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The Indian state of
West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
is the site of India's first modern university. Thirty-three universities are listed in the state by the University Grants Commission. In West Bengal the medium of instruction in colleges and universities is usually Bengali or English. Diploma, certificate courses, advanced diploma program, postgraduate courses and doctoral programs are offered. Research programs offered by the universities are conducted with the aid of specialised institutes.


History


Early years

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
, the capital of West Bengal has played a pioneering role in the development of the modern education system in
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. Western models of education came to
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through this city. Many of the first schools and colleges were established by the missionaries and reformists. Sir
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established the
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in 1784 for promoting oriental studies. People like
Ram Mohan Roy Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was an Indian reformer and writer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinen ...
, David Hare,
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay (26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891), popularly known as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (), was an Indian educator and social reformer of the nineteenth century. His efforts to simplify and modernise Bengali language, Ben ...
,
Ashutosh Mukherjee Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee (anglicised, originally Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, also anglicised to Asutosh Mookerjee) (29 June 1864 – 25 May 1924) was a Bengali mathematician, lawyer, jurist, judge, educator, and institution builder. A unique figure i ...
and William Carey played a leading role in the setting up of modern schools and colleges in the city. The
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was established in 1800. The Hindu College was established in 1817, renamed the Presidency College in 1855. William Carey established the
Serampore College Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal, India. Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary, Kottayam (Established 1815), CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College in Kolkata, a ...
in the city of
Serampore Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part ...
in 1818. It went on to become India's first modern university in 1827 when it was incorporated by a Royal Charter as a Danish University. The
Sanskrit College Sanskrit College and University (erstwhile Sanskrit College) is a state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It focuses on liberal arts, offering both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Ancient Indian and world history, Be ...
was established in 1824. Reverend Alexander Duff of the
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established the General Assembly's Institution in 1830 and later the Free Church Institution in 1844, which were later merged to form what is now known as the
Scottish Church College, Calcutta Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in Asia. ...
. These institutions played a significant role in what came to be known as the Young Bengal Movement and the
Bengal Renaissance The Bengal Renaissance (), also known as the Bengali Renaissance, was a cultural, social, intellectual, and artistic movement that took place in the Bengal region of the British Raj, from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. Histo ...
.
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was established in 1836. The oldest medical school in Asia, the
Calcutta Medical College Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a Government medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in Asia. The institute was established on 28 Janua ...
was set up in 1835. In 1857, the
University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...
was established as the first full-fledged multi-disciplinary university in south Asia. It was modelled on the lines of the
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. Today it is amongst the largest multidisciplinary universities of India and offers some of the widest number of academic disciplines for study. John Bethune established a school for Indian girls in 1850 at a time when women's education was frowned upon in the society. The
Bethune College Bethune College is a women's college located on Bidhan Sarani in Kolkata, India, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is the oldest women's college in India. It was established as a girls' school in 1849, and as a college in 1879. ...
for girls was set up by him in 1879. In 1856 technical and engineering education came with the establishment of a civil engineering college / department. This setup went through various reorganisations to finally become the
Bengal Engineering College Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (abbr. IIEST Shibpur) is a public technological university located at Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India. Founded in 1856, it is one of Institute of National Importance funded ...
in 1921. The
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administered
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was established in 1860. Bengal Engineering and Science University is the second oldest engineering institutes in the country and it was started in the year 1864. They offer the following programs such as B.E, M.E, MCA, MBA, MSC, B. Arch. and Ph.D. programs. Apart from this they also provide part-time courses in the evening for the professionals. The nation's first homoeopathy college was established in the city in 1880. In 1883
Kadambini Ganguly Dr. Kadambini Bose Ganguly (18 July 1861 – 3 October 1923) was the first Indian female doctor of western medicine. She and Anandibai Joshi both got their degree in Western medicine in 1886. However, she was India's first practicing lady doc ...
and
Chandramukhi Basu Chandramukhi Basu (1860 – 3 February 1944), a Bengali from Dehradun, which was located in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh), was one of the first two female graduates of the British India. In 1882, along with Kadambini Ganguly, she pass ...
became the first women graduates from the
University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...
. In the process, they became the first female graduates of the
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. Kadambini went on to become the first female physician trained in the Western system of medicine in South Asia.


20th century

In 1906, the partition of Bengal led to widespread nationalistic and anti-British feelings. This led to the setting up of the National Council of Education, Bengal. The Science College was established in 1917. The first blind school came into being in 1925. After independence,
Calcutta Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...
continued to be in the forefront of the educational scene. The
Government College of Art & Craft The Government College of Art & Craft (GCAC) in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classe ...
was established in 1951. The National Council of Education became the
Jadavpur University Jadavpur University ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into ...
in 1955. The
Rabindra Bharati University Rabindra Bharati University is a public research university in Kolkata, India. It was founded on 8 May 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal in 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. I ...
was established in 1962. This university offers courses in the fine and performing arts. The
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management The Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM) is an Public school (government funded), Autonomous business school in Kolkata, India. The school is the first Management institute in India and South East Asia. The Inst ...
was set up in 1953 as the country's first management institute and is also the first in the country to offer an MBA degree of a university. The first,
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was set up at
Kharagpur Kharagpur () is a semi- planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 1 ...
about from Calcutta. In 1960 the Regional Engineering college (presently
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) at Durgapur was set up. It is amongst the top NITs in India and also among the oldest.
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta or IIM-C) is a public business school located in Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was the first Indian Institute of Management to be established, and has been recognized as an Institu ...
, the first among the
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, was set up in 1961 at Joka. It was the first national institute for post-graduate studies and research in management sciences. It was established with the help of the
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and the
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.


