Colleges in Siliguri

Siliguri is known to be the second-largest city in the Northeast after Guwahati. It is a quality education center for the people of North Bengal. Apart from the students of West Bengal, the city witnesses an influx of students from neighbouring states, including Sikkim, Bihar and Assam, and neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan to pursue higher studies. It is an important study destination for all streams due to its prominence as a commercial, tourism, transportation, political, and educational center of North Bengal. The colleges in Siliguri provide an excellent education atmosphere to nurture the young minds by being an unextinguishable light to wisdom and learning.

Siliguri is is home to some of the well-known colleges in the country. These include Siliguri Institute of Technology (SIT), North Bengal St. Xavier’s College, The George Telegraph Training Institute, Inspiria Knowledge Campus, Jetking Infotrain Ltd, North Bengal University (NBU), Aptech Computer Education, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College, Islampur College, Munshi Premchand Mahavidyalaya, IIAS School of Management, Arena Animation, IIHT Indian Institute of Hardware and Technology, etc.

Below mentioned are the popular courses offered by colleges in Siliguri:

• Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) & BBA Global Business
• BBA Hospital Management – BBA (HM)
• BBA Sports Management
• BSc in Hospitality and Hotel Management (BHM)
• BSc in Media Science (BMS)
• BBA Entrepreneurship
• BSc in Multimedia, Animation & Graphic Design (BMAG)
• BSc (Film and Television)
• BSc in Interior Designing
• Bachelors of Computer Application (BCA)
• BTech in Electrical Engineering
• BTech in Civil Engineering
• BTech in Electronics & Communication Engineering
• BTech in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
• BTech in Computer Science & Engineering
• BTech in Information Technology, Hotel Management, and Catering Technology
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Computer Application
• Bachelor in Hospitality Management
• BA, BSc, BBA, BCA, BLiSc, B.Ed, LLB,
• BSc in Hospitality & Hotel Administration

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

Indicates average first-year fee.

Apart from merit-based admission, many colleges in Siliguri also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams. These include WBJEE, JEE Main, WBJEE JELET, MAT, JEMAT, WBJEE JECA, MAT, XAT, CAT, CMAT, ATMA, etc.

Top Recruiters for Colleges in Siliguri

The colleges in Siliguri provide exclusive education with good placements. College graduates from any specialisation are in high demand. All companies, big or small, private or government, hire college graduates in various capacities. The median salary offered to SIT Siliguri graduate is Rs 3.5 LPA. Below is the list of few top companies in India that recruit college graduates from colleges in Siliguri along with their placement ratings:

treams offered by Colleges in Siliguri

Colleges in Siliguri offer courses in diversified specialisations in Business and Management Studies, IT and Software, Humanities and Social Sciences, Accounting and Commerce, Design, Science, Animation, Mass Communication and Media, Engineering, 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 Siliguri:

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

Business and Management Studies: Below are the detailed statistics of the 19 Business and Management Studies colleges in Siliguri:

• The maximum number of colleges (7) in Siliguri have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Siliguri are BBA (10), Certificate (8) and MBA (7).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Siliguri are Sales and Marketing (5), Digital Marketing (4) and Finance (3).

• The maximum number of colleges in Siliguri offer degree (10) courses.

IT and Software: Mentioned below are the statistics of the 14 IT and Software colleges in Siliguri:

• The maximum number of colleges (4) in Siliguri have a course fee that ranges from Rs 2-3 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Siliguri are Certificate (8), BCA (5) and MCA (3).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Siliguri are Game Design (2), Linux (2) and C/C++ (2).

• The maximum number of colleges in Siliguri offer certificate (8) courses.

Humanities and Social Sciences: Below are the detailed statistics of the 13 Humanities and Social Sciences colleges in Siliguri:

• The maximum number of colleges (3) in Siliguri have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Siliguri are BA (7), Certificate (3) and BA Hons (3).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Siliguri are Languages (10), English (6) and Political Science (5).

• The maximum number of colleges in Siliguri offer degree (10) courses.

Accounting and Commerce: Below are the detailed statistics of the 11 Accounting and Commerce colleges in Siliguri:

• The maximum number of colleges (2) in Siliguri have a course fee that ranges from Rs 1-2 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Siliguri are BCom (6), Certificate (3) and UG Diploma (2).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Siliguri are Accounting (3), Tally (1) and CMS and e-Commerce Platforms (1).

• The maximum number of colleges in Siliguri offer degree (7) courses.

Design: Below are the detailed statistics of the nine Design colleges in Siliguri:

• The maximum number of colleges (3) in Siliguri have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Siliguri are Certificate (6), UG Diploma (4) and After 10 Diploma (2).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Siliguri are Web Design (5), Graphic Design (3) and Fashion Design (2).

• The maximum number of colleges in Siliguri offer certificate (6) courses.