At present, there are several institution of national importance and state universities, one private and one deemed university in West Bengal. Here is a list of universities in West Bengal with brief description of the universities. In the description of each university you will find the courses offered by the university, academic faculties and departments, location, year of establishment, contact details with address, etc. Now, take a look at the list below for the universities in West Bengal.
Institute of National Importance
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP): A public engineering institution in Kharagpur, West Bengal, established by the government of India in 1951. IIT KGP, the first of the IITs to be established, offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in Engineering. The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has the largest campus and the most departments among all IITs. The motto of IIT KGP is "Yoga Karmasu Kaushalam", that means "Excellence in action is Yoga" in English. IIT KGP is located 120 km west of Kolkata, and 5 km away from the Kharagpur railway station, in the Hijli village, just outside the town of Kharagpur. Admission to BTech, BArch degree, five-year Dual Degree (integrated Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology) and five-year integrated Master of Science courses at IIT Kharagpur are based on IIT-JEE, Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination. And, admissions to MTech programmes are made through the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) entrance exam.
IIT Kharagpur offers Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM), LL.B in Intellectual Property Law (LL.B Honors in IP Law), Master of City Planning (MCP), and Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Operation and Management (PGDMOM) along with postgraduate programmes such as M.Tech, M.Sc and MBA. As part of its doctoral education programme IIT KGP also offers the Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). The institute also offers Dual Degree programs in selected pairs of branches or specializations. IIT Kharagpur has an entrepreneurship school (Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship), a management school (Vinod Gupta School of Management), and a law school (Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law) on its premises. The Law school has been opened in collaboration with George Washington University.
The School of Medical Science and Technology in IIT KGP is the first and only one of its kind in India where MBBS graduates are trained in art and science of medical research to provide a platform for research and interdisciplinary teaching in the field of medical science and technology. The institute organizes a techno-management festival known as Kshitij. The annual robotics competition "Robotix" held by IIT Kharagpur is organised during the biggest techno-management festival of Asia. IIT Kharagpur organises the largest student managed socio-cultural fest of Asia known as Spring Fest. The annual socio-cultural fest is held in January.
Address: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal - 721302
Phone: +91-3222-255221
Fax : +91-3222-255303
Website: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in
Indian Statistical Institute: Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by Indian Statistical Institute act 1959 of the Parliament of India. Until 1959, the institute was associated with the University of Calcutta. ISI has special service units in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Tezpur. The Kolkata campus offers bachelor's level degree course in Statistics (B.Stat), master's degree course in Statistics (M.Stat), Mathematics (M.Math), Computer Science (M.Tech), Quality Reliability and Operations Research (M.Tech) and Quantitative Economics (MS).
Major Divisions and Units: Statistics and Mathematics Unit (SMU), Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit (PAMU), Applied Statistics Unit (ASU), Human Genetics Unit (HGU), Advanced Computation and MicroElectronics Unit (ACMU), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit (CVPRU), Machine Intelligence Unit (MIU), Electronics and Communication Sciences Unit (ECSU), Economic Research Unit (ERU), Linguistic Research Unit (LRU), Sociology Research Unit (SRU), Psychometry Research Unit (PRU) and Population Studies Unit (PSU).
Almost all buses and minibuses that go to Dunlop Bridge pass by the ISI Kolkata campus. From Howrah station catch buses that go to Nimta or Belgharia or Rathtala. Get off the bus at the Bon Hooghly bus stop to enter the residential campus of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. The Statistical or ISI bus stop is located just outside the entrance of the main office campus. It is better to hire a taxi if you are coming from the Dum Dum Airport (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport) or from the Sealdah railway station.
Contact Details
Address: Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Headquarters
203 Barrackpore Trunk Road,
Kolkata, West Bengal - 700108
Phone: 033-25752001 (Operator)
Website: http://www.isical.ac.in
State Universities in West Bengal
Aliah University: Aliah University, previously known as Mohammedan College of Calcutta, is a state government controlled minority autonomous university in West Bengal. The Mohammedan College of Calcutta or Calcutta Madrasah is the first educational institution set up in India in 1780 by the then Governor General of India Warren Hastings. Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as Masters of Law, Bachelor of Technology, Integrated MBA, Integrated M.Sc in Aliah University is based on merit rank of the Aliah University Admission Test (AUAT). Aliah University offers 5-year integrated M.Sc in Computer Science, Chemistry (with specialization in Medicinal Chemistry), Physics (with specialization in Engineering Physics), Mathematics and Computing, Economics, Geography, Statistics and Informatics; 5-year integrated MCA and 5-year integrated MBA. At present, Aliah University offers three Doctorate Degrees, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Letters (D.Litt), and Doctor of Science (D.Sc). Currently, the university has four campuses located at Salt Lake, Rajarhat, Park Circus and Taltala.
Courses offered by Aliah University
Aliah University Taltala Campus
21, Haji Md. Mohsin Square, Kolkata-700 016
Phone: 033-2706 4042
Email: infodesk@aliah.ac.in
Website: http://www.aliah.ac.in
Aliah University New Town Campus
IIA/27, New Town, Kolkata-700 156
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya: Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) is an agricultural university at Mohanpur, Haringhata in the district of Nadia, established in 1974. BCKV has three faculties, Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering, and provides Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctorate degrees in the respective fields. The nearest rail station is Kanchrapara in the Sealdah-Ranaghat line. The Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya is affiliated with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
The departments of Agriculture
Agronomy
Agricultural Chemicals
Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science
Agriculture Biotechnology
Agricultural Biochemistry
Agricultural Entomology
Agricultural Meteorology & Physics
Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Statistics
Agricultural Economics
Animal Science
Genetics & Plant Breeding
Plant Physiology
Plant Pathology
Soil & Water Conservation
Seed Science & Technology
The departments of Horticulture
Floriculture & Landscaping
Fruits & Orchard Management
Post Harvest Technology
Spices & Plantation Crops
Vegetable Crops
The departments of Agricultural Engineering
Farm Machinery & Power
Food Engineering
Post Harvest Engineering
Soil and Water Engineering
Contact Details
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Mohanpur, Haringhata, Nadia, West Bengal-741252
Phone: 03473-222269
Website: http://www.bckv.edu.in
University of Burdwan: University of Burdwan (Burdwan University/বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is an autonomous state university established in 1960 by the West Bengal Government. There are 139 affiliated colleges in the districts of Burdwan, Birbhum, Bankura, and Hooghly under the university. Students are admitted through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination for admission to the Bachelor of Technology or B.Tech programmes, and through GATE exam for admission to the Master of Technology or M.Tech programmes. The University of Burdwan has a Directorate of Distance Education (DDE,BU) for those who cannot undergo post graduate studies in full-time mode. West Bengal government approved University Institute of Technology at the university campus is a professional engineering college under the Burdwan University.