Institutes with national or special status

Institutes and universities with particular special status or funding arrangements include:
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(IoE),
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(INI); central universities,
Government Funded Technical Institutes The Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) are a list of 40 academic institutions funded either by the Government of India or the State governments of India that participate in the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) for the admissio ...
(GFTI); and the
deemed universities Deemed university, or deemed-to-be-university, is an accreditation granted to higher educational institutions in India by the Department of Higher Education (India), Department of Higher Education. , the UGC lists 124 institutes which were granted ...
. Types with specialist functions include
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s and universities with national recognition for their field of education.


Universities, state and private

Universities in India may be public or private. Other than the central universitiesof which there is one in West Bengalpublic universities are funded by the state government. Non-government universities are privately funded. Public
state universities A state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state, territory or federal district. These systems constitute the majority of universities in the country, serving by far the majority ...
are listed in the first table shown below, with
private universities Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...
in a separate second table below that.


Medical and dental colleges


Medical

There are several types of medical colleges in West Bengal with funding from different sources. Of the thirty-three listed below, nine are privately funded, and twenty-three are state government-funded. One is centrally-funded and -administered by the Indian Ministry of Labour and Employment through the autonomous Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). The
West Bengal University of Health Sciences West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) is a Public medical university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 2003 by an Act of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for better management of the health and medical educ ...
(WBUHS) is the affiliating university with jurisdiction for medical colleges in the state.


Dental

* Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital * Burdwan Dental College and Hospital * North Bengal Dental College and Hospital * Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research *
Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research (HIDSAR) is a private dental college located in Haldia, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and is recognized by Dental Counci ...
* Kusum Devi Sunderlal Dugar Jain Dental College and Hospital


AYUSH institutions

AYUSH institutions provide training in alternative medicine and traditional health care systems of South Asia (ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa, and homeopathy). These systems are governed in India by the ministry of Ayush.


Homeopathic


Ayurvedic

Government Funded: * J.B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital * Institute of Post Graduate Ayurvedic Education & Research. * Vishwanath Ayurved Mahavidyalaya & Hospital Privately Funded: * Rajib Gandhi Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital. * Raghunath Ayurved Mahavidyalaya and Hospital.


Unani

* Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital


Sowa-Rigpa

* Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute


Allied Health Sciences Institutions

*
State Medical Faculty of West Bengal The State Medical Faculty of West Bengal (SMFWB) is an autonomous body constituted by the Government of West Bengal in India. It is empowered to conduct examinations for various Allied and Healthcare Courses as per the course curriculum approv ...
*College of Paramedical & Allied Health Sciences
WBUHS West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) is a Public medical university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 2003 by an Act of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for better management of the health and medical educ ...
,
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, Nadia


Engineering universities and colleges


Government degree colleges

Government general degree colleges (GGDC) are public educational institutes set up and administered under the University Grants Commission (UGC). State or union governments manage them, but the colleges are affiliated to a university for their course structure. * General General Degree College, Ranibandh * Kabi Jagadram Roy Govt. General Degree College *
Government General Degree College, Mangalkote Government General Degree College, Mangalkote (also known as Mangalkote Government College), established in 2015, is the government general degree college in Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in science and arts. It is ...
* Government General Degree College, Kalna * Government General Degree College, Pedong * Government General Degree College, Gorubathan *
Government General Degree College, Mohanpur Government General Degree College, Mohanpur , also known as Mohanpur College, established in 2015, is the government degree college in Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science. It is affiliat ...
* Government General Degree College, Kharagpur-II *
Government General Degree College, Gopiballavpur-II Government General Degree College, Gopiballavpur-II, also known as Beliabera Government College, established in 2015,. is the government degree college in Jhargram district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science. It is affiliate ...
* Government General Degree College, Keshiary * Sahid Matangini Hazra Government College for Women * Muragachha GOVT College * Government General Degree College, Kaliganj * Government General Degree College, Tehatta * Government General Degree College, Chapra * Chunaram Gobinda Memorial Government College * Government General Degree College, Hili * Government General Degree College, Kushmandi * Sister Nibedita Government General Degree College for Girls * Nayagram Pandit Raghunath Murmu Government College * Government General Degree College, Lalgarh * Government General Degree College, Salboni * Jhargram Raj College (Girls' Wing) *
Government General Degree College, Singur Government General Degree College, Singur, established in 2013,P. R. Thakur Government College * Banarhat Kartik Oraon Hindi Government College * Government Girls General Degree College, Ekbalpur * Lady Brabourne College – Kolkata * Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College * Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College * Barasat Government College *
Bethune College Bethune College is a women's college located on Bidhan Sarani in Kolkata, India, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is the oldest women's college in India. It was established as a girls' school in 1849, and as a college in 1879. ...
* Bidhannagar College * Chandernagore Government College *
Durgapur Government College Durgapur Government College, India, is the only government college not only in the home district of Paschim Bardhaman, but also in the neighbouring districts of Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum. It was established on 15 September 1970. It is affil ...
*
Maulana Azad College Maulana Azad College is a government college of liberal arts, commerce and science in India, located in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road an ...
*
Darjeeling Government College Darjeeling Government College is a co-educational government-funded college established in 1948 in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. The college is in North Point, Darjeeling. Courses It offers postgraduate courses in Botany, Zoology, English ...
*
Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration is a commerce college of India. It is a Kolkata-based degree-granting college that offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in commerce. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutt ...
* Taki Government College *
Hooghly Mohsin College Hooghly Mohsin College, established in 1836 after the Macaulay Report, is one of the oldest colleges in India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan. History Ho ...
*
Haldia Government College Haldia Government College, established in 1988, is the oldest government college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and one self finance course (Tourism and Travel Management). There are also two pos ...
*
Jhargram Raj College Jhargram Raj College, established in 1949, is one of the oldest government college in Jhargram, in the Jhargram district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science, and postgraduate courses in some arts and science subject ...
*
Krishnagar Government College Krishnagar Government College, established in 1846, is the oldest college in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also some postgraduate courses. At first, the college was un ...
*
Government College of Art & Craft The Government College of Art & Craft (GCAC) in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classe ...
* The Sanskrit College * Government General Degree College, Narayangarh


