The Indian state of West Bengal is the site of India's first modern university and 33 universities are listed under the University Grants Commission (India).
Video Universities and colleges of West Bengal
Background
West Bengal is the 4th most populated state located in the eastern part of India. It is one of the largest contributors to the gross domestic product of the country and it is a pioneer state in providing modern education. The medium of instruction is usually in Bengali, English and Urdu. Diploma, certificate courses, advanced diploma program, post graduate course and doctoral programs are offered. Research programs offered by the universities are conducted with the aid of specialized institutes.
Maps Universities and colleges of West Bengal
History
Early years
Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal has played a pioneering role in the development of the modern education system in India. Western models of education came to India through Kolkata. Many of the first schools and colleges were established by the missionaries and reformists. Sir William Jones (philologist) established the Asiatic Society in 1784 for promoting oriental studies. People like Ram Mohan Roy, David Hare, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Shashi Bhusan Chatterjee, and William Carey played a leading role in the setting up of modern schools and colleges in the city. The Fort William College was established in 1800. The Hindu College was established in 1817, renamed the Presidency College in 1855.
William Carey established the Serampore College, Serampore (20 km from Calcutta) in 1819. It went on to become India's first modern university in 1827 when it was incorporated by a Royal Charter as a Danish University. The Sanskrit College was established in 1824. Reverend Alexander Duff of the Church of Scotland established the General Assembly's Institution in 1830 and later the Free Church Institution in 1844, which were later merged to form what is now known as the Scottish Church College, Calcutta. These institutions played a significant role in what came to be known as the Young Bengal Movement and the Bengal Renaissance. La Martiniere Calcutta was established in 1836.
The oldest medical school in Asia, the Calcutta Medical College was set up in 1835. In 1857, the University of Calcutta was established as the first full-fledged multi-disciplinary university in south Asia. It was modelled on the lines of the University of London. Today it is amongst the largest multidisciplinary universities of India and offers some of the widest number of academic disciplines for study.
John Bethune established a school for Indian girls in 1850 at a time when women's education was frowned upon in the society. The Bethune College for girls was set up by him in 1879.
In 1856 technical and engineering education came with the establishment of a civil engineering college / department. This setup went through various reorganisations to finally become the Bengal Engineering College in 1921. The Jesuit administered St Xavier's College was established in 1860. Bengal Engineering and Science University is the second oldest engineering institutes in the country and it was started in the year 1864. They offer the following programs such as B.E, M.E, MCA, MBA, MSC, B. Arch. and Ph.D. programs. Apart from this they also provide part-time courses in the evening for the professionals.
The nation's first homoeopathy college was established in the city in 1880. In 1883 Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu became the first women graduates from the University of Calcutta.In the process, they became the first female graduates of the British Empire. Kadambini went on to become the first female physician trained in the Western system of medicine in South Asia.
20th century
In 1906, the partition of Bengal led to widespread nationalistic and anti-British feelings. This led to the setting up of the National Council of Education, Bengal. The Science College was established in 1917. The first blind school came into being in 1925.
After independence, Calcutta continued to be in the forefront of the educational scene. The Government College of Art & Craft was established in 1951. The National Council of Education became the Jadavpur University in 1955. The Rabindra Bharati University was established in 1962. This university offers courses in the fine and performing arts. The Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management was set up in 1953 as the country's first management institute and is also the first in the country to offer an MBA degree of a university. The first, Indian Institute of Technology was set up at Kharagpur about 120 km from Calcutta. In 1960 the Regional Engineering college (presently National Institute of Technology) at Durgapur was set up. It is amongst the top NITs in India and also among the oldest. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, the first among the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management, was set up in 1961 at Joka. It was the first national institute for post-graduate studies and research in management sciences. It was established with the help of the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Ford Foundation.
