805 Colleges in Kolkata

Kolkata historically known as Calcutta, is the capital of West Bengal. It is the third most-productive metropolitan area in India, after Mumbai and Delhi making it more suitable for students to bag maximum job opportunities after higher education. The colleges in Kolkata attract a large number of students from all over the country and abroad. Bengali and English are the main mediums of instruction in Kolkata colleges and universities.

Kolkata is home to some of the well-known colleges in the country. These include Indian Institute of Management (IIM Calcutta), Jadavpur University, Presidency University, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT Kolkata), Calcutta University, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT Kolkata), NSHM Knowledge Campus, St. Xavier's College, Adamas University, University of Engineering and Management (UEM Kolkata), Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition (IHM Kolkata), Brainware University, etc.

Here is the list of some of the top public and private colleges in Kolkata along with fees:

Apart from merit-based admission, many colleges in Kolkata also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams. These include MAT, CAT, JEMAT, XAT, CMAT, WBJEE JECA, JCECE, JEE Main, ATMA, NMAT, IEMJEE, EMAT, PAT, GATE, IBSAT, etc.

Top Recruiters for Colleges in Kolkata

The colleges in Kolkata offer quality education with high placements. College graduates from any domain are in high demand. All organisations, big or small, private or government, hire college degree holders in various capacities. Majority of the colleges in Kolkata have placement cells, that help the candidates in receiving jobs in reputed/multinational companies. Below is the list of few top companies in India that recruit college graduates from colleges in Kolkata along with their placement ratings:

Listed below is the median salary offered by some of the well-known colleges in Kolkata:

Streams offered by Colleges in Kolkata

Colleges in Kolkata offer courses in diversified streams in Business and Management Studies, IT and Software, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Accounting and Commerce, Engineering, Mass Communication and Media, Medicine and Health Sciences, Teaching and Education, Hospitality and Travel and so on. The most popular ones are Business and Management Studies followed by IT and Software. Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the popular streams offered by colleges in Kolkata:

Listed below are some detailed facts about the top 5 streams offered by colleges/ universities in Kolkata:

Business and Management Studies: Below are the detailed statistics of the 240 Business and Management Studies colleges in Kolkata:

• The maximum number of colleges (77) in Kolkata have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Kolkata in Business and Management Studies stream are MBA/PGDM (127), followed by BBA (92) and Certificate (86).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kolkata are Sales and Marketing (87), Finance (75) and Human Resources (70).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kolkata offer degree (146) courses.

IT and Software: Below are the detailed statistics of the 222 IT and Software colleges in Kolkata:

• The maximum number of colleges (77) in Kolkata have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Kolkata in IT and Software stream are Certificate (116), followed by BCA (63) and MCA (46).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kolkata are Java (25), PHP (24) and C/C++ (20).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kolkata offer Certificate (118) courses.

Humanities and Social Sciences: Below are the detailed statistics of the 162 Humanities and Social Sciences colleges in Kolkata:

• The maximum number of colleges (58) in Kolkata have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Kolkata in Humanities and Social Sciences stream are BA (124), followed by MA (52) and BSc (44).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kolkata are English (67), French (9) and Hindi (7).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kolkata offer degree (142) courses.

Science: Below are the detailed statistics of the 161 Science colleges in Kolkata:

• The maximum number of colleges (50) in Kolkata have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Kolkata in Science stream are BSc (125), followed by MSc (71) and Certificate (9).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kolkata are Mathematics (83), Chemistry (68) and Physics (67).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kolkata offer degree (152) courses.

Accounting and Commerce: Below are the detailed statistics of the 130 Accounting and Commerce colleges in Kolkata:

• The maximum number of colleges (44) in Kolkata have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Kolkata in Accounting and Commerce stream are BCom (84), followed by MCom (29) and Certificate (26).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Kolkata are Finance (17), Sales and Marketing (8) and Financial Planning and Analysis (6).

• The maximum number of colleges in Kolkata offer degree (101) courses.