Universities in West Bengal 2026

Universities: 55
State private: 11
State and central: 39
Online / distance: 5

Checked by Career Bhavan on 2 November 2026

against UGC’s published university lists

UGC has declared 2 institutions in West Bengal fake: Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine; Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research. They are not on this list and cannot award degrees. See UGC’s full fake list.

Showing 1–20 of 55 universities

Adamas UniversityWest Bengal · State PrivateUGC 2(f)Online / distance
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
Barasat - Barrackpore Road, Barberia, PO Jagannathpur, PS Barasat, Kolkata 700126
Website (as listed by UGC)
adamasuniversity.ac.in
Online and distance: Distance · Recognised on UGC-DEB’s current lists, 1 programme.
See its programmes
Aliah UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f) and 12B
UGC status
2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
Address
IIA/27, New Town, KolkataNew Town, Kolkata 700160
Website (as listed by UGC)
aliah.ac.in
Alipurduar UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
P. O. - Alipurduar Court,Dist. - Alipurduar 736122
Amity UniversityWest Bengal · State PrivateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
Rajarhat, New Town, Dist. North 24 Parganas 700135
Website (as listed by UGC)
amity.edu/kolkata
Bankura UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f) and 12B
UGC status
2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
Address
Main Campus, Bankura Block-II, P.O.-PurandarpurPO Bhagabandh,Dist. Bankura 722155
Website (as listed by UGC)
bankurauniv.ac.in
Bidhan Chandra Krishi VishwavidyalayaWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f) and 12B
UGC status
2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
Address
Mohanpur, Nadia, West BengalDistt. Nadia 741 252 (WB)
Website (as listed by UGC)
bckv.edu.in
Biswa Bangla BiswabidyalayWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
Shibpur, P.O. - Bolpur, Dist. - Birbhum 731204
Website (as listed by UGC)
biswabanglabiswabidyalay.org
Brainware UniversityWest Bengal · State PrivateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
398, Ramkrishnapur Road,Barasat, KolkataNorth 4 Pgs., West Bengal 700125
Website (as listed by UGC)
brainwareuniversity.ac.in
Burdwan UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f) and 12BOnline / distance
UGC status
2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
Address
Burdwan Rajbati, Raiganj,Bardhaman 713104
Website (as listed by UGC)
buruniv.ac.in
Online and distance: Distance · Recognised on UGC-DEB’s current lists, 7 programmes.
See its programmes
Calcutta UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f) and 12B
UGC status
2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
Address
Calcutta University, College Square,Kolkata 700073
Website (as listed by UGC)
caluniv.ac.in
Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
COOCH BEHAR PANCHANAN BARMA UNIVERSITY, Panchanan Nagar, Vivekananda Street, Cooch Behar - 736101, West Bengal, IndiaCooch Behar
Website (as listed by UGC)
cbpbu.ac.in
Dakshin Dinajpur UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
North Chakbhabani (near LIC office)Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 733101
Darjeeling Hills UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
Jogighat MangpuDist.- Darjeeling 734313
Diamond Harbour Women's UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f) and 12B
UGC status
2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
Address
Sarisha, Diamond Harbour Road, South 24 Parganas, West BengalDiamond Harbour Road, District: South 24 paraganas 743368
Website (as listed by UGC)
dhwu.ac.in
Harichand Guruchand UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
North 24 parganas 743245
Website (as listed by UGC)
harichandguruchanduniversity.com
Hindi UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
37/2 Bhairab Dutta Lane, Nandibagan, Salkia, Pilkhana More, Howrah 711106
Website (as listed by UGC)
hindiuniv.ac.in
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)West Bengal · DeemedUGC Deemed (Section 3)
UGC status
Deemed (Section 3). Declared a deemed-to-be university by the central government under Section 3 of the UGC Act, so it can award its own degrees.
Address
Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032
Website (as listed by UGC)
iacs.res.in
Jadavpur UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f) and 12B
UGC status
2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
Address
188, Raja S. C. Mallik Road, Jadavpur, KolkataKolkatta,PIN - 700 032.
Website (as listed by UGC)
jadavpuruniversity.in
JIS UniversityWest Bengal · State PrivateUGC 2(f)
UGC status
2(f). Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
Address
81, Nilgunj Road, Agarpara, KolkataDistrict North 24 Parganas 700109
Website (as listed by UGC)
jisuniversity.ac.in
Kalyani UniversityWest Bengal · StateUGC 2(f) and 12B
UGC status
2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
Address
Kalyani
Website (as listed by UGC)
klyuniv.ac.in

The short answer

By Career Bhavan’s count of UGC’s lists, checked on 2 November 2026, West Bengal has 55 UGC-recognised universities: 1 central, 38 state, 11 state private and 5 deemed to be universities. 5 of them are on UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 lists for online or distance programmes. UGC has also declared 2 institutions in West Bengal fake universities.

1
Search the university above. If it isn’t listed and isn’t an institution set up by an Act of Parliament (IITs, NITs, AIIMS and the like), it cannot award a valid degree. Check UGC’s fake-universities list too.
2
Open the row: its UGC status shows whether it is a 2(f) university (with or without 12B) or a deemed university.
3
Studying online or by distance? Check the separate UGC-DEB approval for your exact programme as well.

Reading the list

What 2(f), 12B and deemed mean

2(f)
Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.
765 universities
2(f) and 12B
Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
375 universities
Deemed (Section 3)
Declared a deemed-to-be university by the central government under Section 3 of the UGC Act, so it can award its own degrees.
164 universities

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Where this data comes from

Every university here comes from UGC’s own lists of central, state, state private and deemed to be universities on ugc.gov.in(opens in a new tab). Fake universities and the compliance notes (PhD regulations, ombudsperson, defaulter universities) come from UGC’s list of HEIs violating regulations(opens in a new tab). Names, addresses and websites are as UGC publishes them; online and distance approvals are matched from UGC-DEB’s lists. Checked 2 November 2026.

Who may award degrees is set by Section 22 of the UGC Act, as UGC explains in its public notice on fake universities(opens in a new tab). Institutions set up by an Act of Parliament are listed separately in the Ministry of Education list of Institutions of National Importance(opens in a new tab).

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Cite as: CareerBhavan, “UGC-recognised universities in India 2026, with UGC notices and the fake-universities list”, careerbhavan.com/ugc-recognised-universities (checked 2 November 2026)

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

How many universities are there in West Bengal?

55, according to UGC’s lists as checked on 2 November 2026: 1 central, 38 state, 11 state private and 5 deemed to be universities.

How many private universities are there in West Bengal?

11 state private universities in West Bengal are on UGC’s list. Each is set up by a state law and listed under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, so it can award degrees. Search the list above for any of them.

Which central universities are in West Bengal?

Visva Bharati.

Which universities in West Bengal offer UGC-approved online or distance degrees?

5 are on UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 lists: Adamas University, Burdwan University, Netaji Subhas Open University, Rabindra Bharati University and University of North Bengal. Approval is programme by programme, so check your exact programme.

Are there fake universities in West Bengal?

Yes. UGC’s fake-universities list names Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine and Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research in West Bengal. UGC says they cannot award any degree.

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