Contact Details
The University of Burdwan
Rajbati, Bardhaman - 713 104, West Bengal
Phone: 0342-2634975
Website: http://www.buruniv.ac.in
University of Calcutta: The University of Calcutta (Calcutta University/কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় or CU), the first institution in South Asia to be established as a multidisciplinary and secular Western-style university, was established on 24 January 1857 in Kolkata. Calcutta University is a state-government administered urban-based affiliating and research university. Its central campus Ashutosh Shiksha Prangan is in College Street, where the administrative work is done. The university has a total of 14 campuses - Sahid Khudiram Siksha Prangan in Alipore, Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan (University College of Science, or, Ballygunge Science College) located on Ballygunge Circular Road in Ballygunge, Rashbehari Shiksha Prangan (University College of Science and Technology, or, Rajabazar Science College) located on Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road in Rajabazar.
The first Chancellor of CU were Governor General Lord Canning. It had the largest catchment area of any Indian university covering the area from Lahore to Rangoon (now in Myanmar), and Ceylon when the university was first established. Other campuses of the Calcutta University are Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Siksha Prangan in Salt Lake, the Viharilal College of Home Science Campus, the Hazra Road Campus, the University Press and Book Depot, the B. T. Road Campus, the University Health Service, the Haringhata Campus, the Dhakuria Lakes or University Rowing Club, and the University Ground and Tent at Maidan. Calcutta University has 18 research centres - the biggest research center is in the Technology Campus at Salt Lake, known as Center for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CRNN). CU has 8 faculties - arts, commerce, agriculture, social welfare and business management, journalism and library science, engineering and technology, education, fine arts, music and home science, law and science. The College of Agriculture
The University of Calcutta has produced many scientists, Nobel laureates, world leaders. There are four Nobel laureates associated with the University of Calcutta - Rabindra Nath Tagore, Amartya Sen, C. V. Raman and Ronald Ross. Famous industrialists Lakshmi Mittal and Aditya Birla studied in the university. Notable scientists like Jagadish Chandra Bose, Meghnad Saha, Prafulla Chandra Ray, and Satyendra Nath Bose are also associated with this university. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose got admitted to the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta from where he passed his B.A. in philosophy. Eight chief ministers of West Bengal - Prafulla Chandra Ghosh, Bidhan Chandra Ray, Prafulla Chandra Sen, Ajoy Mukherjee, Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Jyoti Basu, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, and Mamata Banerjee - are former students of CU. Six Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of India - Bijan Kumar Mukherjea, Sudhi Ranjan Das, Amal Kumar Sarkar, Ajit Nath Ray, Sabyasachi Mukherji and Altamas Kabir - are also its former students. Four presidents and two prime ministers of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, Abdus Sattar, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Muhammad Mansur Ali, three prime ministers of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Bogra, Hussein Shaheed Suhrawardy, and Nurul Amin, the first democratically elected prime minister of Nepal, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, and the first president of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav are also associated with this university.
Contact Details
University of Calcutta
Senate House, 87/1, College Street,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700073
Phone: 033-2241 0071
Website: http://www.caluniv.ac.in
Jadavpur University: A premier public research and an autonomous state university. Jadavpur University has two campuses - the main campus of JU is in Jadavpur and the other one is in Salt Lake. A three-flamed lamp encircled by lotus petals, designed by one of the great masters at Kala Bhavan in Rabindranath Tagore's Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan (Nandalal Bose), is the emblem of Jadavpur University. The lamp represents knowledge, the three flames represent intellectual training, cultivation of emotions and imagination, and spiritual development, and lotus petals represent fine arts and culture. The main administrative center of the university is Aurobindo Bhavan. The Salt Lake city campus is surrounded by many renowned educational institutes like the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, National Institute of Fashion Technology, and Government college of Engineering and Leather Technology. Jadavpur University has collaborations with the University of California, University of Newcastle, Leeds Metropolitan University, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, Staffordshire University, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, and Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
Contact Details
Jadavpur University
188, Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick Road,
Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032
Phone: 033 2457 2227
Website: http://www.jaduniv.edu.in
University of Gour Banga (গৌড়বঙ্গ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): Established on March 10, 2008 and situated in Malda, West Bengal. Currently there are 22 general degree colleges, 25 B.Ed colleges, 1 Law college, and 1 B.P.Ed. college under the University of Gour Banga in the district of Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur. The university campus offers M.A. in English, Bengali, History, Arabic, Sanskrit, Education and M.Sc. in Mathematics, and various PhD programmes. The general degree colleges in the district of Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur provide B.A., B.Sc, B.Com, B.C.A., B.B.A., B.H.M. courses under the university.
