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The below are the reasons to choose the Calcutta University:Low cost education: Calcutta University fee for the available courses is low as it is a government university. The tuition fee for the BTech course is INR 30.8 K - 40.5 KGood ROI: Calcutta University placements are good. In PG 2 year programme,  1,800 students of batch 2024 were placed with a median salary of INR 11 LPA. 6 students from the PG 3 year batch 2024 secured placements with the median salary of INR 9 LPA.Affordability: To provide equal education to students, Calcutta University offers more than 80 scholarships. Tabulated below are a few scholarships offered by Calcutta University:NameSubjectAnil Chandra Gupta Memorial StudentshipBengali, PhilosophyBhupendranath Memorial ScholarshipSanskritNalinakhya Dutta StipendPaliGanada Sundari Sarkar Memorial ScholarshipBengaliHasimohon Kr. And Tulsi Mani Kr. ScholarshipB.A.Arati Bakshi Memorial ScholarshipEconomicsDr. Hensi Stephen ScholarshipEnglishIn addition to the above reasons, the Calcutta University has a good alumni network. 

Calcutta University BTech cutoff 2025 for the OBC HS quota ranged from 4977 in the first round to 33495 in the last round.  As per the last round cutoff results, BTech CSE and BTech Information Technology were the two most competitive courses for enrolment, with the cutoff being 4038 and 5920, respectively. Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 and last round ranks for the OBC HS quota. CourseRound 1 (Closing Rank)Last Round (Closing Rank)B.Tech. in Jute and Fibre Technology1756133495B.Tech. in Chemical Technology (Petrochemicals and Petroleum Refinery Engineering)981013623B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering30694038B.Tech. in Instrumentation Engineering69838173B.Tech. in Polymer Science and Technology1386016313B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering53306424B.Tech. in Information Technology49775920B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering76759183B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering61788640B.Tech. in Optics and Optoelectronics Engineering1006813020

Yes, 7.5 CGPA is good in Calcutta University. These students get decent placement opportunities. The key highlights of the UG placements 2024 basis on the total number of students placed and median package offered are tabulated below:ParticularsUG 3 Year Statistics (2024)UG 4 Year Statistics (2024)Median SalaryINR 7 LPAINR 10 LPATotal Students Graduated48237Total Students Placed35140Students Opted for Higher Studies1370 

Yes, students can join the Calcutta University after the Class 12th but students will have to clear the entrance tests. The accepted entrance tests are WBJEE,  JEE Main, etc. Students with 50-55% aggregate are eligible for admissions. 

