28 Best universities for Economics in West Bengal

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in West Bengal ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 377K citations received by 26.2K academic papers made by 28 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.

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Economics

#4 in India
#94 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

3. Jadavpur University

For Economics

#11 in India
#164 in Asia
Founded
1955

4. University of Calcutta

For Economics

#22 in India
#274 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

6. University of Burdwan

For Economics

#50 in India
#544 in Asia
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

8. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Economics

#68 in India
#660 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

10. Visva-Bharati University

For Economics

#89 in India
#809 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

12. University of Gour Banga

For Economics

#154 in India
#1190 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

15. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

For Economics

#217 in India
#1490 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,617
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
2015

16. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

For Economics

#236 in India
#1596 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2001

18. Techno India University

For Economics

#270 in India
#1740 in Asia
Enrollment
3,665
Founded
2012

21. Raiganj University

For Economics

#291 in India
#1816 in Asia
Founded
2015

23. Aliah University

For Economics

#346 in India
#2042 in Asia
Founded
1780

24. Bankura University

For Economics

#370 in India
#2140 in Asia
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2014

Closest to West Bengal states to learn Economics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Jharkhand 7 37
Tripura 3 146
Odisha 14 27
Bihar 11 123
Meghalaya 3 120
Sikkim 3 205
Assam 11 35
Manipur 3 208
Chhattisgarh 10 100
Uttar Pradesh 43 3
Telangana 11 30
Madhya Pradesh 18 48
Andhra Pradesh 15 86
Maharashtra 32 9
Uttarakhand 14 10
Tamil Nadu 44 12
Haryana 42 1
Himachal Pradesh 8 93
Rajasthan 29 26
Karnataka 32 6
Punjab 21 19
Gujarat 29 54
Jammu and Kashmir 10 72
Kerala 14 65