General colleges affiliated with universities


With Burdwan University

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Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya, also known as Bengai College, is a college in Bengai, in Hooghly district, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan. It was e ...
,
Bengai Bengai is a village in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Bengai is located at . Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map a ...
,
Arambagh Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambag subdivision, Arambagh subdivision. Geography Location Arambagh is located at . It has an ...
* Arambagh Girls' College * Bardhaman Raj College * Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, Itachuna *
Birbhum Mahavidyalaya Birbhum Mahavidyalaya, established in 1979, is a government affiliated college at Suri in the Birbhum district of West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in ...
* Bolpur College * Galsi Mahavidyalaya *
Government General Degree College, Mangalkote Government General Degree College, Mangalkote (also known as Mangalkote Government College), established in 2015, is the government general degree college in Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in science and arts. It is ...
* Gushkara Mahavidyalaya *
Hooghly Mohsin College Hooghly Mohsin College, established in 1836 after the Macaulay Report, is one of the oldest colleges in India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan. History Ho ...
* Hooghly Women's College * Kabi Joydeb Mahavidyalaya *
Kalna College Kalna College, established in 1943, is a college in Kalna, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce, and sciences. It is affiliated to the University of Burdwan. Accreditation In 2023, K ...
* Katwa College *
Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women's College Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women's College, known as M. U. C. Women's College, established on 28 July 1955, is a women's college in Bardhaman. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science and PG course in English. It is an ISO 9001:2015 ...
* Mankar College * Memari College * Netaji Mahavidyalaya,
Arambagh Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambag subdivision, Arambagh subdivision. Geography Location Arambagh is located at . It has an ...
* Purni Devi Chaudhuri Girls' College,
Bolpur Bolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan. The city is known as a cultural and educational hub of ...
*
Syamsundar College Syamsundar College, established in 1948, is the general degree college in Shyamsundar, Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan, The University of Burdwa ...
* Tarakeswar Degree College *
Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya is a college in Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences and postgraduate in chemistry. It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan. ...
* Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya * Purbasthali College‚
Purbasthali Purbasthali is a village in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. It is located 120 km north from Kolkata. Also known as Chupi Char, it lies on the banks of a large oxbow lake created by the Ganges river and is only 8  ...


With University of Calcutta

* Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College * Anandamohan College *
Asutosh College Asutosh College, established in 1916, is a semi-government college in Kolkata. It is considered as one of the most prestigious educational landmarks in Kolkata .It offers undergraduate level courses in various arts, commerce and science subjects ...
*
Bangabasi College Bangabasi College is a Kolkata-based liberal arts, commerce and sciences college. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the University of Calcutta. It was founded by Girish Chandra Bose, an educationist, social reformer and agric ...
* Baruipur College * Basanti Devi College *
Bethune College Bethune College is a women's college located on Bidhan Sarani in Kolkata, India, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is the oldest women's college in India. It was established as a girls' school in 1849, and as a college in 1879. ...
* Budge Budge College * Dhruba Chand Halder College * Dinabandhu Andrews College * Fakir Chand College *
Jogamaya Devi College Jogamaya Devi College is one of the oldest and leading women's colleges in Kolkata, India. It shares the same building with Asutosh College (day college) and Syamaprasad College (evening college) and is named after the wife of Sir Asutosh Muk ...
*
Lady Brabourne College Lady Brabourne College (LBC) is an institution for women's education in Kolkata, India. The college admits undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees from the University of Calcutta. It is a state government administered college and is ...
* L.J.D. College, Falta * Maheshtala College *
Maulana Azad College Maulana Azad College is a government college of liberal arts, commerce and science in India, located in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road an ...
* Netaji Nagar College * Netaji Nagar College for Women * Netaji Nagar Day College *
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur is an institute for pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an autonomous college located in Narendrapur, Kolkata. The college ...
(Autonomous), Narendrapur *
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is an autonomous degree college of India located in Belur, West Bengal, Belur, Howrah district, Howrah near Belur Math. History The Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is a fully residential degree college for ...
(Autonomous), Belur *
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous college in Kolkata, India. It is run by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1860 and named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16t ...
*
Scottish Church College Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in Asia. ...
*
Serampore College Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal, India. Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary, Kottayam (Established 1815), CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College in Kolkata, a ...
* Sonarpur Mahavidyalaya * Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College * Bangabasi Morning College * Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur *
Vidyasagar College Vidyasagar College is a state government-aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, located in North Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college offers both post-graduate and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects ...


With University of Kalyani

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Krishnath College Murshidabad University is a public state university in Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal. The university was established in 2021 by the West Bengal government under ''The Murshidabad University Act, 2018''.It is named after a great thinker, a ...
* Asannagar Madan Mohan Tarkalankar College *
Berhampore College The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate public research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Postg ...
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Berhampore Girls' College Berhampore Girls' College is a women's college in Berhampore, in Murshidabad district, in the state of West Bengal in India. It is affiliated to the University of Kalyani. Departments Accreditation The college is recognized by the Univer ...
* Bethuadahari College * Chakdaha College * Chapra Bangaljhi Mahavidyalaya * Domkal Girls' College * Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College *
Dukhulal Nibaran Chandra College Dukhulal Nibaran Chandra College, popularly known as DNC college established in 1967, is the college in Aurangabad, West Bengal, Aurangabad, in Murshidabad district. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Sciences. It is affiliat ...
* Dumkal College * Dwijendralal College * Santipur College * G. D. College, Shaikhpara * Murshidabad Adarsha Mahavidyalaya, Islampur * Kalyani Mahavidyalaya


