Academic Index Last updated: June 05, 2026

8 Best Universities in Kolkata

Exploring the academic landscape of Kolkata, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 8 higher education institutions. We analyzed 101.1K scientific publications and 1.62M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

University of Calcutta

#15 in India #217 in Asia

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

2

Indian Statistical Institute

#22 in India #302 in Asia

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

3

Jadavpur University

#26 in India #399 in Asia

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

4

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

#229 in India #1652 in Asia

70% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2001 Founded

5

Rabindra Bharati University

#316 in India #2132 in Asia

56% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1954 Founded

6

West Bengal University of Health Sciences

#328 in India #2206 in Asia

40% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2002 Founded

7

West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

#409 in India #2528 in Asia

44% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

1995 Founded

8

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

#544 in India #3515 in Asia

63% Acceptance

2000 Founded