The below are the Calcutta University scholarships:NameSubjectJ.N. Ganguly Poverty cum Merit ScholarshipEconomicsKartick Chandra Maity ScholarshipEnglishJatindra Nath Sengupta Memorial ScholarshipBengaliParamita Basu Memorial ScholarshipSanskrit, BengaliManindra Memorial ScholarshipEconomicsAmal Kr. Bandyopadhyay Memorial ScholarshipBengaliAmulya Kr. Saha Book PrizeEnglish, ChemistrySatyendranath Dasgupta Merit Smriti ScholarshipCommerceHasimohon Kr. and Tulsi Mani Kr. Scholarship (Jagabandhu College) CommerceThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Book PrizeCommerceWatmull Foundation (India) P.G. ScholarshipAgriculture, CommerceRamesh Chandra Sarkar Memorial ScholarshipCommerceBaidyanarayan Banerjee  Scholarship Biochemistry, AstrophysicsDakshini Bhattachariya Memorial ScholarshipPure MathematicsRaghuranjan Ghosal Merit ScholarshipChemistryAditi Chaudhuri Smarak AwardPure MathematicsSarasibala Choudhuri Memorial ScholarshipZoologyParesnath Dhar Bhowmik AwardRadiophysics & ElectronicsSatish Chandra Sinha Memorial Scholarship Agricultural ChemistryUma Mukherjee Memorial ScholarshipFood & NutritionSujan Kr. Seal Memorial StudentshipPhysicsDr. B.B. Dutta Memorial ScholarshipPure MathematicsSwati Bose Memorial Scholarship BotanyProf. Jatindranath Mitra Memorial ScholarshipStatisticsAnathnath Dey and Sarajubala Dey TrustBiophysicsProf. Arabinda Guha Memorial ScholarshipZoologyAvijit Raha Memorial Merit ScholarshipEconomicsHasimohon Kr. and Tulsi Mani Kr. Scholarship (Jagabandhu College)B.Sc.Debarpita Mukherjee Book PrizePsychologyProf. P.C. Bhattacharyya Memorial Prize Pure MathematicsProf. S.P. Bhattacharyya Merit AwardRadiophysics & ElectronicsProf. Satyendranath Bose ScholarshipPhysicsPareshlal Dhar Bhowmick Book Award Radiophysics & ElectronicsSanti Kr. Ray Cash PrizePure MathematicsApplied PhysicsSoutheast Asia Subsistence Fellowship SociologyLibrary & Information SciencePolitical ScienceSoutheast Asian StudyPhilosophyStatisticsBotanyPhysicsChemistryRamcharan Mitra ScholarshipRadiophysics & ElectronicsComputer ScienceChemical TechnologyChemical EngineeringPolymer ScienceApplied Physics (in ElectricalEngineering) InstrumentationEngineering Optics &OptoelectronicsJ.N. Ganguly Poverty cum Merit ScholarshipPhysics,Chemistry,Pure MathematicsDr. Jagannath Mondal Cash PrizeGeneticsPrasanta Kr. Ghosh ScholarshipPhysiologyMukul Basu Memorial ScholarshipPure MathematicsAshish Kr. Biswas Memorial FundApplied Physics (in ElectricalEngineering)Subarna Chatterjee Memorial EndowmentZoologyPhysiologyKanodia Research ScholarshipRadiophysics & ElectronicsApplied Physics (in Electrical Engineering) Instrumentation EngineeringOptics OptoelectronicsHaradhan Basu Memorial (Poverty cum Merit) ScholarshipBiochemistryPhysiologyanindra Memorial ScholarshipApplied MathematicsPure MathematicsProf. Parimal Bikash Sen Memorial ScholarshipPhysiologyYogiraj Sri Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahasay ScholarshipM.Phil. in PhilosophyGurusaday Dutt Medal FundGeographyM.K. Sengupta Memorial PrizeEconomicsChitraparna Memorial Scholarship BengaliPrativa Devi Memorial PrizeBengaliUsha-Ava Smriti PrizeEconomicsNityananda Saha Memorial PrizeChemistry (Inorganic)Ashapurna Devi Birth Centenary Award Bengali

Calcutta University may be considered a tier 2 university. Calcutta University has a good infra, scholarships, & placements.  Globally, Calcutta University has been ranked at the 771-780 position by the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Yes, Calcutta university has been ranked by various organisations. As per the NIRF Ranking 2025, University of Calcutta got ranked at the 47th position under the Overall category, 39 position under the University category, 48th position under the Research Institutions, and 15th under the State Public University.

Yes, Calcutta University is a good university for BTech placements. The below are the University of Calcutta UG - 3 years NIRF Placements Data: Overall:UG 3 years2021-222022-232023-24Median salary9.17 LPA9.2 LPA7 LPA% Students Placed60%50%14%Students placed25219835% Passing Students99%97%19%Students admitted422393250Students opted for higher studies16518213Students graduated41738048

The Calcutta University WBJEE Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the BTech programme. According to the Calcutta University BTech Cutoff 2025, the cutoff in the last round ranged from 980 to 5256 for the General category candidates under the All India quota. Among all the BTech specialisations, the hardest for admission was B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering, and B.Tech. in Jute and Fibre Technology, the easiest.