11 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kolkata

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Below is a list of best universities in Kolkata ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 396K citations received by 35.3K academic papers made by 11 universities in Kolkata 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in India
Founded
1931

2. Jadavpur University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in India
Founded
1955

3. University of Calcutta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in India
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

4. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#108 in India
Founded
1817

5. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

6. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#229 in India
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2001

7. Techno India University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#301 in India
Founded
2012

8. Aliah University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#339 in India
Founded
1780

9. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#384 in India
Founded
1995

10. Rabindra Bharati University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#418 in India
Founded
1954

11. West Bengal University of Health Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#434 in India
Founded
2002

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Kolkata

Distance, km
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University
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City
4 Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur 54
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Howrah
51 University of Kalyani 46
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Kalyani
93 University of Burdwan 67
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Bardhaman
108 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 2
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Kharagpur
108 Vidyasagar University 52
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Midnapore
126 Khulna University 11
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Khulna
126 Khulna University of Engineering and Technology 13
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Khulna
144 Visva-Bharati University 69
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Santiniketan
155 National Institute of Technology, Durgapur 57
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Durgapur
166 Islamic University 5
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Kushtia