University of Calcutta: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #938 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #210 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #11 of 876 | In India |
| #2 of 42 | In West Bengal |
| #1 of 16 | In Kolkata |
| #191 of 1,571 | For Radiochemistry |
| Top50% | For 49 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 22,500
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.caluniv.ac.in
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 21%*
* The University of Calcutta is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | 12th year senior secondary/intermediate examination or recognized foreign equivalent, and competitive entrance examination |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | June to May |
| Enrollment | 22,500 |
Publications & Citations
University of Calcutta majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 169 | 825 |
| 1992 | 165 | 783 |
| 1993 | 164 | 740 |
| 1994 | 151 | 756 |
| 1995 | 141 | 793 |
| 1996 | 166 | 873 |
| 1997 | 165 | 903 |
| 1998 | 149 | 1018 |
| 1999 | 156 | 1083 |
| 2000 | 154 | 1264 |
| 2001 | 172 | 1387 |
| 2002 | 212 | 1620 |
| 2003 | 198 | 1806 |
| 2004 | 218 | 2037 |
| 2005 | 259 | 2504 |
| 2006 | 300 | 3025 |
| 2007 | 414 | 4026 |
| 2008 | 417 | 4814 |
| 2009 | 598 | 5775 |
| 2010 | 657 | 7260 |
| 2011 | 742 | 8955 |
| 2012 | 915 | 11570 |
| 2013 | 1013 | 14117 |
| 2014 | 1231 | 16629 |
| 2015 | 1336 | 17895 |
| 2016 | 1257 | 19177 |
| 2017 | 1242 | 20874 |
| 2018 | 1204 | 21255 |
| 2019 | 1225 | 24761 |
| 2020 | 1444 | 30504 |
| 2021 | 1427 | 44644 |
Tuition
The University of Calcutta has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | – | – |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | – | – |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | – | – | – |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | + | – | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | + | – | – |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | – | – |
University of Calcutta alumni
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Subhas Chandra Bose
- Occupations
- politicianrevolutionarywriter
- Biography
-
Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Fascist Japan left a legacy vexed by authoritarianism, anti-Semitism, and military failure. The honorific Netaji (Hindustani: "Respected Leader") was first applied to Bose in Germany in early 1942—by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials in the Special Bureau for India in Berlin. It is now used throughout India.
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Mithun Chakraborty
- Occupations
- film actorpolitician
- Biography
-
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three National Film Awards.
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomatphilosophertranslatorhistorian
- Biography
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who served as the second president of India from 1962 to 1967. He was also the first vice-president of India from 1952 to 1962.
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C. V. Raman
- Occupations
- physicistuniversity teachercrystallographer
- Biography
-
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman FRS was an Indian physicist known for his work in the field of light scattering. Using a spectrograph that he developed, he and his student K. S. Krishnan discovered that when light traverses a transparent material, the deflected light changes its wavelength and frequency. This phenomenon, a hitherto unknown type of scattering of light, which they called "modified scattering" was subsequently termed the Raman effect or Raman scattering. Raman received the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery and was the first Asian to receive a Nobel Prize in any branch of science.
General info
| Alternative names | CU कोलकाता विश्वविद्यालय |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1857 |
| Accreditation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
| Motto | Advancement of Learning |
| Colors | sky blue |
| Academic structure | Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Arts Faculty of Commerce, Social Welfare and Business Management Faculty of Education, Journalism and Library Science Faculty of Engineering and Technology Faculty of Fine Arts, Music and Home Science Faculty of Law Faculty of Science |
| Affiliations and memberships | Association of Indian Universities (AIU) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | 87/1 College Street Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 073 India |
|---|---|
| City population | 4,497,000 |
| Phone | +91 (33) 2241 3288 |
| Fax | +91 (33) 2241 3222 |