Contact Details
University of Gour Banga
National Highway 34, Mokdumpur, Near Rabindra Bhavan,
Malda, West Bengal 732103
Phone: 03512-223 664
University of Kalyani: The state-government administered, affiliating and research university, University of Kalyani in Nadia, was established on 1 November 1960. The Kalyani University is 50 km from Kolkata, and 200 meters from the eastern bank of the Ganges. The Administration Building is within 10 minutes walking distance from the nearest Kalyani Ghoshpara railway station. The university offers Post Graduate education and Ph.D. Program in 36 different subjects or disciplines in Engineering & Technology, Science, Arts & Commerce, Management, and Education. The University of Kalyani has launched Directorate of Open & Distance Learning (DODL) at postgraduate level with the help of Distance Education Council and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Contact Details
University of Kalyani
Address: Kalyani, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal, Pin Code-741235
Phone Number: 033-25828220
University of North Bengal (উত্তরবঙ্গ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): The main campus of the state university is situated at Raja Rammohanpur between Siliguri and Bagdogra Airport, in the Terai region in Darjeeling, and the second campus is situated at Danguajhar, in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal. Several General Degree and B.Ed. Colleges under the University of North Bengal spread over the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, and the neighbouring state of Sikkim. The Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Heritage Museum in the University of North Bengal is one of the few university museums in India, and has a rich collection of sculpture, manuscripts, paintings, coins, etc.
Presidency University (Formerly Hindu/Hindoo College and Presidency College): The Hindu College was established by the social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Justice Sir Edward Hyde East (the chief promoter of the college), Maharaja Tejchandra Ray of Burdwan, Raja Radhakanta Deb, David Hare (Founder of Hare School), Prasanna Coomar Tagore and Babu Buddinath Mukherjee in 1817. The Hindu College was transformed into Presidency College and became a government institution in 1855. The Presidency College of Bengal was upgraded to the status of a full university in 2010.
Contact Details
Presidency University
86/1 College Street, Kolkata 700073
Phone: 033-22412738
Fax: 033-22572444
Rabindra Bharati University: Rabindra Bharati University was founded on May 8, 1962 at the residential house of Rabindranath Tagore in Calcutta. Rabindra Bharati Museum or Jorasanko Thakurbari housed within the University was the home of Rabindranath Tagore, and the house in which the world famous poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May 1861, and the place where he spent most of his childhood and died on 7 August, 1941. The Rabindra Bharati Museum, an integral part of the university, was established in 1962 by then Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Address of Jorasanko Campus: 6/4, Dwarakanath Tagore Lane, Kolkata 700007.
Address of Emerald Bower Campus: 56A, B.T. Road, Kolkata 700 050.
Affiliated College: The Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, 476, Dum Dum Cossipore Road.
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University: The Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is situated in the western-most district of West Bengal, Purulia. The state university in West Bengal was established on 6 July 2010. SKB University is named after three illustrious tribal leaders, Sidhu Murmu, Kanhu Murmu and Birsha Munda. Currently, there are 25 affiliated colleges under the Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University in the district of Purulia.
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS or NUJS): The autonomous law university in West Bengal is one of the best elite national law schools in India, was established by the Bar Council of India in 1999 and located in the Salt Lake city of Kolkata. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences offers five-year integrated B.A./B.Sc LL.B (Hons.) program at the undergraduate level and LL.M degree program at the postgraduate level. Admission to the undergraduate programs is based on the rank obtained in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) held jointly by fourteen national law schools. The university also offers MPhil and PhD degrees. There are three research centres under NUJS - Centre for Gender research Law, Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Studies, and Centre for WTO Law.
Contact Details
The W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences
Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan, 12, LB Block, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700098
Phone: 033-2335 7379/ 0765/ 2806/ 2809/ 2811/ 2812
West Bengal University of Health Sciences: The West Bengal University of Health Sciences offers PhD programme in Modern System of Medicine, Ayurvedic System of Medicine, Homeopathic System of Medicine, Unani System of Medicine, Dental Education, Nursing Education, Pharmacy Education, Speech Therapy and Education, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Prosthetics-Orthotics. Courses like Post-doctoral certificate course in Neuroanaesthesia, Speech Language Pathology, post-baccalaureate degree Master of Physical Therapy, and Master of Audiology have also been introduced in the university. New medical colleges/institutions affiliated to the university are being established throughout the state of West Bengal to increase the number of seats in MBBS, MD/MS, BDS, BAMS, BPT, B.Sc (N) and M.Sc. in Nursing and B.Pharm courses.
Contact Details
West Bengal University of Health Sciences
DD-36, Sector-1, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, Phone No: 033-23346602.
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences: Bengal Veterinary College, the second oldest veterinary college in India, was established in 1893, functioned under the University of Calcutta. In 1974, the college was merged with Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya in Nadia. In 1995, the Bengal Veterinary College turned into the West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences by a legislative act.
Admissions to 5-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc. & A.H), 4-year Bachelor of Technology in Dairy Technology or B.Tech (D.T) courses are based on WBJEE rank. The university is also offering 4-year Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc) at the undergraduate level, a 2-year postgraduate Academic Master Degree course Master of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc), M.Tech (DT), M.F.Sc., M.Sc. (Dairying) at the postgraduate level, and 3-year PhD programmes.
Address
West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences
37 & 68, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700037
West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT or UTech): In 2000, the university began its operations at the West Bengal State Archives Building, 43 Shakespeare Sarani in Kolkata. Within one and a half decades the university gain strength of over two hundred affiliated colleges in West Bengal. The West Bengal University of Technology would have a main campus at Haringhata in Nadia district. W.B. UTech, Kolkata offers courses in Biotech, Management, Commerce, Hospitality, Health Sciences, Information Technology (IT) and Engineering such as B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, B.Tech in IT, M.Tech in Industrial Engineering & Management, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, Microelectronics, etc. In collaboration with S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences the West Bengal University of Technology offers an integrated PhD programme in Physical Science and Chemical Science. The School of Management and Sciences (SOMS - WBUT) offers M.Phil in Glycobiology, Management, and Material Science. The School of Biotechnology & Biological Sciences (SBTBS - WBUT) offers M.Tech in Biotechnology.
