University of Calcutta which is popularly known as Calcutta University, is a State University, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1857 and has received the status of "Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area" and "University with potential for excellence" by the UGC. Accredited with an ‘A’ grade by the NAAC. Calcutta University, Kolkata is ranked at 12th position in the university category and 23rd position in the overall category as per NIRF rankings 2023.
University of Calcutta offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses. The admissions are offered on the basis of merit and on the basis of the entrance examination. For Calcutta University admissions, candidates need to appear for the entrance examination and obtain a valid score to be eligible for the courses. The shortlisted candidates have to appear for the counselling process. Candidates can visit the Calcutta University official website and fill out the application form with the required information for the registration process. Candidates have to submit the application form along with the required documents and pay the application fees. University of Calcutta also offers various scholarships to meritorious candidates and economically weaker sections.
According to NIRF reports 2023, 652 UG and 4374 PG candidates got placed and the median package offered is INR 9.2 LPA and INR 9.8 LPA, respectively. Top companies like Tata Consultancy Services, Genpact, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini, HSBC, EY, etc visit the campus for hiring the students.
UG (3 Years) |
UG (4 Years) |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
2020 |
716 |
438 |
2020 |
314 |
270 |
2021 |
419 |
247 |
2021 |
237 |
189 |
2022 |
417 |
252 |
2022 |
357 |
305 |
UG (5 Years) |
PG (1 Year) |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
2020 |
118 |
90 |
2020 |
187 |
155 |
2021 |
110 |
96 |
2021 |
201 |
166 |
2022 |
119 |
95 |
2022 |
64 |
56 |
PG (2 Years) |
PG (3 Years) |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
2020 |
6016 |
4272 |
2020 |
99 |
81 |
2021 |
5984 |
4198 |
2021 |
97 |
78 |
2022 |
5975 |
4201 |
2022 |
98 |
85 |
PG- Integrated (5 Years) |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
2020 |
40 |
34 |
2021 |
40 |
30 |
2022 |
41 |
32 |
University of Calcutta, Kolkata: Notable Alumni
Name |
Designation |
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Rabindranath Tagore |
Nobel laureate in Literature (1913), poet, novelist, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter |
C. V. Raman |
Nobel laureate in Physics |
Ronald Ross |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine |
Amartya Sen |
Nobel laureate in Economics |
Abhijit Banerjee |
Nobel laureate in Economics |
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