Calcutta University Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Package, Top Companies

The University has not released the 2026 placement report or brochure yet. However, the NIRF report 2026 is out, which includes course-wise placement data for 2025. To download the report, students can visit the official website of the University and click on the NIRF link available on the homepage. The official website encloses the NIRF report for recent academic years. Click on the NIRF report 2026. Download and save it for future reference.

According to external sources, a large share of the University of Calcutta alumni is placed in the Business Development sector with a 30% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Operations and Sales with 24% and 23% shares, respectively. See the below pie chart illustrating the sector-wise distribution of alumni:

Yes, Calcutta University provides BA LLB (hons) courses to the students who are interested in Law studies after their Class 12 exams. It is a five-year integrated course and offered in full-time mode. Interested candidates can apply through official website.

No, Calcutta University has not revealed any news regarding admissions to BA courses this year. Candidates who want to apply for BA courses can find all updates regarding BA admissions on website which is updated periodically.

Calcutta University BA admissions do not restrict candidates based on their choice of subjects in Class 12th.

However, English is generally a mandatory subject in exams conducted by most boards. Thus, it is advised that candidates confirm this by contacting admission desk.

Kolkata University accepts the scores of various entrance examinations for admissions. The university accepts the scores of WBJEE for BTech, CULET UG for BA LLB (Hons), CAT/ MAT/XMAT/JEMAT for MBA, CULET PG for LLM and WBJECA for MCA.

Given below is the details about CU Kolkata fees for different programs:

*This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Candidates who fulfill Calcutta University BSc eligibility criteria will be required to appear in this institute's in-house entrance exam. This entrance exam is conducted every year and scores obtained in this entrance exam is primary factor during selection rounds.

Calcutta University BTech course fees has not been revealed for academic year 2026. Last year, BTech fees at Calcutta University stood at INR 38,075 for four years across every specialisation.

Thus, candidates can assume this year's fees to be around the same amount.

If a candidates is unable to secure any financial assistance through scholarships for BSc fees at Calcutta University, student loans are their only option. BSc students should compare every bank available based on interest rates before applying for a student loan.

No, Calcutta University does not take direct admission in BA courses from any candidate. Admissions to all BA courses are offered based on Calcutta University entrance exam scores. 

However, if any seats are left vacant after allottment, candidates might get admission directly based on Class 12 board exam scores.

No, Calcutta University does not offer direct admission. The university relies on merit-based counseling or mandatory entrance exams score for getting admission in Calcutta University.

Candidates must verify the following documents at their allotted institutes at the time of counselling. 

• All rank holders – Class 10 admit card/birth certificate for verification of date of birth
• All rank holders – Class 10 Mark sheet 
• All rank holders –Class 12 Mark sheet 
• WB domiciled candidates - Domicile
• SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B rank holders – Respective category certificate.
• PwD rank holders – PwD
• TFW rank holders – Income certificate

No, candidates are not admitted directly in BTech at Kolkata University. This institute follows counselling rounds after WBJEE for allottment of BTech seats. To participate in this counselling, candidates need to appear in the WBJEE.

Candidates seeking admission to any of the course at Calcutta University must first meet the eligibility criteria, appear for the course specific entrance test like CULET PG, CAT, MAT, XMAT, JEMAT, WBJECA etc. Appear for the counselling process and pay the admission fees. For admission to the MBA course, candidates must appear for the GDPI process.  

Calcutta University WBJEE cut off 2025 was concluded after the release of the final seat allotment result for admission to the BTech course. As per the Calcutta University cut off 2025, the last round closing rank for the BTech course ranged between 980 and 5256 for the General All India category students. Analysing the last round cutoff data, BTech in Computer Science and Technology turned out to be the most competitive specialisation at Calcutta University. 

Hence, candidates seeking admission to Calcutta University's BTech programme must secure a rank of 5256 or below to be eligible for a seat. 

Note: This is the required rank for the General AI category; other categories, rounds, quotas, etc, will have different cutoffs. 

Calcutta University BTech CSE Cutoffs 2026 for admission to Calcutta University as per the round 3 closing rank for General AI category was 421.

Calcutta University BTech admission does not require candidates to mandatorily appear in WBJEE. A valid score of JEE main is also accepted for granting admission into BTech at University of Calcutta. However, first preference will be given to candidates applying through WBJEE.

The CAT exam is always conducted in November every year so CAT 2026 will be conducted in November this year. Students can click here to know more about the CAT examination. 

The application fee for the BA LLB (hons) at Calcutta University is INR 1000 for General Category, OBC, EWS, and INR 500 for SC/ST/ and PWD categories students. The application fee can be paid online through the admission portal. Students are advised to go through the official website.