Contact Details
West Bengal University of Technology
BF-142, Sector 1, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064
Phone: 033-2321 1327
West Bengal State University (Barasat University): West Bengal State University, established in 2008 at Berunanpukuria, Malikapur, Barasat, in the district of North 24 Paraganas, offers PG courses in Agriculture Science and Technology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Bengali, Biochemistry, Botany, Business Administration (Accounting, Finance, Management, and Marketing), Chemistry, Computer Science, Comparative Literature, Disaster and Emergency Management, Ecology & Environment, Economics, Education, Electronics, English, Fine Arts, Food & Nutrition, Geography, Geology, Health Science, Home Science, Hindi, History, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Information Science & Library Management, Journalism & Mass Communication, Law & Justice, Linguistic, Mathematics, Microbiology, Oceanography, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Science, Psychology, Sanskrit, Sociology, Sports Science & Management, Statistics, Theater & Music, Urban & Rural Planning, Zoology, and some integrated courses at PhD level.
Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya: The agricultural university in North Bengal, situated at Pundibari, Cooch Behar, has faculties of horticulture, agriculture and agricultural engineering. From a satellite campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya it was upgraded to a full-fledged state agricultural university in July 2000.
The Departments under the Faculty of Agriculture at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Entomology
Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Statistics
Agronomy
Biochemistry
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Plant Pathology
Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
Seed Science & Technology
The Departments under the Faculty of Horticulture at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Pomology and Post Harvest Technology
Vegetable and Spice Crops
Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Plantation Crops and Processing
Forestry
Vidyasagar University (বিদ্যাসাগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): Vidyasagar University, named after the great educationist and social worker of 19th century Bengal, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, was established on 29 September 1981 in the district of Paschim Medinipur. It is a West Bengal State Govt. run 3 Star NAAC accredited university. To take admission for research level programs at Vidyasagar University the aspirants have to sit for RET, a qualifying test, or must qualify the all India entrance examinations like GATE, SET, NET. The university has a Directorate of Distance Education at the main campus for conducting post graduate studies in distance mode.
Address: Vidyasagar University Road, Rangamati, Medinipur, West Bengal 721102.
Phone No: 03222-276554/55/57/58
03222-276556 (Central Library, Vidyasagar University)
Kazi Nazrul University (কাজী নজরুল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): The Kazi Nazrul University, named after the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, was established in 2012 in the city of Asansol. The university is situated in the Damodar River valley in the coal mining and industrial metropolis of West Bengal. Office address of the Vice Chancellor: Old ADDA Office Building, behind Asansol Girls' College, P.O. Asansol-713304, Burdwan, Phone number: 0341-225 0456/ 2024.
State and Open Universities in West Bengal
Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU): Netaji Subhas Open University is one of the largest growing distance education universities in eastern India. NSOU was established by bifurcated Netaji Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) in 1997. The open university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Asian Open Universities (AAOU), and Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), and recognized by the Distance Education Council, Govt. of India.
Central Universities in West Bengal
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology/ IIEST (Formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University/BESU / Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur): This premier public institution for research and education in engineering, science and technology is located at Shibpur, in the district of Howrah. The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology offers Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in Engineering and Architecture, Master's and Doctorate degrees in Science and Management. This institute of national importance has a good reputation for excellence in research and development, and many government and non-government funding agencies like AICTE, UGC, CSIR, DRDO, DST, DIT, DAE, BRNS, ISRO, UNICEF, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Steel, TATA Steel and international funding agencies like CIDA, SANEI, USAID, DelPHE have come forward to sponsor a significant number (about 100) of research projects.
Address: P.O.Botanic Garden, Shalimar, Howrah, West Bengal 711103
Phone: 033-2668 4562
Departments of Engineering and Technology
Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Architecture
Civil Engineering
Computer Science & Technology
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgy And Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Departments in the Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences
Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Humanities and Social Science Departments of BESU/ IIEST
Humanities and Social Sciences
Human Resource Management
Visva-Bharati University (বিশ্বভারতী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): Visva-Bharati University was founded by Rabindranath Tagore. Visva Bharati means "the communion of the world with India". This central university is one of India's major autonomous universities founded by Central Government, and one of most renowned places of higher studies in India. It is an Institute of National Importance located in Santiniketan. Rabindranath Tagore called it Visva Bharati and it was a college until independence. In May 1951, Visva-Bharati was given the status of a central university.
Renowned economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century Satyajit Ray, Indian social activist and noted author Mahasweta Devi are just a few among notable alumni of Visva-Bharati University. Visva-Bharati University is especially famous for its cultural festivals like Basanta Utsab or Spring Festival, Poush Mela or Winter Fair.
Deemed Universities in West Bengal
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University: The Deemed University in West Bengal, administered by the Ramakrishna Mission, has four campuses in Belur (Headquarter), Ranchi, Coimbatore and Narendrapur. Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University offers courses on subjects as varied as Integrated Rural and Tribal Development & Management (IRTDM) at Ranchi (Morabadi) campus, Disability Management and Special Education at Coimbatore campus, fundamental science education and Indian cultural and spiritual heritage.
Private Universities in West Bengal
Techno India University: Techno India University is the first private university in the West Bengal promoted by the largest education group in Eastern India, Techno India Group. The university is located at the prestigious IT hub of Sector-5, Salt Lake, in Kolkata.
Corporate Office: 2nd Floor, EM-4, Sector-V, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700091
(Near Swastha Bhawan/PWC, Beside Times of India Office)
Admission Helpline: 9836544417/18/19 (SMS Only).
