University record
University of Calcutta
State University in Kolkata, West Bengal. On the University Grants Commission's own list of universities at entry 1030, and ranked by NIRF 2025 in University, Overall and Research.
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Where the numbers come from
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The recognition below is the UGC's and the rank is NIRF's.
The UGC record
University of Calcutta appears at entry 1030 on the UGC's consolidated list of universities, the list as published on 25.01.2023. It is recorded there as a state university in Kolkata, West Bengal.
NIRF 2025
NIRF publishes a separate ranking for each field. It prints individual ranks and scores only for the top of each table, and lists the institutions placed below them as a rank band such as 101-150, alphabetically and without scores, on a separate page. University of Calcutta is recorded with a numbered rank in University, Overall and Research.
This page prints only the placements CollegeJaancho has matched to the UGC record by name and state, as read from NIRF's pages on 7 October 2026. A table that is not shown here is not a statement that University of Calcutta is absent from it, and not being placed in a table is never a mark against an institution.
Its strongest position is University, at rank 39 of the 100 institutions that table lists, where the highest score was 85.05 against this one's 55.17.
On the same UGC list, West Bengal holds 55 universities, and at least 10 of them are placed in NIRF 2025, at a numbered rank or in a rank band. This is one of those.
NAAC accreditation
We do not have a confirmed NAAC record for this institution yet, so we are not printing one. We only publish a record when we are certain it belongs to the right institution.
NAAC's own list is linked below, and the institution's office is the right place to ask for its current accreditation status. Worth knowing when you ask: NAAC moved to Binary Accreditation in June 2024, which records whether an institution is Accredited rather than giving a letter grade, so many institutions are between systems right now. When we have a record we are sure of, it will appear here.
SOURCE: NAAC, “Institutions accredited by NAAC having valid accreditation”, as on 14 August 2025. Checked 08.09.2026. naac.gov.in
The most useful link on this page
Each filing above is a PDF the institution itself sent to the government. Under Sanctioned (Approved) Intake it carries the real seat numbers for every programme across six years, with student strength, faculty count and expenditure beside them. If anybody promises you a seat, the promise has to fit inside those numbers.
Four things this page cannot settle
A record is a starting point, not a verdict.
Recognition and rank say nothing about what your family pays or what your degree is worth. Each of these has its own page, written once and kept current.
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Near it in the NIRF 2025 University table
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Questions people actually ask
What a family wants to know about University of Calcutta.
Is University of Calcutta recognised by the UGC?
Yes. University of Calcutta appears at entry 1030 on the University Grants Commission's consolidated list of universities, the list as published on 25.01.2023. It is recorded there as a state university in Kolkata, West Bengal. Recognition on that list is what makes a degree from it valid. CollegeJaancho publishes the UGC's record and adds no rating of its own.
Is University of Calcutta fake or real?
People also search this as "University of Calcutta fake hai ya real?". Here is the public record, with each official document linked. On the UGC consolidated list of universities (as on 25.01.2023), University of Calcutta appears at entry 1030, on page 45 of that PDF. It does not appear on the UGC state-wise list of fake universities, which that page gives as the list as on February 2026. CollegeJaancho prints the record and adds no verdict of its own. To go through these documents with us, call +91 96439 95533.
Is the online degree from University of Calcutta valid?
University of Calcutta ki online degree valid hai? The answer sits in the lists of the UGC's Distance Education Bureau (UGC-DEB), which we checked on 17.09.2026. University of Calcutta was not found on the four UGC-DEB lists for academic year 2026-27 that we checked: UGC-DEB list of HEIs entitled to offer full-fledged Online programmes, academic year 2026-27 (list title and year: deb.ugc.ac.in), UGC-DEB list of HEIs recognised to offer Online programmes, academic year 2026-27 (list title and year: deb.ugc.ac.in), UGC-DEB list of HEIs recognised to offer Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes, academic year 2026-27 (list title and year: deb.ugc.ac.in), UGC-DEB list of Category-I HEIs entitled to offer ODL programmes, academic year 2026-27 (list title and year: deb.ugc.ac.in). That is the record as of 17.09.2026. The lists change every session, so check the latest one before paying for an online or distance course. To check a programme with us, call +91 96439 95533.
What is University of Calcutta's NIRF 2025 rank?
NIRF 2025 ranks University of Calcutta in 3 categories: University (rank 39 of 100, score 55.17); Overall (rank 47 of 100, score 55.91); Research (rank 48 of 50, score 45.83). Its strongest position is University at rank 39. NIRF prints individual ranks only for the top of each table and lists the institutions below them as rank bands, so a table that is not named here is not a statement that the institution is absent from it, and it is never a mark against the institution. Every numbered rank on this page links to the institution's own filing.
What NAAC grade does University of Calcutta hold?
CollegeJaancho does not hold a confirmed NAAC record for University of Calcutta, so this page prints none. That is not a statement that the institution lacks accreditation. NAAC moved to Binary Accreditation in June 2024, which records whether an institution is Accredited rather than awarding a letter grade, so many institutions are between the two systems. NAAC's own file is linked on this page, and the institution's office is the right place to ask for its current status.
Where is University of Calcutta located?
University of Calcutta is in Kolkata, West Bengal. On the same UGC list, West Bengal holds 55 universities, and at least 10 of them are placed in NIRF 2025, either at a numbered rank or in a rank band.
How can I verify University of Calcutta myself?
Open two documents, both linked on this page. The UGC consolidated list of universities carries the recognition at entry 1030. The institution's own NIRF 2025 filing carries its Sanctioned (Approved) Intake, the real seat count for every programme across six years, with student strength, faculty count and expenditure beside it. If a promise about a seat does not fit inside those numbers, the institution cannot keep it.
Does CollegeJaancho recommend University of Calcutta?
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Source of every figure on this page: the UGC consolidated list of universities as published on 25.01.2023, and the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025. This page is not an endorsement.