- Ranked 1 for IITs by India Today 2020
- Ranked 2 for IITs by NIRF 2020
- Ranked 8 for MBA by NIRF 2020
- Ranked 1 for Engineering by The Week 2019
- Ranked 2 for Engineering by JEE Cutoff 2019
- Ranked 2 for Engineering by Outlook 2019
About CALUNIV
The University of Calcutta is a public state university located in Kolkata. The university was established in 1857. The university offers various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes for different fields like science, commerce, engineering, agriculture and various other fields. The university has been recognised by the university grant commission and has been approved by All India Council of Technical Education. Calcutta University has been ranked 5th under the university category by National Institutional Ranking Framework.
Location
University of Calcutta is located at 87/1, College Street, Kolkata. Nearest railway station is Sealdah located 3.0 km away from the college. Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport is located 17.5 km away from the college. The nearest bus depot is 3A Bus Depot located 3.0 km away from the college.
Accreditation
Accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
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CALUNIV Admissions 2021
Calcutta University offers various technical, non-technical and professional courses. Admission to B.Tech programme offered by Calcutta University is offered on the basis of West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE). For MBA admission in the University of Calcutta, candidates have to appear in any national-level management entrance examination. For M.Tech course, candidates have to appear in GATE. To take admission in M.Phil and PhD programme candidates have to appear in Research Eligibility Test (RET). The admission process to various courses offered by University of Calcutta (Caluniv) are discussed below:
B.Tech:
- Candidates who wish to take admission in Calcutta University have to apply and appear for WBJEE.
- WBJEE qualified candidates have to appear for counselling process.
- Seats will be allotted to the candidates on the basis of their WBJEE rank.
- Allotted students have to register for the course through an online application process.
- After submission, candidates have to take a print out of the application form and have to report at the university along with all the necessary documents.
- After document verification, a fee book will be issued. Candidates have to submit the fee within the stipulated time.
Postgraduate Courses (Non-Professional)
- For admission to various non-professional courses offered by the University of Calcutta, candidates have to apply for the online application form available on the official website of the university.
- Out of the total seats offered, 60% of the seats are filled on merit basis and are only for Calcutta University (CU) current year students.
- The remaining 40% of the seats are filled on the basis of subject-wise entrance test which can be given by all the students including CU current year students and back year students.
MBA
- Admission to MBA programme of Calcutta University is done through any of the national level management entrance examinations which are MAT /CAT/CMAT/JEMAT/GATE/ATMA/XAT.
- Candidates have to apply for the programme.
- Selected candidates will be called for further admission process which consists of Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
- Finally selected candidates have to report to the college along with their documents for verification purposes.
M.Phil
- Candidates have to fill out the application form available on the official website of Calcutta University.
- Eligible candidates have to appear in the Research Eligibility Test (RET).
- A list of the candidates qualified for the interview will be displayed by the different departments.
- After the interview, a list of selected candidates will be released by the respective departments. Selected candidates have to report to the university along with their documents for verification purposes.
P.h.D.
- Candidates have to apply for the PhD programme offered by various departments of the University of Calcutta through application form which can be availed from respective departments or can be downloaded from the website of Calcutta University.
- Eligible candidates have to appear in the written test.
- Successful candidates have to appear for the interview process. Candidates who have already qualified.
- Candidates will be selected on the basis of interview.
BA.LLB
- Candidates have to fill out the application form of BA LLB programme for admission to Faculty of Law, University of Calcutta and other institutes which are affiliated to it.
- Candidates have to appear and qualify for the entrance test.
- A merit list of the selected candidates will be released by the Faculty of Law, University of Calcutta.
- Selected candidates have to register for the e-counselling.
- Final admission will be based on the score in the entrance test and choices made by them during the counselling.
M.Tech
- For admission to M.Tech programme offered by Calcutta University, candidates have to apply for the programmes through an online application process.
- Non Calcutta University Students have to apply for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
- Qualified candidates further have to go through an entrance test followed by an interview.
- Selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of the candidates' performance in entrance test and interview.
