Recently a lot of universities have been set up and are being established in the state of West Bengal. Most of them are state universities. Some private universities are also given permissions and corresponding bills are passed in state assembly. Following are the list of state universities (may not be the complete list) including the old and famous ones:
1. Calcutta University, Kolkata
2. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
3. Burdwan University, Burdwan
4. North Bengal University, Siliguri
5. Kalyani University, Kalyani
6. Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
7. Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
8. Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia
9. Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar
10. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, Nadia
11. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata
12. West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata
13. West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
14. West Bengal State University, Banipur, North 24 Pargana
15. Presidency University, Kolkata
16. Gour Banga University, Malda
17. Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia
18. Bankura University, Bankura
19. Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol
20. Aliah University, Kolkata
21. Diamond Harbour Women's University, Sarisha, South 24 Pgs
22. Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University, Coochbehar
23. Raiganj University, Raiganj
24. West Bengal University of Teachers' Training Education Planning and Administration, Kolkata
25. Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata
26. Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata
Following are the universities that are being set up,
27. Harichand Guruchand University, North 24 Pgs,
28. Mahatma Gandhi University, Mahishadal, Purba Medinipur
29. Jhargram Univeristy, Jhargram
30. Kanyashree University, Krishnanagar, Nadia
31. Biswa Bangla University, Bolpur
32. Murshidabad University, Berhampur
33. Darjeeling Hill University, Darjeeling
34. Rani Rashmoni Green University, Tarakeswar, Hooghly
35. Hindi University, Howrah
36. Alipurduar University, Alipurduar
37. Dakshin Dinajpur University
There are some prestigious central government institutes and universities in West Bengal:
2. Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
3. IIM Calcutta
4. IIEST Shibpur, Howrah
5. IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur, Nadia
6. Visva Bharati University, Bolpur
7. NIT Durgapur
8. IIIT Kalyani
The list of private universities in West Bengal are:
1. Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI, formerly RKMVU), Belur Math, Howrah
2. St. Xaviers University, Kolkata
3. Techno India University, Kolkata
4. Neotia Univeristy, Sarisha, South 24 Pgs
5. Amity University, Kolkata
6. Seacom Skills University, Bolpur
7. JIS University, Kolkata
8. Adamas Univeristy, North 24 Pgs
9. Brainware University, North 24 Pgs
10. Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata
11. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
12. Swami Vivekananda University, North 24 Pgs