With Kazi Nazrul University

* Asansol Girls' College * Banwarilal Bhalotia College * Bidhan Chandra College, Asansol *
St. Xavier's College, Asansol St. Xavier's College, Asansol, is a general degree college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman District, West Bengal, India. It is a minority Institution managed by the Society of Jesus with the registration of St. Xavier's College Education Trust, A ...
* Kulti College * Deshbandhu Mahavidyalaya * Kazi Nazrul Islam Mahavidyalaya *
Triveni Devi Bhalotia College Trivenidevi Bhalotia College, also known as Raniganj TDB College, is a co-educational institution and has the morning and day sections, established in 1957, is a college at Raniganj, in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India ...
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Raniganj Girls' College Raniganj Girls' College, established in 1980, is a college for girl students at Raniganj in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asanso ...
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Durgapur Government College Durgapur Government College, India, is the only government college not only in the home district of Paschim Bardhaman, but also in the neighbouring districts of Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum. It was established on 15 September 1970. It is affil ...
* Michael Madhusudan Memorial College *
Durgapur Women's College Durgapur Women's College, established in 1980, is a women's college in Durgapur, West Bengal, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and commerce. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University. ...
* Durgapur College of Commerce and Science * Khandra College * Pandaveswar College


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Bankura Christian College Bankura Christian College, established in 1903, is the oldest college in Bankura district in India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated with the Bankura University. History Bankura Christian College was esta ...
* Bankura Sammilani College * Bankura Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith *
Barjora College Barjora College, established in 1985, is the general degree college in Barjora, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Bankura University. History Barjora College was established i ...
* Ramananda College * Sonamukhi College


With Vidyasagar University

* Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya * Belda College * Kharagpur College * Mahishadal Girls' College * Midnapore College * Panskura Banamali College * Prabhat Kumar College * Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya *
Jhargram Raj College Jhargram Raj College, established in 1949, is one of the oldest government college in Jhargram, in the Jhargram district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science, and postgraduate courses in some arts and science subject ...
* Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya * Egra Sarada Shashi Bhushan College


With West Bengal State University

* Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, Dumdum *
Acharya Prafulla Chandra College Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC College), also known as New Barrackpore College is a Government Higher Educational Institution (College) located in North 24 Paragana, West Bengal, India. It is one of the glorious educational institution ...
* Barasat Government College * Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College *
Basirhat College Basirhat College, established in 1947, is a general degree college in Basirhat. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. History Basirhat College was founded in mid-No ...
* Bidhannagar College *
Dum Dum Motijheel College Dum Dum Motijheel College, established in 1950, is a bachelor's degree college in Kolkata, India. It offers undergraduate courses in Science and Arts. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. Departments Science *Chemistry *Physics * ...
* Gobardanga Hindu College * P. R. Thakur Government College * Shree Chaitanya College, Habra * Banipur Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Habra * Netaji Satabarshiki Mahabidyalay, Ashoknagar * Panihati Mahavidyalaya, Sodepur * Rishi Bankim Chandra College for Women,
Naihati Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Naihati Municipality ...
* Rishi Bankim Chandra Evening College,
Naihati Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Naihati Municipality ...
* Rishi Bankim Chandra College,
Naihati Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Naihati Municipality ...


List of colleges by districts


Alipurduar

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Alipurduar College Alipurduar University is a public university in Alipurduar, West Bengal, India. It was established as an affiliating university by an act of the Government of West Bengal, West Bengal government notified in 2018. History In 1947, India gained in ...
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Birpara College Birpara College, established in 1986, is a general degree college in Birpara. It is in Alipurduar district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal The University of North Beng ...
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Falakata College Falakata College, established on 19 September 1981, is a general degree college in Falakata. It is in Alipurduar district. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal The University of North B ...
* Sahid Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya * Vivekananda College, Alipurduar * Lilabati Mahavidyalaya * Pijushkanti Mukherjee Mahavidyalaya * Samuktala Sidhu Kanhu College * Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya * Nani Bhattacharya Smarak Mahavidyalaya


Bankura

* Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering * Raipur Government Polytechnic * Bankura Government Polytechnic * Mallabhum Institute of Technology * K.G. Engineering Institute *
Bankura Christian College Bankura Christian College, established in 1903, is the oldest college in Bankura district in India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated with the Bankura University. History Bankura Christian College was esta ...
* Bankura Sammilani College * Bankura Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith *
Jamini Roy College Jamini Roy College, established in 1986, is the general degree rural college in Beliatore, Bankura district. The college is thus named because Jamini Roy, a pioneer of modern art in India, was born in Beliatore. It offers undergraduate courses ...
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Bankura Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - ...
* Ramananda College,
Bishnupur, Bankura Bishnupur (; ; alternatively spelled as Vishnupur) is a city and a municipality in Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It has terracotta temples built by the Malla rulers, historic Radha Krishna temples built during 1600–1800 CE and the ...
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Barjora College Barjora College, established in 1985, is the general degree college in Barjora, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Bankura University. History Barjora College was established i ...
* Panchmura Mahavidyalaya, Panchmura * Pandit Raghunath Murmu Smriti Mahavidyalaya,
Baragari Baragari is a village in PO Jambani and the Raipur CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India Geography Location Baragari is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Khatra s ...
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Indas Mahavidyalaya Indas Mahavidyalaya, established in 2006, is the General Degree College in Indas, Bankura district, India.. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts and Sciences Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge i ...
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Indas Indas (also spelled Indus) is a village, with a police station, in the Indas CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Indas is located at . Area overview The map a ...
* Raipur Block Mahavidyalaya *
Khatra Adibasi Mahavidyalaya Khatra Adibasi Mahavidyalaya is the general degree college in Khatra in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Bankura University. History ...
* Saldiha College * Birsha Munda Memorial College * Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya * Chhatna Chandidas Mahavidyalaya * Gobindaprasad Mahavidyalaya * Onda Thana Mahavidyalaya *
Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya, established in 2005, is the general degree college in Patrasayer, Bankura district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Bankura University. Accredited by the National Assessment and Accredita ...
* Saltora Netaji Centenary College * Sonamukhi College * Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya * Government General Degree College, Mejia * Akui Kamalabala Women's College


