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 194K citations received by 15.9K 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
#77 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

2. Jadavpur University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in India
#104 in Asia
Founded
1955

3. University of Calcutta

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in India
#204 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

4. Indian Statistical Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in India
#219 in Asia
Founded
1931

5. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#25 in India
#260 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1856

7. University of North Bengal

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#38 in India
#380 in Asia
Founded
1962

8. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#47 in India
#420 in Asia
Founded
1817

9. University of Burdwan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#63 in India
#522 in Asia
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

10. Visva-Bharati University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#65 in India
#529 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

11. University of Kalyani

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#67 in India
#537 in Asia
Founded
1960

12. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#87 in India
#641 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

13. Vidyasagar University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#126 in India
#824 in Asia
Founded
1981

14. Aliah University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#177 in India
#1092 in Asia
Founded
1780

15. Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#199 in India
#1226 in Asia
Founded
2005

16. West Bengal State University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#207 in India
#1263 in Asia
Founded
2007

17. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#223 in India
#1353 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,617
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
2015

18. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#231 in India
#1385 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2001

19. Techno India University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#235 in India
#1400 in Asia
Founded
2012

20. University of Gour Banga

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#263 in India
#1529 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

21. Raiganj University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#264 in India
#1531 in Asia
Founded
2015

22. Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#296 in India
#1753 in Asia
Founded
2012

23. Sidho Kanho Birsha University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#310 in India
#1855 in Asia
Founded
2010

24. Bankura University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#318 in India
#1878 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 4 18
Odisha 11 41
Bihar 7 103
Assam 7 14
Chhattisgarh 4 122
Uttar Pradesh 32 5
Telangana 8 19
Madhya Pradesh 14 43
Andhra Pradesh 11 22
Maharashtra 19 1
Uttarakhand 11 11
Tamil Nadu 39 6
Haryana 30 4
Himachal Pradesh 5 94
Rajasthan 15 21
Karnataka 22 2
Punjab 18 23
Gujarat 16 50
Jammu and Kashmir 7 102
Kerala 11 35