Top University colleges in West Bengal: NIRF ranking 2021
Explore West Bengal University colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2021 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
West Bengal University ranking list
Avg score 51.284 Calcutta University 62.06 3
- 2017: rank 16
- 2018: rank 14
- 2019: rank 5
- 2020: rank 7
- 2021: rank 4
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 12 places from #16 in 2017 to #4 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
8 Jadavpur University 60.33 3
- 2017: rank 5
- 2018: rank 6
- 2019: rank 6
- 2020: rank 5
- 2021: rank 8
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #5 in 2017 to #8 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
64 Visva Bharati 42.76 14
- 2017: rank 19
- 2018: rank 31
- 2019: rank 37
- 2020: rank 50
- 2021: rank 64
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 45 places from #19 in 2017 to #64 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
85 University of Burdwan 39.98 7
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 96
- 2019: rank 89
- 2020: rank 92
- 2021: rank 85
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 11 places from #96 in 2018 to #85 in 2021.
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 2021?
Calcutta University is the top West Bengal entry, ranked #4 with a score of 62.06.
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 2021 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 University rank across the latest available editions.