Birbhum

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Birbhum Mahavidyalaya Birbhum Mahavidyalaya, established in 1979, is a government affiliated college at Suri in the Birbhum district of West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in ...
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Birbhum Birbhum district () is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is in Suri. Other impo ...
* Suri Vidyasagar College * Sambhunath College, Labpur *
Krishna Chandra College Krishna Chandra College, commonly known as Hetampur College, established in 1897, is a government-affiliated college located at Hetampur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India. It claims to be the oldest college in the Birbhum district ...
* Bolpur College,
Bolpur Bolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan. The city is known as a cultural and educational hub of ...
* Purni Devi Chaudhuri Girls' College, Bolpur *
Rampurhat College Rampurhat College, established in 1950, is a government affiliated college located at Rampurhat in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan and teaches arts, science and commerce. History Rampurhat Coll ...
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Rampurhat Rampurhat is an important city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Rampurhat subdivision. According to the 2011 census, Rampurhat is the third most populous city in Birbhum  ...
* Hiralal Bhakat College,
Nalhati Nalhati is a town in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the '' Shakti peeth'' Nalhateshwari temple, which according to the mythologies ...
* Kabi Nazrul College,
Murarai Murarai is a census town in Murarai I CD block in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Culture Murarai Amader Asha, gramin pathagar, a government-sponsored library, was established in 1981. Bhadiswar A ...
* Sofia Girls College,
Nalhati Nalhati is a town in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the '' Shakti peeth'' Nalhateshwari temple, which according to the mythologies ...
* Asleha Girl's College, Nalhati * Gurukul Teachers Training College,
Rampurhat Rampurhat is an important city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Rampurhat subdivision. According to the 2011 census, Rampurhat is the third most populous city in Birbhum  ...
* Helal B.Ed College, Math Kolitha, Nalhati * Gitanjali College of Education,
Lohapur Lohapur is a village in Nalhati II CD block in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Bhadrapur Bhadrapur is a village with Gram Panchayat. It has links with Maharaja Nandakumar, is about 4–5 ...
* Birbhum Pharmacy School, Dubarajpur


Cooch Behar

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Cooch Behar Cooch Behar (), also known as Koch Bihar, is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal and it stands on bank of the Torsa river. The city is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. During the British Raj, Cooch Behar was the seat of the ...
: * Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College * Bakshirhat Mahavidyalaya * Baneswar Sarathibala Mahavidyalaya *
Cooch Behar College Cooch Behar College is an undergraduate college located in Cooch Behar, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was established in 1970 and offers Bachelor's Degree in Science (BSC),Commerce (B.Com) and Arts (BA). The college is affiliated to ...
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Dinhata College Dinhata College (দিনহাটা কলেজ) is a government–aided general degree college established in 1956, is one of the oldest college in Dinhata, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science ...
* Government College of Physical Education for Women, Dinhata * Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya, Nishiganj * Mathabhanga College * Mekhliganj college * Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya *
Sitalkuchi College Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (CBPBU) is a public state university in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. The university was named after the 19th-century Rajbangshi leader and social reformist Panchanan Barma. History The Government of ...
* Thakur Panchanan Mahila Mahavidyalaya *
Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya, established in 1971, is the oldest college in the sub-division of Tufanganj under the district of Cooch Behar. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. The campus of the college is green with tre ...
* University B.T. & Evening College * Ghoksadanga Birendranath Mahavidyalaya * Bakshirhat Mahavidyalaya * Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya * Cooch Behar Government Engineering College * Cooch Behar Polytechnic * Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya


Dakshin Dinajpur

* Balurghat College * Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya * Jamini Majumdar Memorial College *
Gangarampur College Gangarampur College is a college in the city of Gangarampur, in the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to University of Gour Banga University of Gour Banga is a public state university located in Mal ...
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Gangarampur Government Polytechnic Gangarampur Government Polytechnic is a Government Polytechnic College located in Kadighat, Gangarampur of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. Established in 2013. This Polytechnic College is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of ...
* Gangarampur B.Ed College *
Buniadpur Mahavidyalaya University of Gour Banga is a public state university located in Malda, West Bengal, India. It is one of the newest state universities established in 2008 by the Government of West Bengal on Act XXVI 2007. History The university completed ...
* Dewan Abdul Goni College


Darjeeling

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Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a city in the northernmost region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the Koshi Pr ...
: * Inspiria Knowledge Campus * Bijanbari College *
Darjeeling Government College Darjeeling Government College is a co-educational government-funded college established in 1948 in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. The college is in North Point, Darjeeling. Courses It offers postgraduate courses in Botany, Zoology, English ...
* Ghoom-Jorebunglow Degree College *Ghoshpukur College * Gyan Jyoti College * Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya *
Kurseong College Kurseong College is a co-educational institute of higher learning and the oldest college in Kurseong, Darjeeling district, Darjeeling. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science and is affiliated to the University of North Be ...
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Mirik College Mirik College, established in 2000, is a government-run degree college in Mirik, Darjeeling district, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to the University of North Bengal.North Bengal Medical College and Hospital *
St Joseph's College, Darjeeling St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, established in 1927, is a govt-aided and self financed, Christian minority, co-educational institution in West Bengal. Originally part of St. Joseph’s School (1888), it was first affiliated with the Universi ...
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Salesian College, Darjeeling Salesian College (Autonomous), Darjeeling (SC) is a Government recognized, minority educational institution of the Catholic Church, run by Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB)Kolkata Provincewhere over 1800 students do their Arts/Humanities, Commerce, ...
*Salesian College, Siliguri * Siliguri College *Siliguri College of Commerce *Siliguri Mahila Mahavidyalaya *Sonada Degree College *Southfield College *Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya *Siliguri Institute of Technology *Indian Institute of Legal Studies