Institute of National Importance
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP): A public engineering institution in Kharagpur, West Bengal, established by the government of India in 1951. IIT KGP, the first of the IITs to be established, offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in Engineering. The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has the largest campus and the most departments among all IITs. The motto of IIT KGP is "Yoga Karmasu Kaushalam", that means "Excellence in action is Yoga" in English. IIT KGP is located 120 km west of Kolkata, and 5 km away from the Kharagpur railway station, in the Hijli village, just outside the town of Kharagpur. Admission to BTech, BArch degree, five-year Dual Degree (integrated Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology) and five-year integrated Master of Science courses at IIT Kharagpur are based on IIT-JEE, Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination. And, admissions to MTech programmes are made through the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) entrance exam.
IIT Kharagpur offers Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM), LL.B in Intellectual Property Law (LL.B Honors in IP Law), Master of City Planning (MCP), and Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Operation and Management (PGDMOM) along with postgraduate programmes such as M.Tech, M.Sc and MBA. As part of its doctoral education programme IIT KGP also offers the Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). The institute also offers Dual Degree programs in selected pairs of branches or specializations. IIT Kharagpur has an entrepreneurship school (Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship), a management school (Vinod Gupta School of Management), and a law school (Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law) on its premises. The Law school has been opened in collaboration with George Washington University.
The School of Medical Science and Technology in IIT KGP is the first and only one of its kind in India where MBBS graduates are trained in art and science of medical research to provide a platform for research and interdisciplinary teaching in the field of medical science and technology. The institute organizes a techno-management festival known as Kshitij. The annual robotics competition "Robotix" held by IIT Kharagpur is organised during the biggest techno-management festival of Asia. IIT Kharagpur organises the largest student managed socio-cultural fest of Asia known as Spring Fest. The annual socio-cultural fest is held in January.
- Departments
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural & Food Engineering
- Architecture & Regional Planning
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
- Geology & Geophysics
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture
- Physics
Address: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal - 721302
Phone: +91-3222-255221
Fax : +91-3222-255303
Website: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in
Indian Statistical Institute: Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by Indian Statistical Institute act 1959 of the Parliament of India. Until 1959, the institute was associated with the University of Calcutta. ISI has special service units in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Tezpur. The Kolkata campus offers bachelor's level degree course in Statistics (B.Stat), master's degree course in Statistics (M.Stat), Mathematics (M.Math), Computer Science (M.Tech), Quality Reliability and Operations Research (M.Tech) and Quantitative Economics (MS).
Major Divisions and Units: Statistics and Mathematics Unit (SMU), Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit (PAMU), Applied Statistics Unit (ASU), Human Genetics Unit (HGU), Advanced Computation and MicroElectronics Unit (ACMU), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit (CVPRU), Machine Intelligence Unit (MIU), Electronics and Communication Sciences Unit (ECSU), Economic Research Unit (ERU), Linguistic Research Unit (LRU), Sociology Research Unit (SRU), Psychometry Research Unit (PRU) and Population Studies Unit (PSU).
Almost all buses and minibuses that go to Dunlop Bridge pass by the ISI Kolkata campus. From Howrah station catch buses that go to Nimta or Belgharia or Rathtala. Get off the bus at the Bon Hooghly bus stop to enter the residential campus of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. The Statistical or ISI bus stop is located just outside the entrance of the main office campus. It is better to hire a taxi if you are coming from the Dum Dum Airport (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport) or from the Sealdah railway station.
Contact Details
Address: Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Headquarters
203 Barrackpore Trunk Road,
Kolkata, West Bengal - 700108
Phone: 033-25752001 (Operator)
033-25752500 (Admissions)
033-2575-3304 (Director's office)
033-25778597 (Guest house)Fax: 033-25776680 (General), 033-25776925 (Director's office)
Website: http://www.isical.ac.in
State Universities in West Bengal
Aliah University: Aliah University, previously known as Mohammedan College of Calcutta, is a state government controlled minority autonomous university in West Bengal. The Mohammedan College of Calcutta or Calcutta Madrasah is the first educational institution set up in India in 1780 by the then Governor General of India Warren Hastings. Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as Masters of Law, Bachelor of Technology, Integrated MBA, Integrated M.Sc in Aliah University is based on merit rank of the Aliah University Admission Test (AUAT). Aliah University offers 5-year integrated M.Sc in Computer Science, Chemistry (with specialization in Medicinal Chemistry), Physics (with specialization in Engineering Physics), Mathematics and Computing, Economics, Geography, Statistics and Informatics; 5-year integrated MCA and 5-year integrated MBA. At present, Aliah University offers three Doctorate Degrees, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Letters (D.Litt), and Doctor of Science (D.Sc). Currently, the university has four campuses located at Salt Lake, Rajarhat, Park Circus and Taltala.
Courses offered by Aliah University
- Engineering: Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics & Communication Engineering.
- Management Science: Hospital Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing & Retail Management, and Financial Management.
- Commerce & Business: Islamic Banking, Finance and Insurance.
- Languages: Arabic, English, Bengali, History.
- Humanities & Social Sciences: Economics, Education, Islamic Studies, and Media Science or Journalism and Mass Communication.
- Theology: Islamic Theology, Islamic Jurisprudence and Law.
