Which is the top Overall college in West Bengal as per NIRF 2017?
IIT Kharagpur is the top West Bengal entry, ranked #4 with a score of 68.43.
7 West Bengal institutions appear in the NIRF 2017 Overall list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
IIT Kharagpur leads the West Bengal entries in 2017 at national rank 4 with a score of 68.43.
West Bengal colleges featured across NIRF Overall editions
These institutions appeared in the available West Bengal lists from 2017 to 2017. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government Overall colleges in West Bengal
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 2017 · National rank 4 · Listed this year
- Jadavpur University 2017 · National rank 12 · Listed this year
- Calcutta University 2017 · National rank 27 · Listed this year
- Visva Bharati 2017 · National rank 31 · Listed this year
- Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata 2017 · National rank 44 · Listed this year
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur 2017 · National rank 73 · Listed this year
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- Indian Institute of Management Calcutta 2017 · National rank 39 · Listed this year
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in West Bengal offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Overall ranks, not positions within West Bengal.
West Bengal Overall ranking history
Explore West Bengal institutions in the published NIRF Overall lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within West Bengal. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Overall edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous West Bengal list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.
Highlights and changes in 2017
7 West Bengal institutions appear in the 2017 published Overall list. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is the highest-ranked West Bengal entry at national rank 4 with a score of 68.43.
View full West Bengal 2017 ranking with scores and college profiles
This is the earliest available Overall edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
West Bengal Overall ranking list
Avg score 50.52
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4 IIT Kharagpur 68.43 NEW
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- 2017: rank 4
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Ranked #4 in both 2017 and 2017.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
12 Jadavpur University 57.32 NEW
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- 2017: rank 12
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Ranked #12 in both 2017 and 2017.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
27 Calcutta University 48.90 NEW
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- 2017: rank 27
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Ranked #27 in both 2017 and 2017.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
31 Visva Bharati 48.19 NEW
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- 2017: rank 31
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Ranked #31 in both 2017 and 2017.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
39 IIM Calcutta 45.17 NEW
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- 2017: rank 39
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Ranked #39 in both 2017 and 2017.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
44 IISER Kolkata 44.38 NEW
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- 2017: rank 44
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Ranked #44 in both 2017 and 2017.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
73 IIEST Shibpur 41.28 NEW
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- 2017: rank 73
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Ranked #73 in both 2017 and 2017.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
West Bengal ranking questions
Does this include private colleges?
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
How many West Bengal colleges are in the NIRF 2017 list?
7 ranked colleges are shown across 4 cities in this state.
What does the rank trend inside each row show?
Open any row to see that college's NIRF Overall rank across the latest available editions.