Hooghly

* Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidyamahapitha *Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Guptipara * Raja Peary Mohan College * Tarakeswar Degree College, Hugli-Chinsura, Hooghly * Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga, Hugli-Chinsura, Hooghly * Hooghly Engineering and Technology College *
Hooghly Mohsin College Hooghly Mohsin College, established in 1836 after the Macaulay Report, is one of the oldest colleges in India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan. History Ho ...
* Hooghly Women's College *
Serampore College Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal, India. Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary, Kottayam (Established 1815), CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College in Kolkata, a ...
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Serampore Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part ...
* Chandernagore Government College, Chandannagore * Mahitosh Nandy Mahavidyalaya, Jangipara * Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, Itachuna * Nabagram Hiralal Paul College, Konnagar *Bidhan Chandra College, Rishra, Bidhan Chandra College, Rishra * Netaji Mahavidyalaya,
Arambagh Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambag subdivision, Arambagh subdivision. Geography Location Arambagh is located at . It has an ...
* Arambagh Girls' College, Arambagh *Sreegopal Banerjee College, Mogra *
Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya, also known as Bengai College, is a college in Bengai, in Hooghly district, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan. It was e ...
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Bengai Bengai is a village in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Bengai is located at . Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map a ...
, Arambagh *Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal, Haripal *Government General Degree College, Singur


Howrah

In Howrah: *
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is an autonomous degree college of India located in Belur, West Bengal, Belur, Howrah district, Howrah near Belur Math. History The Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is a fully residential degree college for ...
, Belur Math * Bijoy Krishna Girls' College * Dinabandhu Institution * Narasinha Dutt College * Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharya College Ramrajatala, Howrah * Lalbaba College * Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Domjur * Sovarani Memorial College, Jagatballavpur, Howrah * Ramsaday College, Amta * Uluberia College, Uluberia * Bagnan College, Bagnan * Prabhu Jagatbandhu College, Andul * Shyampur Siddheswari Mahavidyalaya, Shyampur I * Bagnan Teacher's Training College, Bagnan


Jalpaiguri

In Jalpaiguri: * Ananda Chandra College *Ananda Chandra College of Commerce *Dhupguri Girl's College * Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Government College of Engineering * Maynaguri College, Maynaguri * Nani Bhattacharya Smarak Mahavidyalaya *North Bengal St. Xavier's College *P.D. Women's College *Parimal Mitra Smriti Mahavidyalaya *Rajganj College *Sukanta Mahavidyalaya * Jalpaiguri Law College * Jalpaiguri Polytechnic Institute * Institute of Pharmacy, Jalpaiguri * Rajganj Government Polytechnic * Maynaguri Government Polytechnic *Jalpaiguri Institute of Technology * Banarhat Kartik Oraon Hindi Government College * Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital * Ananda Chandra Training College


Jhargram

*Sevayatan Sikshan Mahavidyalaya *
Government General Degree College, Gopiballavpur-II Government General Degree College, Gopiballavpur-II, also known as Beliabera Government College, established in 2015,. is the government degree college in Jhargram district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science. It is affiliate ...
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Jhargram Raj College Jhargram Raj College, established in 1949, is one of the oldest government college in Jhargram, in the Jhargram district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science, and postgraduate courses in some arts and science subject ...
* Jhargram Government Medical College and Hospital *Keshiary Government College * Lalgarh Government College * Nayagram Pandit Raghunath Murmu Government College *Sankrail Anil Biswas Smriti Mahavidyalaya * Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya *Silda Chandra Sekhar College *Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya *Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya


Kalimpong

*Cluny Women's College *Kalimpong College *Rockvale Management College * Government General Degree College, Gorubathan * Government General Degree College, Pedong