Aliah University Taltala Campus
21, Haji Md. Mohsin Square, Kolkata-700 016
Phone: 033-2706 4042
Email: infodesk@aliah.ac.in
Website: http://www.aliah.ac.in
Aliah University New Town Campus
IIA/27, New Town, Kolkata-700 156
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya: Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) is an agricultural university at Mohanpur, Haringhata in the district of Nadia, established in 1974. BCKV has three faculties, Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering, and provides Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctorate degrees in the respective fields. The nearest rail station is Kanchrapara in the Sealdah-Ranaghat line. The Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya is affiliated with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
The departments of Agriculture
Agronomy
Agricultural Chemicals
Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science
Agriculture Biotechnology
Agricultural Biochemistry
Agricultural Entomology
Agricultural Meteorology & Physics
Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Statistics
Agricultural Economics
Animal Science
Genetics & Plant Breeding
Plant Physiology
Plant Pathology
Soil & Water Conservation
Seed Science & Technology
The departments of Horticulture
Floriculture & Landscaping
Fruits & Orchard Management
Post Harvest Technology
Spices & Plantation Crops
Vegetable Crops
The departments of Agricultural Engineering
Farm Machinery & Power
Food Engineering
Post Harvest Engineering
Soil and Water Engineering
Contact Details
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Mohanpur, Haringhata, Nadia, West Bengal-741252
Phone: 03473-222269
Website: http://www.bckv.edu.in
University of Burdwan: University of Burdwan (Burdwan University/বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is an autonomous state university established in 1960 by the West Bengal Government. There are 139 affiliated colleges in the districts of Burdwan, Birbhum, Bankura, and Hooghly under the university. Students are admitted through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination for admission to the Bachelor of Technology or B.Tech programmes, and through GATE exam for admission to the Master of Technology or M.Tech programmes. The University of Burdwan has a Directorate of Distance Education (DDE,BU) for those who cannot undergo post graduate studies in full-time mode. West Bengal government approved University Institute of Technology at the university campus is a professional engineering college under the Burdwan University.
Contact Details
The University of Burdwan
Rajbati, Bardhaman - 713 104, West Bengal
Phone: 0342-2634975
Website: http://www.buruniv.ac.in
University of Calcutta: The University of Calcutta (Calcutta University/কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় or CU), the first institution in South Asia to be established as a multidisciplinary and secular Western-style university, was established on 24 January 1857 in Kolkata. Calcutta University is a state-government administered urban-based affiliating and research university. Its central campus Ashutosh Shiksha Prangan is in College Street, where the administrative work is done. The university has a total of 14 campuses - Sahid Khudiram Siksha Prangan in Alipore, Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan (University College of Science, or, Ballygunge Science College) located on Ballygunge Circular Road in Ballygunge, Rashbehari Shiksha Prangan (University College of Science and Technology, or, Rajabazar Science College) located on Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road in Rajabazar.
The first Chancellor of CU were Governor General Lord Canning. It had the largest catchment area of any Indian university covering the area from Lahore to Rangoon (now in Myanmar), and Ceylon when the university was first established. Other campuses of the Calcutta University are Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Siksha Prangan in Salt Lake, the Viharilal College of Home Science Campus, the Hazra Road Campus, the University Press and Book Depot, the B. T. Road Campus, the University Health Service, the Haringhata Campus, the Dhakuria Lakes or University Rowing Club, and the University Ground and Tent at Maidan. Calcutta University has 18 research centres - the biggest research center is in the Technology Campus at Salt Lake, known as Center for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CRNN). CU has 8 faculties - arts, commerce, agriculture, social welfare and business management, journalism and library science, engineering and technology, education, fine arts, music and home science, law and science. The College of Agriculture
The University of Calcutta has produced many scientists, Nobel laureates, world leaders. There are four Nobel laureates associated with the University of Calcutta - Rabindra Nath Tagore, Amartya Sen, C. V. Raman and Ronald Ross. Famous industrialists Lakshmi Mittal and Aditya Birla studied in the university. Notable scientists like Jagadish Chandra Bose, Meghnad Saha, Prafulla Chandra Ray, and Satyendra Nath Bose are also associated with this university. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose got admitted to the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta from where he passed his B.A. in philosophy. Eight chief ministers of West Bengal - Prafulla Chandra Ghosh, Bidhan Chandra Ray, Prafulla Chandra Sen, Ajoy Mukherjee, Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Jyoti Basu, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, and Mamata Banerjee - are former students of CU. Six Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of India - Bijan Kumar Mukherjea, Sudhi Ranjan Das, Amal Kumar Sarkar, Ajit Nath Ray, Sabyasachi Mukherji and Altamas Kabir - are also its former students. Four presidents and two prime ministers of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, Abdus Sattar, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Muhammad Mansur Ali, three prime ministers of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Bogra, Hussein Shaheed Suhrawardy, and Nurul Amin, the first democratically elected prime minister of Nepal, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, and the first president of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav are also associated with this university.
Contact Details
University of Calcutta
Senate House, 87/1, College Street,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700073
Phone: 033-2241 0071
Website: http://www.caluniv.ac.in
Jadavpur University: A premier public research and an autonomous state university. Jadavpur University has two campuses - the main campus of JU is in Jadavpur and the other one is in Salt Lake. A three-flamed lamp encircled by lotus petals, designed by one of the great masters at Kala Bhavan in Rabindranath Tagore's Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan (Nandalal Bose), is the emblem of Jadavpur University. The lamp represents knowledge, the three flames represent intellectual training, cultivation of emotions and imagination, and spiritual development, and lotus petals represent fine arts and culture. The main administrative center of the university is Aurobindo Bhavan. The Salt Lake city campus is surrounded by many renowned educational institutes like the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, National Institute of Fashion Technology, and Government college of Engineering and Leather Technology. Jadavpur University has collaborations with the University of California, University of Newcastle, Leeds Metropolitan University, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, Staffordshire University, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, and Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
Contact Details
Jadavpur University
188, Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick Road,
Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032
Phone: 033 2457 2227
Website: http://www.jaduniv.edu.in
University of Gour Banga (গৌড়বঙ্গ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): Established on March 10, 2008 and situated in Malda, West Bengal. Currently there are 22 general degree colleges, 25 B.Ed colleges, 1 Law college, and 1 B.P.Ed. college under the University of Gour Banga in the district of Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur. The university campus offers M.A. in English, Bengali, History, Arabic, Sanskrit, Education and M.Sc. in Mathematics, and various PhD programmes. The general degree colleges in the district of Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur provide B.A., B.Sc, B.Com, B.C.A., B.B.A., B.H.M. courses under the university.