List of universities
State universities
Central Universities
Private universities
List of colleges by districts
Dakshin Dinajpur
- Gangarampur College
- Gangarampur Government Polytechnic
- Gangarampur B.Ed College
- Balurghat College
- Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya
- Buniadpur Mahavidyalaya
- Dewan Abdul Goni College
- Jamini Majumdar Memorial College
Darjeeling
- Bijanbari College
- Darjeeling Government College
- Ghoom-Jorebunglow Degree College
- Gyan Jyoti College
- Inspiria Knowledge Campus
- Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya
- Kurseong College
- Mirik College
- North Bengal Medical College
- St Joseph's College, Darjeeling
- Salesian College, Darjeeling
- Siliguri College
- Siliguri College of Commerce
- Siliguri Mahila Mahavidyalaya
- Sonada Degree College
- Southfield College, Darjeeling
- Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya
- Siliguri Institute of Technology
Kalimpong
- Cluny Women's College
- Kalimpong College
- Rockvale Management College
- Government General Degree College, Gorubathan
- Government General Degree College, Pedong
Jalpaiguri
- Ananda Chandra College, Jalpaiguri
- Ananda Chandra College of Commerce
- Government College of Engineering, Jalpaiguri
- Maynaguri College, Maynaguri
- Nani Bhattacharya Smarak Mahavidyalaya
- North Bengal St. Xavier's College
- P.D. Women's College
- Parimal Mitra Smriti Mahavidyalaya
- Sukanta Mahavidyalaya
Cooch Behar
- Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar
- Bakshirhat Mahavidyalaya
- Baneswar Sarathibala Mahavidyalaya
- Cooch Behar College
- Dinhata College
- Government College of Physical Education for Women, Dinhata
- Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya, Nishigang
- Mathabhanga College
- Mekhliganj college
- Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya
- Sitalkuchi College
- Thakur Panchanan Mahila Mahavidyalaya
- Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya
- University B.T. & Evening College
- Ghoksadanga Birendranath Mahavidyalaya
- Bakshirhat Mahavidyalaya
- Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya
- Cooch Behar Government Engineering College
Alipurduar
- Alipurduar College, Alipurduar
- Birpara College
- Falakata College
- Sahid Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya
- Vivekananda College, Alipurduar
Uttar Dinajpur
- Dr. Meghnath Saha College
- Islampur College
- Kaliyaganj College
- Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya
- Shree Agrasen Mahavidyalaya, Dalkhola
Malda
- Chanchal College
- Gazole Mahavidyalaya
- Gour Mahavidyalaya, Maldah
- Govt. Teachers' Training College, Malda
- Harishchandrapur College
- Kaliachak College
- Malda College
- Malda Women's College
- Manikchak College
- Pakuahat Degree College
- Samsi College
- South Malda College
Murshidabad
- Berhampore College
- Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology, Baharampur
- Krishnath College
- Berhampore Girls' College
- Kandi Raj College
- Muzaffar Ahmed Mahavidyalaya, Salar, Bharatpur II
- Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj
- Rani Dhanya Kumari College, Jiaganj
- Nagar College
- Raja Birendra Chandra College
- Sagardighi Kamada Kinkar Smriti Mahavidyalaya
Nadia
- Asannagar Madan Mohan Tarkalankar College
- Bethuadahari College
- Chakdaha College
- Chapra Bangaljhi Mahavidyalaya
- Chapra Government College
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College
- Dr. K.R. Adhikary College of Optometry & Paramedical Technology
- Dwijendralal College
- Haringhata Mahavidyalaya
- J.R.S.E.T. College of Law
- Kaliganj Government College
- Kalyani Mahavidyalaya
- Kalyani Technology Academy
- Karimpur Pannadevi College
- Krishnagar Government College
- Krishnagar Women's College
- Nabadwip Vidyasagar College
- Nakashipara Government College
- Plassey College
- Pritilata Waddedar Mahavidyalaya
- Ranaghat College
- Santipur College
- Snehangshu Kanta Acharya Institute Of Law
- Srikrishna College
- Sudhiranjan Lahiri Mahavidyalaya
- Tagore School of Rural Development & Agriculture
- Tehatta Government College
- Kalyani Government Engineering College
Hooghly
- Raja Peary Mohan College
- Tarakeswar Degree College, Hooghly
- Hooghly Engineering and Technology College
- Hooghly Mohsin College
- Hooghly Women's College
- Serampore College, Serampore,
- Chandernagore Government College, Chandannagore
- Mahitosh Nandy Mahavidyalaya, Jangipara
- Bijoy narayan mahavidyalaya, khanyan
Howrah
- Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational & Research Institute
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur, West Bengal
- Bagnan Teachers Training College Bagnan, Howrah
- Bijoy Krishna Girls' College, Howrah, West Bengal
- Dinabandhu Institution, Howrah, West Bengal
- Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah, West Bengal
- Lalbaba College, Howrah, West Bengal
Birbhum
- Birbhum Mahavidyalaya, Birbhum
- Suri Vidyasagar College,
Birbhum
- Sambhunath College,
Labpur
Bankura
- Shyamsundar College, Bankura
- Bankura Christian College
- Jamini Roy College, Bankura
- Ramananda College, Bishnupur, Bankura
- Panchmura Mahavidyalaya, Panchmura
Purulia
- Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia
- Purulia Government Engineering College
Paschim Bardhaman
- Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Ushagram Asansol
- Bidhan Chandra College, Burnpur Asansol
- Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Raniganj, Asansol
- Asansol Polytechnic, South Dhadka, Asansol
- Kanyapur Polytechnic, Kanyapur, Asansol
- Nazrul Centenary Polytechnic, Chittaranjan, Asansol
- Asansol Engineering College, Asansol
- Asansol Girls' College, Asansol
- AYAN ARNAB SIKSHAN SANSTHA AJODHYA BONKATI, PANAGARH BURDWAN
- Deshbandhu Mahavidyalaya, Chittaranjan, Asansol
- NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur
- Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol
- Durgapur College of Commerce & Science, Durgapur
- Durgapur Government College
- Durgapur Women's College
- Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur
- Dr. B. C. Roy engineering college, Durgapur
- NIM Durgapur [1]
Purba Bardhaman
- Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Bardhaman
- M.U.C WOMEN'S COLLEGE,Bardhaman
- Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman
- University Institute of Technology, Bardhaman
- Burdwan Institute Management and Computer Science (BIMS), Bardhaman
- Burdwan Institute of medical and life sciences (BIMLS), Bardhaman
- Bardhaman Raj College
- AMEX an Institute of Professional Studies ,Bardhaman
- M.B.C.Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bardhaman
- Syamsundar College, Burdwan - 713424
- Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Bardhaman
- Gushkara Mahavidyalaya,Gushkara
- Cyber Research & Training Institute,Bardhaman
- St. Xavier's College, Bardhaman
- Dr. Gour Mohan Roy College, Monteswar
- Galsi Mahavidyalaya, Galsi
- Memari College, Memari
- Katwa College, Katwa
- Khandra College, kandra
- Kalna College, Kalna
Pashim Medinipur
- Belda College, Belda, Paschim Medinipur
- Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur
- Midnapore College, Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur
- Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College, Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur
- Kharagpur College, Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur
- Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur
- Narajole Raj College, Narajole, Paschim Medinipur
- Garhbeta College, Garhbeta College, Paschim Medinipur
- Gourav Guin Memorial College, Chandrakona
- Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Debra, Paschim Medinipur
- Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Manikpara, Paschim Medinipur
- Santal Bidroha Sardha Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya, Goaltore, Paschim Medinipur
- Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, Chandrakona, Paschim Medinipur
- Institute of Science & Technology, Midnapore West
- Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur
Jhargram
- Sevayatan Sikshan Mahavidyalaya, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur
- Government General Degree College, Gopiballavpur-II, Beliaberah, Paschim Medinipur
- Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur
- Lalgarh Government College
- Nayagram Pandit Raghunath Murmu Government College
- Sankrail Anil Biswas Smriti Mahavidyalaya
- Silda Chandra Sekhar College
- Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya
Purba Medinipur
- Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur
- Panskura Banamali College, Panskura, Purba Medinipur
- Prabhat Kumar College, Contai
- Mahisadal Raj College, Mahisadal
- Mahishadal Girls College
- Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Bajkul
- Haldia Government College, Haldia
- Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalaya, Mugberia
- Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra
- Ramnagar College
- Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, Purba Medinipur
North 24 Parganas
- Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore
- Adamas Institute of Technology, Barasat
- Banipur Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Habra
- Basirhat College, North 24 Parganas
- Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College, North 24 Parganas
- Barasat College, Barasat
- Barasat Government College, Barasat
- Bhairab Ganguly College, Belgharia
- Chandraketugarh Sahidullah Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Berachampa
- Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay, Bongaon
- Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Bagdah
- Gobardanga Hindu College, Gobardanga
- Gopal Chandra Memorial College of Education, New Barrackpore
- Hingalganj Mahavidyalay, Hingalganj
- Kanchrapara College, Kanchrapara
- Mahadevananda Mahavidyalaya, Barrackpore
- Morning Star College, Barrackpore
- Naba Barrackpore Prafulla Chandra Mahavidyalaya, New Barrackpore
- Nahata Jogendranath Mandal Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Nahata
- Panihati Mahavidyalay, Sodepur
- P.R.Thakur Govt College
- Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati
- Sree Chaitanya College, Habra
- Sree Chaitanya Mahavidyalaya, Habra
- Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara
- Vivekananda College, Madhyamgram
- Regent Education and Research Foundation
South 24 Parganas
- Baruipur College, South 24 Parganas
- LJD College,Falta South 24 Parganas
- Magrahat College, South 24 Parganas
- Budgebudge College
- Maheshtala College
- Fakir Chand College
- Sundarban College
- Shirakole Mahavidyalaya, Shirakole, Usthi
Kolkata
- Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, Kolkata
- Anandamohan College, Kolkata
- Asutosh College, Kolkata
- Brainware Group of Institutions
- B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology
- Bangabasi College, Kolkata
- Basanti Devi College, Kolkata
- Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata
- Bethune College, Kolkata
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute Of Management Science, Salt Lake, Kolkata
- Bidhan Nagar College, Salt Lake, Kolkata
- Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
- Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
- City College
- City College
- College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat
- Dinabandhu Andrews College, Kolkata
- Dum Dum Motijheel College
- Fakir Chand College, South 24 Parganas
- Future Institute of Engineering and Management, Sonarpur, Kolkata
- Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata
- Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata
- International Management Institute, Kolkata, Kolkata
- Institute of Engineering and Management
- Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering
- iLead, Kolkata
- Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata
- Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata
- Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata
- Loreto College, Kolkata
- Marine Engineering and Research Institute
- Maulana Azad College, Kolkata
- Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, Kolkata
- National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata
- Netaji Nagar College for Women, Kolkata [2]
- Netaji Nagar Day College, Kolkata [3]
- Netaji Nagar College (Evening) [4]
- Netaji Subhash Engineering College
- Pailan College of Management & Technology, Joka
- Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya
- Rajabazar Science College, Kolkata
- Rajnagar Mahavidyalaya
- RCC Institute of Information Technology
- Sanaka Educational Trust Group Of Institutions
- Scottish Church College, Kolkata
- Sabita Devi Education Trust- Brainware Group Of Institutions
- St. Thomas college of Engineering & Technology, Kolkata
- St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, Kolkata
- Techno India, Salt Lake, Kolkata
- Techno India College of Technology, Rajarhat, Kolkata
- The Heritage Academy, Kolkata
- Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata
- Usha Martin Academy, Kolkata
- Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College, Kolkata [5]
- NIPS School of Hotel Management, Kolkata
- Nopany Institute for Professional Studies, Kolkata
- National Institute of Planning Management, Kolkata [6]
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia