25 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in West Bengal

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Below is a list of best universities in West Bengal ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 313K citations received by 18K academic papers made by 25 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 Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in India
#80 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

2. Jadavpur University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in India
#107 in Asia
Founded
1955

3. Indian Statistical Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in India
#212 in Asia
Founded
1931

4. University of Calcutta

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

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

5. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#30 in India
#296 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1856

7. University of North Bengal

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#50 in India
#431 in Asia
Founded
1962

8. University of Burdwan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

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

9. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#54 in India
#453 in Asia
Founded
1817

10. Visva-Bharati University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#64 in India
#550 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

11. University of Kalyani

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#66 in India
#570 in Asia
Founded
1960

12. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#83 in India
#644 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

13. Vidyasagar University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#127 in India
#835 in Asia
Founded
1981

14. Aliah University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#192 in India
#1152 in Asia
Founded
1780

15. Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#209 in India
#1250 in Asia
Founded
2005

16. West Bengal State University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#230 in India
#1359 in Asia
Founded
2007

17. Techno India University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#233 in India
#1378 in Asia
Enrollment
3,665
Founded
2012

18. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#238 in India
#1399 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2001

19. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#244 in India
#1425 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,617
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
2015

20. University of Gour Banga

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#251 in India
#1478 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

21. Raiganj University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#263 in India
#1545 in Asia
Founded
2015

22. Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#295 in India
#1714 in Asia
Founded
2012

23. Sidho Kanho Birsha University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#310 in India
#1782 in Asia
Founded
2010

25. Bankura University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#338 in India
#1979 in Asia
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2014

Closest to West Bengal states to learn Astrophysics and Astronomy

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Jharkhand 5 19
Odisha 13 42
Bihar 8 93
Sikkim 3 197
Assam 8 15
Manipur 3 133
Chhattisgarh 5 116
Uttar Pradesh 34 4
Telangana 10 20
Madhya Pradesh 15 21
Andhra Pradesh 12 24
Maharashtra 20 1
Uttarakhand 12 11
Tamil Nadu 40 5
Haryana 30 6
Himachal Pradesh 5 95
Rajasthan 16 23
Karnataka 27 2
Punjab 18 22
Gujarat 18 45
Jammu and Kashmir 8 101
Kerala 12 39