22 Best universities for Development Studies in West Bengal

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Below is a list of best universities in West Bengal ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 79.5K citations received by 8.01K academic papers made by 22 universities in West Bengal was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Statistical Institute

For Development Studies

#5 in India
#89 in Asia
Founded
1931

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Development Studies

#6 in India
#99 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

3. Jadavpur University

For Development Studies

#11 in India
#127 in Asia
Founded
1955

4. University of Calcutta

For Development Studies

#30 in India
#317 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

5. University of Burdwan

For Development Studies

#51 in India
#512 in Asia
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

6. University of Kalyani

For Development Studies

#58 in India
#572 in Asia
Founded
1960

7. Vidyasagar University

For Development Studies

#60 in India
#577 in Asia
Founded
1981

8. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Development Studies

#62 in India
#599 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

9. Visva-Bharati University

For Development Studies

#110 in India
#895 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

10. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Development Studies

#118 in India
#921 in Asia
Founded
1817

11. University of Gour Banga

For Development Studies

#120 in India
#979 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

12. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Development Studies

#122 in India
#990 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1856

13. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

For Development Studies

#204 in India
#1479 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,617
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
2015

15. University of North Bengal

For Development Studies

#225 in India
#1577 in Asia
Founded
1962

16. Raiganj University

For Development Studies

#240 in India
#1644 in Asia
Founded
2015

17. Techno India University

For Development Studies

#258 in India
#1721 in Asia
Founded
2012

18. Sidho Kanho Birsha University

For Development Studies

#277 in India
#1804 in Asia
Founded
2010

19. West Bengal State University

For Development Studies

#291 in India
#1860 in Asia
Founded
2007

20. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

For Development Studies

#324 in India
#1968 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2001

22. Aliah University

For Development Studies

#343 in India
#2063 in Asia
Founded
1780

Closest to West Bengal states to learn Development Studies

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Jharkhand 5 40
Odisha 13 24
Bihar 9 154
Assam 8 37
Chhattisgarh 5 47
Uttar Pradesh 35 3
Telangana 9 39
Madhya Pradesh 12 74
Andhra Pradesh 10 73
Maharashtra 22 13
Uttarakhand 12 14
Tamil Nadu 34 15
Haryana 34 1
Himachal Pradesh 7 115
Rajasthan 20 31
Karnataka 27 7
Punjab 16 10
Gujarat 17 45
Jammu and Kashmir 9 75
Kerala 11 78