Contact Details
University of Gour Banga
National Highway 34, Mokdumpur, Near Rabindra Bhavan,
Malda, West Bengal 732103
Phone: 03512-223 664
University of Kalyani: The state-government administered, affiliating and research university, University of Kalyani in Nadia, was established on 1 November 1960. The Kalyani University is 50 km from Kolkata, and 200 meters from the eastern bank of the Ganges. The Administration Building is within 10 minutes walking distance from the nearest Kalyani Ghoshpara railway station. The university offers Post Graduate education and Ph.D. Program in 36 different subjects or disciplines in Engineering & Technology, Science, Arts & Commerce, Management, and Education. The University of Kalyani has launched Directorate of Open & Distance Learning (DODL) at postgraduate level with the help of Distance Education Council and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Contact Details
University of Kalyani
Address: Kalyani, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal, Pin Code-741235
Phone Number: 033-25828220
University of North Bengal (উত্তরবঙ্গ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): The main campus of the state university is situated at Raja Rammohanpur between Siliguri and Bagdogra Airport, in the Terai region in Darjeeling, and the second campus is situated at Danguajhar, in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal. Several General Degree and B.Ed. Colleges under the University of North Bengal spread over the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, and the neighbouring state of Sikkim. The Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Heritage Museum in the University of North Bengal is one of the few university museums in India, and has a rich collection of sculpture, manuscripts, paintings, coins, etc.
Presidency University (Formerly Hindu/Hindoo College and Presidency College): The Hindu College was established by the social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Justice Sir Edward Hyde East (the chief promoter of the college), Maharaja Tejchandra Ray of Burdwan, Raja Radhakanta Deb, David Hare (Founder of Hare School), Prasanna Coomar Tagore and Babu Buddinath Mukherjee in 1817. The Hindu College was transformed into Presidency College and became a government institution in 1855. The Presidency College of Bengal was upgraded to the status of a full university in 2010.
Contact Details
Presidency University
86/1 College Street, Kolkata 700073
Phone: 033-22412738
Fax: 033-22572444
Rabindra Bharati University: Rabindra Bharati University was founded on May 8, 1962 at the residential house of Rabindranath Tagore in Calcutta. Rabindra Bharati Museum or Jorasanko Thakurbari housed within the University was the home of Rabindranath Tagore, and the house in which the world famous poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May 1861, and the place where he spent most of his childhood and died on 7 August, 1941. The Rabindra Bharati Museum, an integral part of the university, was established in 1962 by then Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Address of Jorasanko Campus: 6/4, Dwarakanath Tagore Lane, Kolkata 700007.
Address of Emerald Bower Campus: 56A, B.T. Road, Kolkata 700 050.
Affiliated College: The Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, 476, Dum Dum Cossipore Road.
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University: The Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is situated in the western-most district of West Bengal, Purulia. The state university in West Bengal was established on 6 July 2010. SKB University is named after three illustrious tribal leaders, Sidhu Murmu, Kanhu Murmu and Birsha Munda. Currently, there are 25 affiliated colleges under the Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University in the district of Purulia.
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS or NUJS): The autonomous law university in West Bengal is one of the best elite national law schools in India, was established by the Bar Council of India in 1999 and located in the Salt Lake city of Kolkata. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences offers five-year integrated B.A./B.Sc LL.B (Hons.) program at the undergraduate level and LL.M degree program at the postgraduate level. Admission to the undergraduate programs is based on the rank obtained in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) held jointly by fourteen national law schools. The university also offers MPhil and PhD degrees. There are three research centres under NUJS - Centre for Gender research Law, Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Studies, and Centre for WTO Law.
Contact Details
The W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences
Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan, 12, LB Block, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700098
Phone: 033-2335 7379/ 0765/ 2806/ 2809/ 2811/ 2812
West Bengal University of Health Sciences: The West Bengal University of Health Sciences offers PhD programme in Modern System of Medicine, Ayurvedic System of Medicine, Homeopathic System of Medicine, Unani System of Medicine, Dental Education, Nursing Education, Pharmacy Education, Speech Therapy and Education, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Prosthetics-Orthotics. Courses like Post-doctoral certificate course in Neuroanaesthesia, Speech Language Pathology, post-baccalaureate degree Master of Physical Therapy, and Master of Audiology have also been introduced in the university. New medical colleges/institutions affiliated to the university are being established throughout the state of West Bengal to increase the number of seats in MBBS, MD/MS, BDS, BAMS, BPT, B.Sc (N) and M.Sc. in Nursing and B.Pharm courses.
Contact Details
West Bengal University of Health Sciences
DD-36, Sector-1, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, Phone No: 033-23346602.
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences: Bengal Veterinary College, the second oldest veterinary college in India, was established in 1893, functioned under the University of Calcutta. In 1974, the college was merged with Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya in Nadia. In 1995, the Bengal Veterinary College turned into the West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences by a legislative act.
Admissions to 5-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc. & A.H), 4-year Bachelor of Technology in Dairy Technology or B.Tech (D.T) courses are based on WBJEE rank. The university is also offering 4-year Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc) at the undergraduate level, a 2-year postgraduate Academic Master Degree course Master of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc), M.Tech (DT), M.F.Sc., M.Sc. (Dairying) at the postgraduate level, and 3-year PhD programmes.
Address
West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences
37 & 68, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700037
West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT or UTech): In 2000, the university began its operations at the West Bengal State Archives Building, 43 Shakespeare Sarani in Kolkata. Within one and a half decades the university gain strength of over two hundred affiliated colleges in West Bengal. The West Bengal University of Technology would have a main campus at Haringhata in Nadia district. W.B. UTech, Kolkata offers courses in Biotech, Management, Commerce, Hospitality, Health Sciences, Information Technology (IT) and Engineering such as B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, B.Tech in IT, M.Tech in Industrial Engineering & Management, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, Microelectronics, etc. In collaboration with S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences the West Bengal University of Technology offers an integrated PhD programme in Physical Science and Chemical Science. The School of Management and Sciences (SOMS - WBUT) offers M.Phil in Glycobiology, Management, and Material Science. The School of Biotechnology & Biological Sciences (SBTBS - WBUT) offers M.Tech in Biotechnology.