CALUNIV Placements
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Engineering and Architecture (B.E /B.Tech)
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Education Interest: Management
Education Level: Graduate & Above
- Batch of Jan. 1, 2020
- B.Com
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Education Interest: Sciences
Education Level: In Graduation
- Batch of Jan. 1, 2020
- B.Sc Food and Nutrition Hons
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Education Interest: Engineering and Architecture
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- Batch of Jan. 1, 2023
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Joined On: 11 Sep' 16
Education Interest: Law
Education Level: In Graduation
- Batch of Jan. 1, 2018
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CALUNIV Facilities
Library: Calcutta University has a central library present within the campus while different departmental libraries are also present. The library has a vast collection of books and journals along with a subscription to various e-resources.
Hostels: Calcutta University has 16 hostels which can accommodate up to 1500 students
Medical Facilities: Hostels in the University of Calcutta provides various medical facilities to the students who require medical attention.
Sports: The University of Calcutta provides various facilities for both indoor and outdoor games. Outdoor games include cricket, football, volleyball, basketball, and other various sports. Indoor games include chess, carrom and table tennis.
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Alumni Associations CALUNIV Ranking / Rating
This College is accredited by NAAC A (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) validity is 22 Jan 2022 and the score is 3.2 .
| Careers360 | NIRF | |||
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| Ranking/Rating In | Rank | Score | Rating | Rank |
| Law | 33rd (Rank 27th in Public/Govt.) |
272.84 | --- | --- |
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| Universities | 47th (Rank 41st in Public/Govt.) |
255.62 | AAAA | 7th |
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Questions related to CALUNIV
which is better to choose among NSEC kolkata, ILEAD kolkata, MSIT kolkata, TINT newtown, NIMAS barasat, NSHM kolkata, MAKAUT in-house for non-engeenering specially for bsc data science and cyber security? in terms of placement, education,learnings, high qualified and friendly faculties?
Hey Dear,
You can either choose NSEC Kolkata & MAKAUT in house for non Engineering Speciallly for b.sc data Science & Cyber security. MAKAUT is an Top university of West Bengal. You can also go for Makaut University. Decision is yours.
Hope this information is helpful for you.
Answer laterHow is MAKAUT haringhata compare to vidyasagar, kalyani and calcutta university for IT, AI and MBA?
See brother you can simply check the closing ranks of each institute as you will know which one is more prefered.. CU is considered the best option after JU.. The placement figure improved a lot becoz a TPO got hired last year... The median CTC is above 6 lacs which is higher than any MAKAUT colleges.. Also the research exposure of CU is comparable and even surpasses JU for few dept... So as far as academics goes JU, CU, IIEST & IIT all are very simillar...
How would you rate Maulana abul kamal azad university of technology (MAKAUT) haringhata campus specially for new introduced non-AICTE courses in terms of brand value**, India ranking, reputation**, qualified and experienced faculty, education quality?
hi,
see maulana abul kalam ajad universiy is newly shifted to haringhata, however the university is old and have more than 100 colleges of engineering has its affiliation. since it is the main campus the faculty are experienced and lab technology is excellent. some new courses like data science has included as bachelors curriculum, MAKAUT has been ranked 165 by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) among all the engineering colleges in India
Which is best in terms of nationally brand value or reputation among - kalyani university or vidyasagar university or burdwan university or presidency university or MAKAUT (WBUT) university? please make rank on the basis of reputation, faculty qualification and experience, education quality ...
hi,
see you did not mention about any particular course, however according to ourse curriculum and latest syllabus, students review I have rearranged the university as follows,
kalyani university
burdwan university
maulana abul kalam ajad university of technology
presidency university
vidyasagar university.
what would be good decision for BSc data science from 2020 among - ILEAD college kolkata, NSEC college kolkata, NSHM knowledge college kolkata, MAKAUT university Haringhata, Technology india university kolkata Or any in West Bengal?
hi,
I have rearranged the colleges as per preferences,
1. techno india university
2. makaut university
3. nsec college kolkata
4. nshm knowledge campus
5. ilead college kolkata.
hope it would help.
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University of Calcutta, Senate House, 87 /1 College Street, Kolkata - 700073, West Bengal, India
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Approval of this College:
UGC - University Grants Commission
Accreditation is a process by which the quality of all the programme is examined and certified normally by an external body of academics in a college. It validates and certifies the academic processes practised within an institute are robust and relevant.
Accreditation of this College:
NAAC
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- National Assessment and Accreditation Council
Validity : 22 Jan 2022
; CGPA : 3.2
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