Top University colleges in West Bengal: NIRF ranking 2020
Explore West Bengal University colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2020 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
West Bengal University ranking list
Avg score 50.365 Jadavpur University 61.99 1
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 5
- 2018: rank 6
- 2019: rank 6
- 2020: rank 5
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #5 in both 2017 and 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
7 Calcutta University 61.53 2
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 16
- 2018: rank 14
- 2019: rank 5
- 2020: rank 7
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 9 places from #16 in 2017 to #7 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
50 Visva Bharati 46.84 13
- 2016: rank 11
- 2017: rank 19
- 2018: rank 31
- 2019: rank 37
- 2020: rank 50
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 39 places from #11 in 2016 to #50 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
89 Kalyani University 40.91 2
- 2016: rank 45
- 2017: rank 66
- 2018: rank 86
- 2019: rank 91
- 2020: rank 89
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 44 places from #45 in 2016 to #89 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
92 University of Burdwan 40.55 3
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 96
- 2019: rank 89
- 2020: rank 92
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #96 in 2018 to #92 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top university 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 University college in West Bengal as per NIRF 2020?
Jadavpur University is the top West Bengal entry, ranked #5 with a score of 61.99.
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 2020 list?
5 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 University rank across the latest available editions.