Calcutta University NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Calcutta University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #39 in NIRF 2025.
Calcutta University
Kolkata, West Bengal · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0570
At a glance
Calcutta University is a government institution in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its best current NIRF result is #39 in University (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 59.1% and a ₹1L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 11,251 students.
2023-24
140 / 237
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF University journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#39 Score55.17
NIRF University journey
Rank #16 → #39 since 2017; score 48.90 → 55.17.
The rank line is Calcutta University's all-India position in NIRF University: #16 in 2017 to #39 in 2025. Lower is better.
University 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #39
- Score (out of 100)
- 55.17
- Last year rank
- #18
- Movement vs previous
- 21
- Best rank
- #4
- Ranking trend
- Declining
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#47 Score55.91
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#48 Score45.83
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 92.1% → 59.1%; latest median salary ₹1L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 140 placed — 59.1% of the batch
- 70 chose higher studies
- 27 reported another outcome
Half of the 140 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹1L
- Placement rate
- 59.1%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate fell from 92.1% to 59.1%. The reported median salary moved from ₹6L in 2017-18 to ₹1L in 2023-24.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹235.23 Cr → ₹198.46 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹235.23 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹198.46 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.13 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹1.65 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 36.3 → 64.8. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Calcutta University improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (36.3 → 64.8). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 88.2, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 17.4.
Questions about Calcutta University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Calcutta University ranking questions
What is Calcutta University NIRF ranking 2025?
Calcutta University's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #39 with a score of 55.17.
Which NIRF categories include Calcutta University in 2025?
Calcutta University appears in the NIRF 2025 University, Overall and Research ranking categories on this profile.
Is Calcutta University private or government?
Calcutta University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Calcutta University located?
Calcutta University is listed in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Calcutta University graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹1L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 140 of 237 graduates placed (59.1%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹1.1L.
What is Calcutta University's best NIRF category?
University is its best current result at #39 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 55.17.
How many students does Calcutta University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 11,251 students, including 250 from outside the state and 14 international students.
Is Calcutta University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 44.1 in 2017 to 37.2 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 2,802 PhD scholars.
How much does Calcutta University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹198.46 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹1.65 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.13 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.