Universities
Kolkata has seventeen public universities or autonomous institutions that award their own degrees or diplomas. The following list contains the names of the degree or diploma awarding institutions that have their main campuses in or around Kolkata:
Name of institution | Type of institution | Year of establishment |
---|---|---|
Aliah University | Non-affiliating multi-disciplinary Islamic university | 1781, as Calcutta Madrasah College; 2007, as Aliah University |
Bengal Engineering & Science University | 2nd oldest engineering university in India, affiliated to AICTE and UGC | 1856, as Calcutta Civil Engineering College; 2004, as BESU |
University of Calcutta | State government administered affiliating and multi-disciplinary university | 1857 |
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Kolkata | Central government administered non-affiliating engineering education university | 1856, as Calcutta Civil Engineering College; 2010, as Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Kolkata |
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | Central government administered autonomous business school | 1961 |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata | Central government administered autonomous institution for research and education in science | 2006 |
Indian Statistical Institute | Central government administered autonomous institution for research and education in statistics | 1931 |
Jadavpur University | State government administered non-affiliating and multi-disciplinary university | 1955 |
Netaji Subhas Open University | State government administered distance-education oriented, affiliating and multi-disciplinary university | 1997 |
Presidency University, Kolkata | State government administered non-affiliating and multi-disciplinary university | 1817, as Hindu College; 2010, as Presidency University |
Rabindra Bharati University | State government administered non-affiliating liberal arts university | 1962 |
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University | Ramakrishna Mission administered private university | 2005 |
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute | Central government administered autonomous film institute | 1995 |
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | State government administered non-affiliating law university | 1999 |
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences | State government administered non-affiliating veterinary education university | 1893, as Bengal Veterinary College; 1995 as West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences |
West Bengal University of Health Sciences | State government administered affiliating medical education university | 2003 |
West Bengal State University | State government administered affiliating and multi-disciplinary university | 2008 |
West Bengal University of Technology | State government administered affiliating and engineering education university | 2000 |
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