Best Literature Colleges in Kolkata - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

According to the 2025 NIRF data, the university witnessed an impeccable placement season. Students pursuing UG, PG and integrated course got placed in various reputed organisations. Given below is the University of Calcutta placement highlights as per the NIRF report 2025:

Course	Number of Students Placed	Median Salary
UG 3-Year	10	INR 7 Lakh
UG 4-Year	142	INR 11.89 Lakh
UG 5-Year	78	INR 8.5 Lakh
PG Integrated 5-Year	23	INR 8 Lakh
PG 2-Year	2796	INR 11.5 Lakh
PG 3-Year	10	INR 11.5 Lakh

Note: Placement data for 2026 has not been released yet. The data will be updated here once released by the university.

No, candidates cannot take direct admission in Jadvapur University. All admissions are strictly merit-based, requiring candidates to qualify through state-level, national-level, or university-conducted entrance examination.

Adamas University in Kolkata offers direct admission to most undergraduate courses if students score 80% or higher in their Class 12 exams or 70% in other Higher Secondary examinations. This waives the need for the AUAT entrance exam.

Rabindra Bharati University is recognised by the UGC and is also accredited by the NAAC. The university offers multi-disciplinary programmes at UG, PG, and doctoral levels in diverse streams such as Education, Social Science, Languages and Arts, among others. RBU also has a Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) that offers distance education programmes. The Salt Lake Campus (Campus III) offers these distance learning courses. 

As per the students’ reviews on the Shiksha page, 75% of the recent batch was successfully placed in reputed companies. The highest package offered during the recent Rabindra Bharati University placements stood at INR 2.16 LPA. The top recruiters who participated during Rabindra Bharati University placements included Cisco, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, ICICI Bank, TCS, Infosys, etc.

The fees range for courses offerred by the SCDL Kolkata - Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning is around INR 3000 - INR 50000.

The fee bracket for programs offerred by the Sivanath Sastri College is approximately INR 19710 - INR 21930.

Bangabasi College provides programmes including B.A, B.A. (Hons), B.Voc, B.Sc, B.Com, B.Com (Hons), B.Sc (Hons.) in streams such as Humanities & Social Sciences, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Hospitality & Travel, Science, Accounting & Commerce, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Physiology, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Zoology, Physics, English.

The fees structure for programs offerred by the Bankim Sardar College is INR 31000.

Susil Kar College provides programmes including B.A, B.Com, B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons.), B.Com (Hons), B.A. (Hons) in streams such as Humanities & Social Sciences, Accounting & Commerce, Science, Teaching & Education, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.