List of 42 best universities in West Bengal

Top 42 universities in West Bengal ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.91M citations received by 120K academic publications made by 42 universities from West Bengal, the popularity of 817 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

2. University of Calcutta

#12 in India
#211 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

5. University of Burdwan

#58 in India
#714 in Asia
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

17. University of Gour Banga

#318 in India
#2218 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

21. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

#375 in India
#2438 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,617
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
2015

27. Bankura University

#451 in India
#2762 in Asia
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2014

32. Kazi Nazrul University

#546 in India
#3585 in Asia
Enrollment
2,094
Founded
2012

33. Brainware University

#568 in India
#3792 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2016

34. Adamas University

#611 in India
#4065 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,142
Founded
2014

35. St. Xavier's University

#659 in India
#4250 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2017

36. Sanskrit College and University

#673 in India
#4305 in Asia
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2016

39. JIS University

#733 in India
#4531 in Asia
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
2015

42. Neotia University

#842 in India
#5056 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
2015

Closest to West Bengal states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Jharkhand 20 89
Tripura 4 195
Odisha 25 42
Bihar 24 153
Mizoram 3 220
Meghalaya 9 71
Sikkim 7 179
Assam 21 37
Manipur 7 149
Arunachal Pradesh 9 300
Chhattisgarh 23 125
Nagaland 4 306
Uttar Pradesh 79 6
Telangana 23 28
Madhya Pradesh 53 118
Andhra Pradesh 27 48
Maharashtra 53 4
Uttarakhand 33 10
Tamil Nadu 53 5
Haryana 64 3
Himachal Pradesh 25 103
Puducherry 4 51
Rajasthan 70 20
Karnataka 59 2
Punjab 34 13
Gujarat 67 40
Jammu and Kashmir 12 39
Goa 2 129
Kerala 20 35