the oldest in Kolkata.
  • The Clock Tower, IIEST, Shibpur
    The Clock Tower, IIEST, Shibpur
  • Jadavpur University Central Library
    Jadavpur University Central Library
  • Jadavpur University Gate No. 4
    Jadavpur University Gate No. 4
  • University of Calcutta Main Campus
    University of Calcutta Main Campus
  • Burdwan University academic complex, South Gate
    Burdwan University academic complex, South Gate
  • UITBU The State of the Art Building
    UITBU The State of the Art Building
  • IIT Kharagpur main building
    IIT Kharagpur main building
  • Trilingual nameplate at the main entrance of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
    Trilingual nameplate at the main entrance of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  • Upasana Griha, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan
    Upasana Griha, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan
  • St. Xavier's College
    St. Xavier's College
  • Amity University, Kolkata
    Amity University, Kolkata
  • IMI Kolkata view
    IMI Kolkata view
  • St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
    St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
  • Techno India University
    Techno India University
  • Brainware University
    Brainware University
  • IIM Calcutta Auditorium
    IIM Calcutta Auditorium
  • Academic Building, ISI Kolkata
    Academic Building, ISI Kolkata
  • RKMVERI Prajna Bhavan
    RKMVERI Prajna Bhavan
  • Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
    Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
  • WBNUJS, Kolkata
    WBNUJS, Kolkata
  • Aliah University City Campus, Park Circus
    Aliah University City Campus, Park Circus
  • North Bengal University Museum
    North Bengal University Museum
  • Rabindra Bharati University
    Rabindra Bharati University
  • University of Gour Banga
    University of Gour Banga
  • West Bengal State University
    West Bengal State University

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