Jadavpur University is a public state funded research and technology university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1906 as Bengal Technical Institute and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. As of 2024 NIRF rankings, Jadavpur University has been ranked 9th among universities, 12th among engineering institutes, and 17th overall in India. The university has been recognized by UGC as an institute with "Potential for Excellence" and accredited an "A" grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
Jadavpur is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in West Bengal, India. Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international repute are located in Jadavpur.
The systems of secondary and post-secondary education in Kolkata are listed as follows:
Education in West Bengal is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector. Health Sciences, University of North Bengal and University of Calcutta.
RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT) is a government sponsored engineering institute which is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The institute was established in 1999. Government aids are given to the institution by Government of West Bengal and is academically affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. It is considered as one of the best engineering institutes under West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination. Regional Computer Centre or RCC, Calcutta under MeitY, GoI is an asset of the State with rich tradition, reputation for quality of academics and consistency of placement, Govt. support, prominent position, excellent infrastructure & teaching resources and good practices. All the faculties of this institution are recruited by the Government of West Bengal.
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray Polytechnic is a polytechnic college located in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal of India, alongside the campus of Jadavpur University. It is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE), approved by All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) and provides Diploma level technical education to its students. The college is named after the scientist Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray.There is no hostel facility.
The Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Berhampore is a college of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology in Berhampore, West Bengal, India. It is a residential and co-educational institute. Admission for undergraduate students is through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination. This college is selected for TEQIP, Phase II.
State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training is located in the city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The board is managing the Diploma & ITI education in Orissa, which is affiliated to AICTE, New Delhi, recognized by Government of Odisha. According to SCTE & VT, there are almost 124 private and 35 state government diploma colleges in the Odisha state which include polytechnic, Diploma institutes & 637 ITI institutes, prevailing under this board, which produces skilled laborers & techno-entrepreneurial workforces for State SMEs industry.
Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management, Baruipur, GKCEM Baruipur, GKCEMB) is a self-financed institute in the state of West Bengal. Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management is ranked one of the best engineering colleges in Eastern India. The campus is situated on the southern fringes of Kolkata. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Kolkata.
The Elitte Institute of Engineering and Management is a coeducational, private diploma Engineering college located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It offers Diploma courses in Engineering and Technology. The college was set up by the Pinnaccle Educational Trust in 2009.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) is a public state university located in Haringhata, West Bengal, India. Established in 2001 by the West Bengal legislature, it is fully funded by the Government of West Bengal. The university provides management and engineering degrees through affiliated colleges and in-house departments.
The St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata or, popularly known as SMTCK is a private engineering college in West Bengal, India, situated in Barrackpore-Barasat Road, Kolkata, located in Saibona Village, Nilganj, Kolkata, 700120. The college is affiliated to Moulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) and is approved by AICTE and UGC. It is one of the nine colleges under the St. Mary's Group of Institutions, a Christian Minority Educational society. It has over 17,00 students from 29 states of India and 25 countries.
Women's Polytechnic, Kolkata is a girls polytechnic college located in Gariahat Road (South) Jodhpur Park in Kolkata, West Bengal.
K. G. Engineering Institute (K.G.E.I.) established in 1922, is a government polytechnic institute located in the city of Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE), approved by All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE), and provides diploma-level technical education to its students. It is controlled by the Department of Technical Education, Training & Skill Development, Government of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest polytechnics in West Bengal and one of the oldest technical institutes in India.
M.B.C. Institute of Engineering and Technology, established in 1893 is a Govt. Polytechnic college affiliated to West Bengal State Council Of Technical Education, located in Sadhanpur, Purba Bardhaman district.
Nazrul Centenary Polytechnic, established in 1997, is a government polytechnic located in Hindustan Cables, Rupnarayanpur, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal.
Raipur Government Polytechnic, is a government polytechnic located in Raipur, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
Nalhati Government Polytechnic, is a government polytechnic located in Nalhati, Birbhum district, West Bengal.
National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research Kolkata, is a Deemed university situated in the Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Uluberia Government Polytechnic, is a government polytechnic located in Uluberia, Howrah district, West Bengal. This polytechnic is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education, and recognized by AICTE, New Delhi. This polytechnic offers diploma courses in Computer Science & Technology, Mechanical, and Chemical Engineering.
