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 339K citations received by 18.5K 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
#84 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

2. Jadavpur University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in India
#108 in Asia
Founded
1955

3. University of Calcutta

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

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

4. Indian Statistical Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#18 in India
#219 in Asia
Founded
1931

5. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

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

7. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#47 in India
#426 in Asia
Founded
1817

8. University of North Bengal

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#53 in India
#448 in Asia
Founded
1962

9. University of Burdwan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#54 in India
#455 in Asia
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

10. Visva-Bharati University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

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

11. University of Kalyani

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#67 in India
#586 in Asia
Founded
1960

12. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#82 in India
#640 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

13. Vidyasagar University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#129 in India
#841 in Asia
Founded
1981

14. Aliah University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#195 in India
#1169 in Asia
Founded
1780

15. University of Gour Banga

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#198 in India
#1188 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

16. Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#211 in India
#1266 in Asia
Founded
2005

17. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#231 in India
#1359 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,617
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
2015

18. West Bengal State University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#234 in India
#1373 in Asia
Founded
2007

19. Techno India University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

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

20. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#240 in India
#1400 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2001

21. Raiganj University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#266 in India
#1552 in Asia
Founded
2015

22. Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#286 in India
#1685 in Asia
Founded
2012

23. Sidho Kanho Birsha University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#305 in India
#1758 in Asia
Founded
2010

25. Bankura University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#343 in India
#2002 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 38
Bihar 8 89
Sikkim 3 199
Assam 9 15
Manipur 3 136
Chhattisgarh 5 116
Uttar Pradesh 34 4
Telangana 10 20
Madhya Pradesh 16 21
Andhra Pradesh 12 26
Maharashtra 21 1
Uttarakhand 12 11
Tamil Nadu 40 6
Haryana 30 5
Himachal Pradesh 5 98
Rajasthan 18 23
Karnataka 27 2
Punjab 18 22
Gujarat 18 45
Jammu and Kashmir 8 104
Kerala 12 41