Contact Details
West Bengal University of Technology
BF-142, Sector 1, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064
Phone: 033-2321 1327
West Bengal State University (Barasat University): West Bengal State University, established in 2008 at Berunanpukuria, Malikapur, Barasat, in the district of North 24 Paraganas, offers PG courses in Agriculture Science and Technology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Bengali, Biochemistry, Botany, Business Administration (Accounting, Finance, Management, and Marketing), Chemistry, Computer Science, Comparative Literature, Disaster and Emergency Management, Ecology & Environment, Economics, Education, Electronics, English, Fine Arts, Food & Nutrition, Geography, Geology, Health Science, Home Science, Hindi, History, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Information Science & Library Management, Journalism & Mass Communication, Law & Justice, Linguistic, Mathematics, Microbiology, Oceanography, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Science, Psychology, Sanskrit, Sociology, Sports Science & Management, Statistics, Theater & Music, Urban & Rural Planning, Zoology, and some integrated courses at PhD level.
Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya: The agricultural university in North Bengal, situated at Pundibari, Cooch Behar, has faculties of horticulture, agriculture and agricultural engineering. From a satellite campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya it was upgraded to a full-fledged state agricultural university in July 2000.
The Departments under the Faculty of Agriculture at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Entomology
Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Statistics
Agronomy
Biochemistry
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Plant Pathology
Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
Seed Science & Technology
The Departments under the Faculty of Horticulture at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Pomology and Post Harvest Technology
Vegetable and Spice Crops
Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Plantation Crops and Processing
Forestry
Vidyasagar University (বিদ্যাসাগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): Vidyasagar University, named after the great educationist and social worker of 19th century Bengal, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, was established on 29 September 1981 in the district of Paschim Medinipur. It is a West Bengal State Govt. run 3 Star NAAC accredited university. To take admission for research level programs at Vidyasagar University the aspirants have to sit for RET, a qualifying test, or must qualify the all India entrance examinations like GATE, SET, NET. The university has a Directorate of Distance Education at the main campus for conducting post graduate studies in distance mode.
Address: Vidyasagar University Road, Rangamati, Medinipur, West Bengal 721102.
Phone No: 03222-276554/55/57/58
03222-276556 (Central Library, Vidyasagar University)
Kazi Nazrul University (কাজী নজরুল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): The Kazi Nazrul University, named after the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, was established in 2012 in the city of Asansol. The university is situated in the Damodar River valley in the coal mining and industrial metropolis of West Bengal. Office address of the Vice Chancellor: Old ADDA Office Building, behind Asansol Girls' College, P.O. Asansol-713304, Burdwan, Phone number: 0341-225 0456/ 2024.
State and Open Universities in West Bengal
Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU): Netaji Subhas Open University is one of the largest growing distance education universities in eastern India. NSOU was established by bifurcated Netaji Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) in 1997. The open university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Asian Open Universities (AAOU), and Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), and recognized by the Distance Education Council, Govt. of India.
Central Universities in West Bengal
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology/ IIEST (Formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University/BESU / Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur): This premier public institution for research and education in engineering, science and technology is located at Shibpur, in the district of Howrah. The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology offers Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in Engineering and Architecture, Master's and Doctorate degrees in Science and Management. This institute of national importance has a good reputation for excellence in research and development, and many government and non-government funding agencies like AICTE, UGC, CSIR, DRDO, DST, DIT, DAE, BRNS, ISRO, UNICEF, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Steel, TATA Steel and international funding agencies like CIDA, SANEI, USAID, DelPHE have come forward to sponsor a significant number (about 100) of research projects.
Address: P.O.Botanic Garden, Shalimar, Howrah, West Bengal 711103
Phone: 033-2668 4562
Departments of Engineering and Technology
Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Architecture
Civil Engineering
Computer Science & Technology
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgy And Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Departments in the Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences
Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Humanities and Social Science Departments of BESU/ IIEST
Humanities and Social Sciences
Human Resource Management
Visva-Bharati University (বিশ্বভারতী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়): Visva-Bharati University was founded by Rabindranath Tagore. Visva Bharati means "the communion of the world with India". This central university is one of India's major autonomous universities founded by Central Government, and one of most renowned places of higher studies in India. It is an Institute of National Importance located in Santiniketan. Rabindranath Tagore called it Visva Bharati and it was a college until independence. In May 1951, Visva-Bharati was given the status of a central university.
Renowned economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century Satyajit Ray, Indian social activist and noted author Mahasweta Devi are just a few among notable alumni of Visva-Bharati University. Visva-Bharati University is especially famous for its cultural festivals like Basanta Utsab or Spring Festival, Poush Mela or Winter Fair.
Deemed Universities in West Bengal
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University: The Deemed University in West Bengal, administered by the Ramakrishna Mission, has four campuses in Belur (Headquarter), Ranchi, Coimbatore and Narendrapur. Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University offers courses on subjects as varied as Integrated Rural and Tribal Development & Management (IRTDM) at Ranchi (Morabadi) campus, Disability Management and Special Education at Coimbatore campus, fundamental science education and Indian cultural and spiritual heritage.
Private Universities in West Bengal
Techno India University: Techno India University is the first private university in the West Bengal promoted by the largest education group in Eastern India, Techno India Group. The university is located at the prestigious IT hub of Sector-5, Salt Lake, in Kolkata.
Corporate Office: 2nd Floor, EM-4, Sector-V, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700091
(Near Swastha Bhawan/PWC, Beside Times of India Office)
Admission Helpline: 9836544417/18/19 (SMS Only).
