M.Phil. in Women's Studies 

at Rabindra Bharati University, B.T. Road

Getting admission to Rabindra Bharati University requries candidates to follow some steps. Beginning with registration, candidates are required to apply for the course of their choice. Follow the below steps to get admission to RBU Kolkata:

STEP 1: Candidates can apply online for the course of their choice. Aspirants meeting the eligibility criteria are required to create an account to login the student's portal for registration.

STEP 2: Admission to RBU Kolkata is based on the performance in the qualifying exam. The university considers the merit in the last qualifying exam for admission to most of the courses. An admission test is conducted for MA Human Rights and Human Development and Mass Communication & Videography as per an unofficial source.

STEP 3: After completion of the selection rounds, selected aspirants need to come for document verification. They need to report at the university with all the specified documents. Once the verification is done, aspirants are required to pay the course fee to confirm their seat in the university.

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 curriculum for BA (History) at RBU is based on the Choice-Based Credit Scheme and follows a semester pattern. In each semester, students have to study a mix of core and elective subjects. Some core and elective subjects included in the course curriculum are presented in the table below:

The mode of education at Rabindra Bharati University is full-time. It also has a Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) through which students can pursue MA and MFA programmes in distance learning mode. Admission to CDOE is on first-come-first-serve-basis. Candidates need to fill out the application form and pay the fee for admission to CDOE courses.

As per the latest students’ reviews on Shiksha page, Rabindra Bharati University recorded 75% placements for the recent batch of BA, BFA and MPhil courses. The placement percentage of the recent Rabindra Bharati University batch is presented below:

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

Rabindra Bharati University offers a BA (Major/Hons/Hons with Research) in Economics at the UG level. After graduating with a BA in Economics degree from the university, graduates can build careers in government, private, and business sectors. Some career options available for the graduates, along with their respective average salaries, are presented in the table below:

Note: The salaries given above have been taken from ambitionbox.com and may vary depending on the companies

Yes, RBU offers financial assistance to meritorious students. Some of these scholarships are listed below:

• Swami Vivekananda Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship Scheme
• Scholarship to SC, ST, and OBC students
• Post Matric and Merit cum Means Scholarship
• Maulana Azad Fellowship

As per the latest research on external sources, it is found that Rabindra Bharati University alumni are placed in top national and multinational companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, EY, KPMG, etc. They work in various sectors such as Educations, Arts & Design, Business Development, Marketing, Sales and more. They are majorly involved in the Education, followed by the Arts & Design sectors.

For admission to the UG courses at RBU, no entrance exams are required since admissions are merit-based. While for admission to the PG courses, the RBU Entrance Test is required. It is a Multiple Choice exam.