Calcutta University Campus Highlights
Calcutta University spans over 204 acres of land and offers a vibrant environment to its students. The main campus area includes 2.7 acres (approx.) of land, the satellite campus area constitutes around 16 acres of land, and the halls/hotels cover 4.5 acres of land. The university has 16 halls and hostels spread across the College Street Campus, providing students, including both male and female, with safe and comfortable housing. Besides the main campus, Calcutta University also has three satellite campuses at Rajabazar, Alipore, and Hazra. Major highlights related to CU are given in the table below:
| Particulars |
Calcutta University Campus Highlights |
|---|---|
| Area |
204 acres |
| Location |
College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073 |
| Satellite Campuses |
3 (Rajabazar, Alipore, and Hazra) |
| Basic amenities |
Library, Cafeteria, Hostel, Sports Complex, Auditorium, Research centres, Labs, Medical services, Rowing Club, etc. |
| Halls and Hostels |
16 |
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Calcutta University Hostel and Residential Facilities
The university has 16 hostels available on campus. The Calcutta University hostel provides accommodation services to about 1550 students, including both male and female students. The University of Calcutta hostel provides a comfortable and secure stay to the students during the span of their course tenure. It also offers numerous amenities, and students often form lifelong memories through shared experiences. All the hostels of CU have furnished rooms with all the basic amenities, equipped with modern surveillance systems, offering a well-maintained and safe environment for the students.
Calcutta University Hostel Fees
Calcutta University has separate halls & hostels for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students. Admission to the UG & PG Halls is based on the recommendation of the Committees constituted for the purpose by the Syndicate, University of Calcutta. On boarders on admission will have to pay the following charges, available separately for undergraduate/ postgraduate and research scholars. Also, the University of Calcutta hostel fees are subject to revision from time to time.
Hostel fees for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students:
| Particulars | Charges |
| Admission fee equivalent to 1 month’s seat rent | Rs 35/ Rs 40 |
| Seat rent for the session, i.e. July to June | Rs 35/ Rs 40 per month |
| Furniture fee for the session | Rs 10 X 12 |
| Utensil fee for the session | Rs 10 X 12 |
| Electricity charge of Rs 80 per month from the month of publication of the admission list till the end of the session | |
Hostel fees for Research Scholars’ Hostel :
| 1. Admission fee equivalent to 1 month’s seat rent | Rs 200/- |
| 2. Seat rent | Rs 200/- per month |
| 3. Utensil fee | Rs 10/- per month |
| 4. Furniture fee | Rs 10/- per month |
| 5. Electricity charge | Rs 80/- per month |
| 6. Caution deposit (refundable) | Rs 500/- (one-time) |
NOTE: The fee is as per past years’ data and unofficial sources. Hence, it is indicative.
Calcutta University Academic and Research Facilities
Calcutta University Library
Calcutta University Sports Facilities
- Table tennis halls
- Badminton courts
- Cricket Ground
- Football Ground
- Hockey Ground
- Basketball Court
- Lawn Tennis Court
- Tennis Court
- Jogging tracks
- Indoor Gyms
- A well-equipped fitness room
Places to visit in & around the Calcutta University Campus
Calcutta University Infrastructure FAQs
Candidates can check the FAQs below:
Calcutta University provides all the necessary facilities to its students. Some of the facilities include classrooms, library, hostels, and cafeterias, a fully Wi-Fi campus, well-equipped conference hall and seminar hall, library and full-time internet connectivity and hostels facility for boys & girls.
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.
Although no way of applying offline is stated by the Institute. The only way to apply for admissions is to apply online from the Institute's official website. If you are facing problem in applying online, you can contact the admissions department of the Institute and ask them for offline applications. If they allow you can visit the Institute physically and apply for admission. Although admissions before the online era were held on offline basis only. So there is no problem in applying offline. You are suggested to carry all your necessary documents at the time of application.
Infrastructure/Facilities
- Library
The University of Calcutta library, has a collection of more than ten lakh books. Besides books, the seven campuses of the University together possess more than 2 lakh volumes of bound journals, M.Phil. and Ph.D. dissertations, proceedings of conferences, reports, maps, standards, patents, newspapers, manuscripts, microfilms, CD-ROMs. As many as 20 departmental libraries out of a total of 39, have a collection of over 15,000 volumes which includes books, bound journals and non-book materials. The Department of Law Library holds over 85,000 volumes in hard copy. The collection is strong in all aspects with special emphasis on legal history and jurisprudence, business and commercial law, taxation and international business transactions.
- Hostel
There are 16 Halls & Hostels under the University of Calcutta providing accommodation to about 1550 students studying in the University Colleges of Arts, Commerce, Science ,Technology and Law and also the Undergraduate students of the colleges as well as men research scholars/fellows of the University. Management of Halls/Hostels is executed by Board of Residence, as advisory body of the University of Calcutta.
Boys Hostel|Girls Hostel - Sports ComplexAvailable Facilities:Cricket Ground|Football Ground|Volleyball Courts|Athletics Tracks
- LabsAvailable Facilities:Chemistry Lab|Computer Lab|Electronics Lab|Language Lab|Physics Lab|Man-Machine Interface Lab|Math Lab|Seed science Technology Lab|Agriculture soil Chemistry Lab|Microbiology Lab|Botany lab|Biochemistry Lab|Geology Lab
- Moot Court (Law)CafeteriaGymHospital / Medical FacilitiesShuttle ServiceAuditorium
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Student Forum
Answered 3 years ago
Answered 3 weeks ago
The below are the reasons to choose the Calcutta University:
- Low cost education: Calcutta University fee for the available courses is low as it is a government university. The tuition fee for the BTech course is INR 30.8 K - 40.5 K
- Good ROI: Calcutta University placements are good. In PG 2 year progra
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Calcutta University BTech cutoff 2025 for the OBC HS quota ranged from 4977 in the first round to 33495 in the last round. As per the last round cutoff results, BTech CSE and BTech Information Technology were the two most competitive courses for enrolment, with the cutoff being 4038 and 5920, respe
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, 7.5 CGPA is good in Calcutta University. These students get decent placement opportunities. The key highlights of the UG placements 2024 basis on the total number of students placed and median package offered are tabulated below:
Particulars | UG 3 Year Statistics (2024) | UG 4 Year Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|---|
Median Salary | INR 7 LPA | INR 10 LPA |
Total Students Graduated | 48 | 237 |
Total Students Placed | 35 | 140 |
Students Opted for Higher Studies | 13 | 70 |
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Contributor-Level 10


Calcutta University Sports Facilities






Yes, Calcutta University offers a hostel and various other facilities to students. There are separate hostels for boys and girls. Visit the official website and check what are the charges for the hostel and decide whether to avail of this facility or not. The hostel is safe for students and proper security is maintained at the hostel for the students.