List of 42 best universities in West Bengal

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EduRank

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 3.01M citations received by 230K academic publications made by 42 universities from West Bengal, the popularity of 865 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

2. University of Calcutta

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

5. University of Burdwan

#67 in India
#785 in Asia
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

13. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

#152 in India
#1338 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,617
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
2015

17. University of Gour Banga

#338 in India
#2271 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

27. Bankura University

#433 in India
#2646 in Asia
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2014

32. Kazi Nazrul University

#547 in India
#3642 in Asia
Enrollment
2,094
Founded
2012

33. Adamas University

#574 in India
#3850 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,142
Founded
2014

34. Brainware University

#581 in India
#3927 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2016

37. St. Xavier's University

#702 in India
#4453 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2017

38. JIS University

#718 in India
#4556 in Asia
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
2015

39. Sanskrit College and University

#768 in India
#4734 in Asia
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2016

42. Neotia University

#837 in India
#5094 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 73
Tripura 4 204
Odisha 25 36
Bihar 24 139
Mizoram 3 208
Meghalaya 9 93
Sikkim 7 176
Assam 21 44
Manipur 7 173
Arunachal Pradesh 9 356
Chhattisgarh 23 119
Nagaland 4 295
Uttar Pradesh 79 7
Telangana 23 27
Madhya Pradesh 53 88
Andhra Pradesh 27 54
Maharashtra 53 4
Uttarakhand 33 10
Tamil Nadu 53 6
Haryana 64 2
Himachal Pradesh 25 105
Puducherry 4 48
Rajasthan 70 21
Karnataka 59 3
Punjab 34 18
Gujarat 67 47
Jammu and Kashmir 12 52
Goa 2 148
Kerala 20 39