Kolkata

* Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College * Anandamohan College *
Asutosh College Asutosh College, established in 1916, is a semi-government college in Kolkata. It is considered as one of the most prestigious educational landmarks in Kolkata .It offers undergraduate level courses in various arts, commerce and science subjects ...
* Brainware Group of Institutions * B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology *
Bangabasi College Bangabasi College is a Kolkata-based liberal arts, commerce and sciences college. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the University of Calcutta. It was founded by Girish Chandra Bose, an educationist, social reformer and agric ...
* Basanti Devi College * Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata *
Bethune College Bethune College is a women's college located on Bidhan Sarani in Kolkata, India, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is the oldest women's college in India. It was established as a girls' school in 1849, and as a college in 1879. ...
* Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute of Management Science, Bidhannagar, Salt Lake * Bhawanipur Education Society College * Bidhan Nagar College, Bidhannagar, Salt Lake *Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College Bonhooghly, Dunlop * Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management * Calcutta National Medical College * City College, Kolkata * College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat * Derozio Memorial College * Dinabandhu Andrews College *
Dum Dum Motijheel College Dum Dum Motijheel College, established in 1950, is a bachelor's degree college in Kolkata, India. It offers undergraduate courses in Science and Arts. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. Departments Science *Chemistry *Physics * ...
* Future Institute of Engineering and Management, Sonarpur * Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology *
Government College of Art & Craft The Government College of Art & Craft (GCAC) in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classe ...
* Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata * International Management Institute, New Delhi, International Management Institute * Institute of Engineering and Management * IPGMER and SSKM Hospital * Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering * iLead,
Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
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Jogamaya Devi College Jogamaya Devi College is one of the oldest and leading women's colleges in Kolkata, India. It shares the same building with Asutosh College (day college) and Syamaprasad College (evening college) and is named after the wife of Sir Asutosh Muk ...
* Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College * Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata * Loreto College, Kolkata * Marine Engineering and Research Institute *
Maulana Azad College Maulana Azad College is a government college of liberal arts, commerce and science in India, located in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road an ...
* Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata * Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology * National Institute of Fashion Technology *National Institute of Planning Management, Kolkata * New Alipore College * Netaji Nagar College for Women, Kolkata * Netaji Nagar Day College, Kolkata * Netaji Nagar College (Evening) * Netaji Subhash Engineering College * Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital * NIPS School of Hotel Management * Nopany Institute for Professional Studies * Pailan College of Management and Technology, Joka, Kolkata * Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya * Rajabazar Science College *
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur is an institute for pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an autonomous college located in Narendrapur, Kolkata. The college ...
* RCC Institute of Information Technology * R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital * Sanaka Educational Trust Group of Institutions * Scottish Church College, Kolkata * Sabita Devi Education Trust- Brainware Group of Institutions * St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College * St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology *
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous college in Kolkata, India. It is run by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1860 and named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16t ...
(Autonomous) * Surendranath College * Techno India, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, Salt Lake * Techno India College of Technology, Rajarhat * The Heritage Academy, Kolkata * Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur * Vivekananda College for Women, Barisha, India, Barisha *
Vidyasagar College Vidyasagar College is a state government-aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, located in North Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college offers both post-graduate and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects ...
* Vidyasagar College for Women * Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College * Victoria Institution (College), Victoria Institution


Malda

*Chanchal College *Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology *Gazole Mahavidyalaya *Gour Mahavidyalaya, Maldah district, Maldah *Government Teachers' Training College, Malda *Harishchandrapur College *Kaliachak College *Kaliachak Government Polytechnic *Malda College *Malda Women's College *Manikchak College *Pakuahat Degree College *Samsi College *South Malda College *IMPS College of Engineering and Technology


Murshidabad

* Sewnarayan Rameswar Fatepuria College, Beldanga *
Berhampore College The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate public research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Postg ...
* Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology, Baharampur *
Krishnath College Murshidabad University is a public state university in Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal. The university was established in 2021 by the West Bengal government under ''The Murshidabad University Act, 2018''.It is named after a great thinker, a ...
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Berhampore Girls' College Berhampore Girls' College is a women's college in Berhampore, in Murshidabad district, in the state of West Bengal in India. It is affiliated to the University of Kalyani. Departments Accreditation The college is recognized by the Univer ...
*Kandi Raj College *Muzaffar Ahmed Mahavidyalaya, Salar, Murshidabad, Bharatpur II *Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj *Rani Dhanya Kumari College, Jiaganj *Nagar College *Raja Birendra Chandra College *Sagardighi Kamada Kinkar Smriti Mahavidyalaya *Prof. Syed Nurul Hasan College *Raja Birendra Chandra College of Law *Hazi A. K. Khan College, Hariharpara *Jakir Hossain Polytechnic College, *Jangipur College *Dumkal Girls College *Dukhulal Nibaranchandra College, Aurangabad *Murshidabad Adarsha Mahavidyalaya, Islampur *G D College, Shaikhpara *Dumkal College, Basantapur *Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dumkal


Nadia district

Located in Nadia district: * Asannagar Madan Mohan Tarkalankar College * Bethuadahari College * Chakdaha College * Chapra Bangaljhi Mahavidyalaya * Chapra Government College * Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College * Dr. K.R. Adhikary College of Optometry & Paramedical Technology * Dwijendralal College * Global Institute of Management & Technology * Haringhata Mahavidyalaya * J.R.S.E.T. College of Law * Kaliganj Government College * Kalyani Mahavidyalaya * Kalyani Technology Academy * Karimpur Pannadevi College *
Krishnagar Government College Krishnagar Government College, established in 1846, is the oldest college in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also some postgraduate courses. At first, the college was un ...
* Krishnagar Women's College * Nabadwip Vidyasagar College * Nakashipara Government College * Plassey College * Pritilata Waddedar Mahavidyalaya * Ranaghat College * Santipur College * Snehangshu Kanta Acharya Institute of Law * Srikrishna College * Sudhiranjan Lahiri Mahavidyalaya * Tagore School of Rural Development & Agriculture * Tehatta Government College * Kalyani Government Engineering College *JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani *Muragacha Government College, Muragachha


North 24 Parganas

Located within North 24 Parganas: * Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore * Adamas Institute of Technology, Barasat * Adyapeath Annada Polytechnic College, Adyapeath Annada Polytechnic College, Adyapeath, Dakshineswar * Banipur Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Habra (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Habra *
Basirhat College Basirhat College, established in 1947, is a general degree college in Basirhat. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. History Basirhat College was founded in mid-No ...
* Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College * Barasat College, Barasat College, Barasat * Barasat Government College, Barasat * Bhairab Ganguly College, Bhairab Ganguly College, Belgharia * Chandraketugarh Sahidullah Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Berachampa * Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay, Bongaon * Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Bagdah CD Block, Bagdah * Gobardanga Hindu College, Gobardanga * Hingalganj Mahavidyalay, Hingalganj (community development block), Hingalganj * Kanchrapara College, Kanchrapara * Mahadevananda Mahavidyalaya, Barrackpore * Morning Star College, Barrackpore * Naba Barrackpore Prafulla Chandra Mahavidyalaya, New Barrackpore * Nahata Jogendranath Mandal Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Nahata * Narula Institute of Technology, Agarpara * Panihati Mahavidyalaya * P. R. Thakur Government College, Thakurnagar * Rishi Bankim Chandra College,
Naihati Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Naihati Municipality ...
* Sree Chaitanya College, Habra * Sree Chaitanya Mahavidyalaya, Habra * Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata * Vivekananda College, Madhyamgram * Camellia Institute of Technology * Guru Nanak Institute of Technology


