Top Research colleges in West Bengal: NIRF ranking 2025
Explore West Bengal Research colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2025 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
West Bengal Research ranking list
Avg score 54.855 IIT Kharagpur 71.61 0
- 2021: rank 5
- 2022: rank 5
- 2023: rank 5
- 2024: rank 5
- 2025: rank 5
Lower rank is better.
Held the #5 position for five consecutive years.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
23 Jadavpur University 55.53 2
- 2021: rank 17
- 2022: rank 13
- 2023: rank 19
- 2024: rank 21
- 2025: rank 23
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 6 places from #17 in 2021 to #23 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
46 IISER Kolkata 46.42 8
- 2021: rank 34
- 2022: rank 32
- 2023: rank 40
- 2024: rank 38
- 2025: rank 46
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 12 places from #34 in 2021 to #46 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
48 Calcutta University 45.83 12
- 2021: rank 33
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 35
- 2024: rank 36
- 2025: rank 48
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 15 places from #33 in 2021 to #48 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research 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
Which is the top Research college in West Bengal as per NIRF 2025?
IIT Kharagpur is the top West Bengal entry, ranked #5 with a score of 71.61.
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 2025 list?
4 ranked colleges are shown across 3 cities in this state.
What does the rank trend inside each row show?
Open any row to see that college's NIRF Research rank across the latest available editions.