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Prototype. University list and classification from AISHE (aishe.gov.in), rankings from NIRF 2025 (nirfindia.org), accreditation from NAAC's list of institutions holding valid accreditation as on 14 August 2025 (naac.gov.in). Fees, placements, cutoffs and ratings are indicative seed data and should be verified before launch. Sponsored placements are always labelled and never affect rankings or the ShikshaSphere Score.

Colleges in West Bengal · ShikshaSphere

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Colleges
in India

Every institution on AISHE's register — what it is, who runs it, which university it answers to, and its NAAC grade where it has one.

68,747Institutions36States & UTs51,520Affiliation known7,973NAAC assessed

What this list covers. All 68,747 institutions on AISHE's register — 51,831 colleges that sit under a university and 16,916 standalone institutions (polytechnics, nursing, teacher training, paramedical and the rest). Of these, 7,973 have been assessed by NAAC — so a college with no grade shown is one NAAC has not assessed, not one we are missing a grade for.

Kind of institution

Under a university 1,602 Standalone 847

Affiliated College1,565 Technical/Polytechnic324 Teacher Training Institute250 Nursing (Diploma) Institute179 Paramedical Institute46 PGDM Institute17 Standalone Institution Under Ministry

Recognized Center13

Pharmacy Institution11

PG Center / Off-Campus Center8

Hotel Management and Catering Institute3

Autonomous College1

Institution under Rehabilitation Council of India1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided1,442 State Government476 Private Aided (Government Aided)386 Local Body60 University35 Central Government33

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 4 A+ 18 A 42 B++ 58 B+ 107 B 143 C 40 D 1

Current Lapsed

State

Uttar Pradesh13,065 Maharashtra8,314 Karnataka6,975 Rajasthan5,697 Tamil Nadu3,918 Madhya Pradesh3,912 Andhra Pradesh3,331 Gujarat3,225 Telangana2,711 Odisha2,519 West Bengal2,449 Kerala2,209 Bihar1,654 Haryana1,594 Punjab1,379 Chhattisgarh1,120 Assam857 Jharkhand778 Uttarakhand754 Jammu and Kashmir531 Himachal Pradesh460 Delhi309 Manipur162 Meghalaya124 Mizoram123 Goa101 Nagaland99 Puducherry92 Tripura92 Arunachal Pradesh71 Chandigarh35 Sikkim29 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu25 Ladakh14 Andaman and Nicobar Islands11 Lakshadweep8

District

Kolkata260 North 24 Parganas254 Murshidabad243 South 24 Parganas161 Birbhum155 Purba Bardhaman153 Nadia144 Hooghly137 Paschim Medinipur121 Purba Medinipur111 Bankura97 Paschim Bardhaman96 Howrah86 Malda81 Darjeeling66 Purulia55 Jalpaiguri48 Uttar Dinajpur46 Dakshin Dinajpur43 Cooch Behar36 Jhargram20 Alipurduar17 Kalimpong7 Darjeeling Darjeeling1 BIRBHUM1 BANKURA Bankura1 murshidabad BERHAMPORE1 PURULIA PURULIA1

2,449 colleges foundWest Bengal ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Healing TOUCH Institute of Nursing

North 24 Parganas district · West Bengal

Nursing (Diploma) Institute · Private Un-Aided · est. 2024

Healthworld Hospitals (A Unit of Parashmani Medical Centre Private Limited)

Paschim Bardhaman district · West Bengal

Paramedical Institute · Private Un-Aided · est. 2017

Hemchandra Memorial Pharmacy College

Murshidabad district · West Bengal

Technical/Polytechnic · Private Un-Aided · est. 2023

Hemchandra Memorial Primary Teachers Training Institute

Murshidabad district · West Bengal

Teacher Training Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2012

Hemnalini Mamorial College of Engineering 343

South 24 Parganas district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2014

Heritage Business School 304

North 24 Parganas district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2003

Heritage College of Education

Howrah district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2014

Heritage College of Pharmacy

Murshidabad district · West Bengal

Technical/Polytechnic · Private Un-Aided · est. 2022

Heritage Law College

Kolkata district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2014

Hetampur Rajbati B.Ed College

Birbhum district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2008

Hetampur Rajbati Primary Teachers Training Institute Birbhum

Birbhum district · West Bengal

Teacher Training Institute · Private Un-Aided · est. 2009

Hijli College

Paschim Medinipur district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1995

Hilli Govt. Polytechnic

Dakshin Dinajpur district · West Bengal

Technical/Polytechnic · State Government · est. 2016

Hillside School of Nursing

Darjeeling district · West Bengal

Nursing (Diploma) Institute · Private Un-Aided · est. 2022

Himalayan Nursing College and Himalayan Nursing School

Darjeeling district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2021

Hingalganj Ambition College of Education

North 24 Parganas district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2017