Master of Computer Applications (MCA) 

at University of Calcutta, College Street

Calcutta University has achieved good placement numbers over the past few years. During 2023 placements, the number of students placed has dropped for all the UG and PG courses in comparison to 2022. For detailed analysis refer to the table below depicting the Calcutta University placement trends:

NOTE: The aforementioned placement statistics are collated from the NIRF report 2024.

No, students cannot join Faculty of law, Calcutta university directly without any entrance test for any course. Students need to qualify in the entrance test in order to get the admission. The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education conduts entrance test which is  WBCHSE entrance  exams . Through this entrance exam, students can take admission. A cut off will be released according to the seats intake and applications. Seat intake for different courses is also different and cut off will also be different. So if any student wants to take admission he /she need to qualify in the entrance exams as well as in the cut off. 

No, you cannot take admission at Faculty of law, Calcutta university with CLAT score. This is because CLAT is an entrance test only for admission in National Law Universities in India. The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) conduct entrance test which is WBCHSE entrance test, by which students can take admission at this Institute. Cutoffs will be released by the Institute according to the seats intake and applications. So, to take admissions at this Institute only this entrance test is to be qualified and students cannot use CLAT score to take admissions. 

The eligibility criteria for the Faculty of Law at Calcutta University, apart from national-level entrance exams, include the following:
Candidates must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks in the best four subjects at the 10+2 level from a board recognized by the University of Calcutta. For SC/ST/persons with disabilities (disability 40% or more), a minimum of 40% marks in the best four subjects is required, excluding environmental studies of WBCHSE.

No, you cannot get admission at a rank of 7000 at Calcutta University. The Calcutta University cutoff 2024 for the BTech courses at the undergraduate level has been released upto Round 3 seat allotment results. The WBJEE cutoff 2024 for BTech courses ranged between 903 and 3918 for General AI students. So, candidates having a rank of, 7000 cannot not even think of  getting admission at Calcutta University. However, for OBC AI category candidates, the required rank to get into Calcutta University is 27788 or below than that.

From 2021 to 2023 a fluctuating trend was observed in the placement rate of all the UG courses. The table below represents the UG placement rate trends for better understanding:

The placement rate for PG (3-year) and PG (5-year) courses has been fluctuating over the past three years. On the other hand, the placement rate for PG (2-year) courses was the same in 2021 and 2022, however it increased in 2023. Refer to the below table for a detailed analysis of the University of Calcutta placement trends:

Yes, Calcutta University does offer BSc courses as general and honours courses for the duration of three years, divided into six semesters. The university offers BSc courses through the affiliated colleges and its campus. To get admission into the courses, applicants are required to complete their Class 12 from a Science stream with relevant subjects.