B.A. Political Science Colleges in West Bengal - Fees, Admissions, Eligibility

Yes, St. Xavier's College Kolkata divides its BA programme into six semesters. This programme is tailored in such a way as to leave the students with professional skills and ethics so that they can progress and flourish in their professional lives. The subjects offered in this course include HR and organisational management, sales and marketing, global trends, digitisation of businesses, and a lot more. In addition to these business-related subjects, they could study psychology, an academic and scientific discipline focused on the social study of mental functions and behaviour.

The flagship courses offered at Ramakrishna Mission Residential College are M.A., M.Sc., B.A., B.Sc.. The Institute has experienced faculty offering the best education to students. On the basis of Shiksha verified reviews, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College has a rating of 4.2 by students. The college's campuslife, placements, faculty and Infrastructure has been rated as 4.4, 3, 4.6 and 4.6 as per reviews by students.

The flagship courses offered at Midnapore College are M.Sc., M.A., B.A., B.Sc., BCA. The Institute has experienced faculty offering the best education to students. On the basis of Shiksha verified reviews, Midnapore College has a rating of 4 by students. The college's campuslife, placements, faculty and Infrastructure has been rated as 4.2, 3.3, 4.3 and 4.1 as per reviews by students.

Lady Brabourne College offers in-campus placement salaries in the range of INR 2.4 LPA to B.A. students.

Bethune College's admissions to most of the courses are merit-based. For all courses, candidates are required to meet the minimum eligibility criteria to get shortlisted for any and every course offered by Bethune College. Check below popular Bethune College courses along with their eligibility and selection criteria: 

Course	Common Eligibility	Selection Criteria
BSc	Class 12th from a recognised board	Merit-based
BA	Class 12th from a recognised board	Merit-based
BA (Hons)	Class 12th from a recognised board	Merit-based
MA	Graduation in the relevant discipline	Merit-based
MSc	Graduation in the relevant discipline	Merit-based

Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College provides programmes including M.A, M.Sc, B.A, B.Sc, BCA in streams such as Humanities & Social Sciences, Science, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), IT & Software, Teaching & Education, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Computer Science, Zoology, Mathematics, Hindi, Botany, Physics, Microbiology, Chemistry, English.

The total cost of pursuing a BA degree at Amity University Kolkata in 2025 is estimated between INR 5.65 Lacs - INR 12.32 Lakh. This includes:

• Tuition fees: INR 1.95 Lacs - INR 7.42 Lakh
• Accommodation charges (hostel facilities): INR 3.7 Lacs - INR 4.9 Lakh

Amity University Online offers various scholarships, loans, and easy payment plans to the BA programme students. Amity Online BA scholarships are so offered to make education more accessible for students.

There is no official notification from Jadavpur University, which indicates that the admission will be accepting CUET. However, candidates with a CUET score are still eligible to apply. Candidates just need to ensure that they fulfill the required course-specific eligibility requirements. For complete details about the Jadavpur University courses, Click Here.

The placement report for the academic year 2023-2024 is yet to be release on the official website. However, as per the students’ reviews on Shiksha page, NSOU recorded 70% placements in the recemt placement drive. The highest and average package offered during NSOU placements stood at INR 6 LPA and INR 4 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of NSOU placements are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
Placement percentage	70%
the highest package	INR 6 LPA
Average package	INR 4 LPA
Minimum package	INR 3 LPA

Note: The data mentioned above has been taken from students’ reviews on the Shiksha page.

Sister Nivedita University offers seats in most of the programmes based on entrance-exam scores. SNUET is a common entrance exam conducted for all the UG & PG courses by the university. However, the university also accepts scores of national or state-level entrance exams such as WBJEE, GATE, etc. for specific programmes. Candidates must fulfil the basic eligibility requirements and qualify the respective entrance exams to confirm their admission.

The Application Fees can be paid by Net Banking/ Debit Card/ Credit Card/ UPI only. Application fees for PUBDET-2025 is INR 500 (Rupees five hundred only) for one paper and INR 250 for each additional paper, plus the Bank’s Service Charges, if applicable. Candidates can check the official website of WBJEEB (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board) to know all about the application fee submission process or Shiksha page. 

Yes, Rabindra Bharati University reserves seats for various categories while admitting students to its BA courses. The seat reservation policies followed by the university are as follows:

• Five seats in each course offered by the Faculty of Arts are reserved for candidates applying for admission under the Sports Quota.
• Reservation of seats for ST/SC/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/PWD categories will be as per the West Bengal Government rules.
• Reserved category candidates from states other than West Bengal will be treated as unreserved category candidates
• SC/ST/OBC candidates who are shortlisted in the General merit list will also be placed in the Reserved Category merit list. They will have an option to be admitted through the General merit list or the Reserved Category merit list.
• Five supernumerary seats (over and above the sanctioned intake) are reserved for Foreign/NRI candidates.

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APCC) offers in-campus placement salaries in the range of INR 2.1 LPA to B.A. students.

Ashutosh College provides good placements to its graduating students. Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the Ashutosh College placement packages 2024:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025

Surendranath College has received an impressive review rating of 3.21 on Placements based on 69 feedback of verified Shiksha students.

Being a public/government university the university is quite affordable. The total tuition fee for various courses is mentioned below:

Course Name	Total Tuition Fee
LLB	INR 3.3 K - INR 1.1 L
BCA	INR 84 K - INR 90 K
MBA/PGDM	INR 30 K - INR 1.1 L

The fee is exclusive of various charges such as hostel charges, transportation charges, and others. 

The Bhawanipur Education Society College admissions are based on merit in the last qualifying exam. The college considers Class 12 score for admission to UG courses whereas, graduation marks are considered for PG programmes. BESC Kolkata releases a merit list to announce the names of the selected candidates. Such aspirants need to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the college.

According to Shiksha verified reviews, for the faculty Loreto College have rating of 4.16. It represents that Institute has good, qualified and experienced faculty members.

The seats availability for offered courses at St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College goes up to 397.