Paschim Bardhaman

* Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Ushagram Asansol * Khandra College, Khandra * Bidhan Chandra College, Asansol, Bidhan Chandra College, Burnpur Asansol *
Triveni Devi Bhalotia College Trivenidevi Bhalotia College, also known as Raniganj TDB College, is a co-educational institution and has the morning and day sections, established in 1957, is a college at Raniganj, in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India ...
, Raniganj, Asansol * Asansol Polytechnic, South Dhadka, Asansol * Asansol Engineering College, Asansol * Asansol Girls' College, Asansol * Deshbandhu Mahavidyalaya, Chittaranjan, Asansol * NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur *
Durgapur Government College Durgapur Government College, India, is the only government college not only in the home district of Paschim Bardhaman, but also in the neighbouring districts of Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum. It was established on 15 September 1970. It is affil ...
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Durgapur Women's College Durgapur Women's College, established in 1980, is a women's college in Durgapur, West Bengal, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and commerce. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University. ...
* Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur * Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur


Pashim Medinipur

* Keshiary Government College, Keshiary * Belda College, Belda * Midnapore College, Medinipur *Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College, Medinipur * Kharagpur College,
Kharagpur Kharagpur () is a semi- planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 1 ...
*Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya, Keshpur *Narajole Raj College, Narajole *Garhbeta College * Gourav Guin Memorial College, Chandrakona *Hijli College, Hijli Kharagpur. *Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Debra, Paschim Medinipur *Santal Bidroha Sardha Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya, Goaltore *Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, Chandrakona * Institute of Science and Technology, West Bengal, Chandrakona *Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya, Pingla *Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur *Bhatter College, Dantan *Midnapore Medical College and Hospital *Dr B C Roy Institute of Medical Sciences & Research *Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur


Purba Bardhaman

* University Institute of Technology, Burdwan University (UIT) * Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman * Bardhaman Raj College *
Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya is a college in Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences and postgraduate in chemistry. It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan. ...
, Bardhaman * M. U. C. Women's College, Bardhaman * St. Xavier's College, Burdwan * Burdwan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Bardhaman * Burdwan Institute Management and Computer Science, Bardhaman * Burdwan Institute of Medical and Life Sciences, Bardhaman * AMEX (an Institute of Professional Studies), Bardhaman * M.B.C. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bardhaman * Debargha Memorial I.T.I., Bardhaman *
Syamsundar College Syamsundar College, established in 1948, is the general degree college in Shyamsundar, Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan, The University of Burdwa ...
, Bardhaman * Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Bardhaman * Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, Gushkara * Cyber Research & Training Institute, Bardhaman * Dr. Gourmohan Roy College, Monteswar * Galsi Mahavidyalaya, Galsi, Bardhaman * Sir Rashbehari Ghosh Mahavidyalaya, Ukhrid, Khandaghosh * Achaya Sukumar Sen Mahavidyalaya, Gotan * Memari College, Memari * Katwa College, Katwa * Khandra College *
Kalna College Kalna College, established in 1943, is a college in Kalna, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce, and sciences. It is affiliated to the University of Burdwan. Accreditation In 2023, K ...
, Kalna * Dr. Gour Mohan Roy College, Monteswar * Swami Vivekananda Institution for Teachers' Training, Kurmun


Purba Medinipur

* Prabhat Kumar College, Contai *Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalaya, Bhagabanpur II, Contai *Deshapran Mahavidyalaya, Contai *Ramnagar College, Ramnagar II, Contai *Khejuri College, Khejuri, Contai *Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra * Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Bhagabanpur I, Egra *Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya, Patashpur, Egra *
Haldia Government College Haldia Government College, established in 1988, is the oldest government college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and one self finance course (Tourism and Travel Management). There are also two pos ...
, Haldia *Mahisadal Raj College, Mahisadal, Haldia *Mahishadal Girls College, Mahisadal, Haldia *Sitananda College, Nandigram *Swarnamoyee Jogendranath Mahavidyalaya, Nandigram *Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya, Chaitanyapur, Haldia * Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk *Tamralipto Government Medical College and Hospital, Tamluk *Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya, Nandakumar (community development block), Nandakumar *Moyna College, Moyna, Purba Medinipur *Rabindra Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Kolaghat *Shahid Matangini Hazra Government College for Women, Tamluk * Panskura Banamali College, Panskura *Siddhinath Mahavidyalaya, Panskura *Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia


Purulia

*Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia *Purulia Government Engineering College *J. K. College *Raghunathpur College *Manbhum Mahavidyalaya *Nistarini Women's College *Achhruram Memorial College, Jhalda *Balarampur College *Ananda Marga College *Ananda Marga Gurukula Teacher's Training College *Bikramjeet Goswami Memorial College


South 24 Parganas

* Baruipur College * L.J.D. College, Falta * Magrahat College * Budge Budge College * Maheshtala College * Fakir Chand College * Sundarban Mahavidyalaya * Shirakole Mahavidyalaya * Dhruba Chand Halder College * Gourmohan Sachin Mondal Mahavidyalaya * Sushil Kar College * Jibantala Rokeya Mahavidyalaya * Raidighi College * Sukanta College * Bankim Sardar College


Uttar Dinajpur

* Dr. Meghnath Saha College * Islampur College * Kaliyaganj College * Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya * Shree Agrasen Mahavidyalaya, Dalkhola * Raiganj University *
Durgapur Women's College Durgapur Women's College, established in 1980, is a women's college in Durgapur, West Bengal, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and commerce. It is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University. ...
* Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Chopra


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References

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