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Best Colleges in West Bengal

West Bengal is the most important state of eastern India. West Bengal has many educational institutions of academic excellence like IIM, IIT, NIT, Jadavpur University, Calcutta University, IISER and many more. The top colleges in West Bengal offer courses like B.Tech, MBA, M.B.B.S. B.A L.L.B, M.Tech, LLM. The top 10 colleges in West Bengal offer courses at undergraduate courses, postgraduate courses and doctoral levels. The entrance exam accepted by the top colleges in West Bengal is JEE Main/ JEE Advanced, WB JEE, CAT GATE, CUET, WB PGET, CMAT, NEET, JEMAT and others.

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Why do a course from a top college in west Bengal?

The best college in West Bengal are pioneers in the field of engineering, management, medicine, law, agriculture, and science
The cost of living in West Bengal is quite affordable.
The top colleges in West Bengal provides all the required facilities to students like well-equipped laboratories, library, hostels, conference rooms and sports facilities.
The top 10 colleges in West Bengal support their students by providing different kinds of government and non-government scholarships.

List of Top 10 Colleges in West Bengal

College Name	Course offered	Fees in Rs.
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	B.E/ B.Tech	Rs 8,47,000
	M.E/ M.Tech	Rs 45,850
	M.B.A	Rs 10,32,000
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	M.B.A	NA
	Executive MBA	Rs 31,00,000
	PGDBA	Rs 25,00,000
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	B.E/ B.Tech	NA
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	B.Pharma	NA
St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata	B.Sc	Rs 20,610 to Rs 1,38,000
St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata	M.Sc	Rs 32,600 to Rs 1,94,000
Calcutta University, Kolkata	B.A	Rs 4,280 to Rs 34,320
Calcutta University, Kolkata	B.Com (Hons.)	Rs 3,780 to Rs Rs 29,310
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata	B.Sc	Rs 31,260 to Rs 46,260
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata	M.Sc	Rs 35,000
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Nadia, Manpur	B.Sc	NA
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Nadia, Manpur	M.Sc	NA
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	BA LLB Hons	Rs 15,47,000
	LLM	Rs 2,11,000
National Institute of Technology Durgapur	B.E/ B.Tech	Rs 5,51,000
National Institute of Technology Durgapur	M.E/ M.Tech	Rs 1,70,000
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	B.E/ B.Tech	Rs 5,44,000
	M.E/ M.Tech	Rs 1,58,000
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata	M.B.B.S	NA
	Diploma	NA

Top College Courses in West Bengal - Eligibility Criteria

Courses	Eligibility Criteria
B.Tech	Candidates having 10+2 or equivalent as Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics are required as compulsory subjects.
M.Tech	Candidates having B.Tech/B.E degree and/or master’s degree in sciences in a relevant discipline and valid score in GATE.
B.Pharma	Candidates having 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English as subjects
M.Sc	Candidates having Bachelor's degree with relevant subjects.
M.B.A	Candidates having a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university with the qualifying marks and must have valid scores in CAT/XAT/MAT/GMAT.

List of Top Colleges/Universities in West Bengal - NIRF Ranking 2023

NIRF stands for National Institutional Ranking Framework, which is a ranking system followed by the Government of India to rank colleges and universities across our country. The NIRF Ranking is provided to educational institutions functioning in India in the field of engineering, medicine, pharmacy, research, management, law, agriculture, architecture and innovation. NIRF released its ranking every year for colleges and universities owned by both government and private bodies. The NIRF Ranking 2023 of the top colleges in West Bengal are mentioned below:

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank	NIRF Score
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Architecture	3	76.82
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	Management	4	75.53
Jadavpur University	University	4	66.07
St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata	College	5	70.80
Calcutta University	University	12	61.14
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata	Research	40	46.95
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata	College	8	69.53
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Nadia	Agriculture	16	52.07
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata	Agriculture	26	46.64
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	Engineering	35	56.12
National Institute of Technology Durgapur	Engineering	43	53.91
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah	College	15	67.38
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Kolkata	College	19	65.05
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	Law	4	69.34
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata	Medical	24	58.49
Medical College, Kolkata	Medical	45	51.17
Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College - Autonomous, Midnapore	College	64	54.64
Midnapore College, Paschim Medinipur	College	73	54.20
Bethune College	College	78	53.94
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata	Pharmacy	32	54.94
International Management Institute	Management	70	48.43
The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman	University	86	44.16
Visva Bharati, Santiniketan	University	97	43.11
Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology	Pharmacy	87	40.59
Scottish Church College	College	100	52.36
Dr. B. C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences	Pharmacy	100	38.26

Top Colleges/Universities in West Bengal: Admission Process

College Name	Admission process
IIT Kharagpur	IIT Kharagpur Admission is based on JEE Advanced, GATE and JAM scores.
IIM Calcutta	IIM Calcutta Admission is based on a CAT score followed by a personal interview and written ability test.
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	Jadavpur University Kolkata Admission is based on WBJEE, WB JECA, GATE, and GPAT.
Calcutta University	Calcutta University Admission for B.Tech is based on JEE Main/ WEBJEE.
The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman	Burdwan University Admission for MBA is based on MAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT and M.Tech is based on GATE scores.
IIEST Shibpur	IIEST Shibpur Admission is based on scores of JEE Main and GMAT.

Top Colleges in West Bengal: Placements Wise

Top colleges in West Bengal have a career development centre/ placement cell that helps students with the career planning process and selection of the right career path. The placement department of the top 10 colleges in West Bengal supports with pre-placement talks, campus interviews, workshops, and summer internship opportunities. As per the IIM Placement report, the highest package offered was Rs 1.15 crores. The placement link of the top colleges in West Bengal along with top recruiters, and the median salary for undergraduate and postgraduate courses as per NIRF report 2023 are mentioned below:

College placement link	Median Salary -UG	Median Salary -PG	Key recruiters
IIT Kharagpur Placements	Rs 18,75,000	Rs 14,23,243	MuSigma, Ford, HCL, Act Fibernet, Berger paints, Amazon
IIM Calcutta Placements	NA	Rs 31,00,000	Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, Accenture Strategy, Amazon, Google, DTDC, Microsoft
Jadavpur University Placements	Rs 10,00,000	Rs 8,00,000	Microsoft, Honeywell, Amazon, Wipro, Capgemini, GE Digital, Deutsche Bank, DE Shaw
NIT Durgapur Placements	Rs 8,10,000	Rs 8,15,000	IBM, Google, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Uber, Nokia
IIEST Shibpur Placements	Rs 7,30,000	Rs 7,50,000	Reliance, Microsoft, Google, ITC, GE Digital, ITC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Which are the major entrance exams accepted by top engineering colleges in West Bengal?

A. The engineering exams accepted by top engineering colleges in West Bengal are JEE Main/ JEE Advanced and WBJEE.

Q. Which are the top MBA Colleges in West Bengal?

A. The top MBA colleges in West Bengal are IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur and International Management Institute.

Q. Which are the affiliated institutions of Jadavpur University?

A. The affiliated institutions of Jadavpur University are the J.D. Birla Institute and the Institute of Business Management.

Q. What are the academic departments at Calcutta University?

A. The departments at Calcutta University are agriculture, arts, commerce, social welfare & Business Management, Education journalism, library science, engineering and technology, law, science, fine arts, music and home science.

Q. Which are the major sectors that offer placement opportunities to IIM Calcutta graduates?

A. The placement opportunities for IIM Calcutta graduates are provided by recruiters from sectors like E-commerce, FMCG, Fintech consulting, Asset and Wealth Management Investment Banking, General Management, Sales & Marketing, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Analytics, Research and Advisory.