Overview

Jadavpur University, Kolkata – an autonomous state university – was founded on December 24, 1955 by the Government of West Bengal with support from the Government of India. Jadavpur University is semi-residential and operates out of two urban campuses – one in Jadavpur spread over 58 acres and another one in Salt Lake spread over 26 acres. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in a variety of humanities, science, and engineerinf and technology streams. 

The university aims to promote higher education by linking up traditionally separate subjects in the light of the ever-changing global scenario; to explore new dimensions of academic administration free of bureaucratic impediments and to set up a role model for academic leadership.

JU also has other institutes like the Jawahari Devi Birla Institute of Commerce and Management, Jadavpur Vidyapith and the Institute of Business Management. These institutes operate in independent campuses and have their own independent curriculum as well as examination systems but the final degree is offered by JU.

Campus

Jadavpur University is semi-residential campus, operating out of two urban campuses: one in Jadavpur sprawling over 58 acres and another in Salt Lake spread over 26 acres. Campus facilities include a well-stocked digitalised central library, while each department has its own departmental library, multiple auditoriums such as the Gandhi Bhavan and Rabindra Bhavan auditorium, composite buildings for the arts, social science and science departments, teachers’ and officers’ quarters, the expansive open air theatre (OAT), a sports centre and large sports ground. Hostel facilities are also provided to students. 

Academics

Undergraduate programmes:

B.Tech./B.E.

B.A.

B.Sc.

B.Arch.

B.Pharm.

B.Ed.

B.P.Ed.

B.Lib.I.Sc.

B.Pharma.

Postgraduate programmes:

M.Tech./M.E.

M.A.

M.Sc.

M.C.A.

M.Arch.

M.Pharm.

M.Lib.I.Sc

M.Lib.

M.Phil.

Doctoral programmes:

Ph.D

Departments:

Arts
Education
Science
Architecture
Engineering
Pharmacy
Computer Applications

Placements:

Jadavpur University Training and Placement (T&P) cell functions as an interface between the students and the recruiting companies. The T&P cell organises annual campus recruitment activities such as workshops, interaction with alumni and personal training programmes with its partnered companies as well as industries. The T&P cell facilitates the placement drives by inviting various corporations to participate in recruitment drives. Among all the departments, engineering students are the most recruited in the placement drives.

2020 placement highlights: Out of 770 registered students, 647 were placed thereby securing 84% placement percentage. The highest CTC recorded in 2020 was INR 52 LPA, while the average CTC stood at INR 19.96 LPA. Some of the top recruiters were from Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, Wipro, Tata Mechanics and Reliance.

General Information

Accomodation
Yes

Library
Yes

Student Mix
Men and women

No of Students
11046

Campus Size
96.5 acres

Labs
Yes

Internet Wi-Fi
Yes

Sports
Cricket, Football, Gym

Admission

Undergraduate Admission (B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch./B.Pharm.)

Selection Criteria: WBJEE score/rank

Eligibility: 10+2 with PCM from a recognized board with a minimum of 60% marks

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates are required to apply for admission to Jadavpur university in the online or offline mode, and submit the application form along with the required documents and payment of application fees.
• Candidates must apply and appear for the WBJEE entrance and acquire the qualifying cut-off required to be invited to the counselling session and secure a seat in JU.
• Qualifying candidates will have to attend the counselling session at JU, where they may confirm their admission by verifying documents and paying fees.

Undergraduate Admission (B.Arch.)

Selection Criteria: JEE (Main) paper II/NATA score/rank

Eligibility: 10+2 with PCM from a recognized board with a minimum of 50% marks

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates are required to apply for admission to Jadavpur university in the online or offline mode, and submit the application form along with the required documents and payment of application fees.
• Candidates must apply and appear for the JEE (Main) paper II and/or NATA entrance and acquire the qualifying cut-off required to be invited to the counselling session and secure a seat in JU.
• Qualifying candidates will have to attend the counselling session at JU, where they may confirm their admission by verifying documents and paying fees.

Undergraduate Admission (B.A./B.Sc./B.Ed./ B.Li.I.Sc./ B.P.Ed.)

Selection Criteria: entrance test scores and academic merit

Eligibility: 10+2 from a recognized board with a minimum of 50% marks

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates are required to apply for admission to Jadavpur university in the online or offline mode, and submit the application form along with the required documents and payment of application fees.
• Candidates must appear for the JU-conducted entrance test on campus. After tabulation of marks, the university will release a merit list on the basis of entrance test scores and 10+2 scores.
• Qualifying candidates appearing in the merit list will have to attend the counselling session at JU, where they may confirm their admission by verifying documents and paying fees.

Postgraduate Admission (M.E., M.Tech., M.Pharm. and M.Arch.)

Selection Criteria: GATE/GPAT scores and academic merit

Eligibility: undergraduate degree in relevant discipline/specialisation from a recognised university

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates are required to apply for admission to Jadavpur university in the online or offline mode, and submit the application form along with the required documents and payment of application fees.
• Candidates must apply and appear for the GATE/GPAT entrances and acquire the qualifying scores required to be invited to the counselling session and secure a seat in JU.
• Admission is offered based on GATE/GPAT scores and bachelor’s degree scores. GATE/GPAT scores are given 70% weightage, and candidates without GATE/GPAT scores are granted admission based on B.Tech./B.E. scores given 50% weightage. 10% weightage is given to candidates sponsored by industry/having industry experience.
• Qualifying candidates will have to attend the counselling session at JU, where they may confirm their admission by verifying documents and paying fees.

Postgraduate Admission (M.A./M.Sc./M.Phil.)

Selection Criteria: entrance test scores and academic merit

Eligibility: undergraduate degree in relevant discipline from a recognised university

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates are required to apply for admission to Jadavpur university in the online or offline mode, and submit the application form along with the required documents and payment of application fees.
• Candidates must appear for the JU-conducted entrance test on campus. After tabulation of marks, the university will release a merit list on the basis of entrance test scores and graduate degree scores.
• Qualifying candidates appearing in the merit list will have to attend the counselling session at JU, where they may confirm their admission by verifying documents and paying fees.

Postgraduate Admission (M.C.A.)

Selection Criteria: JECA scores and academic merit.

Eligibility: B.C.A. degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks in graduation exams.

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates are required to apply for admission to Jadavpur university in the online or offline mode, and submit the application form along with the required documents and payment of application fees.
• Candidates must apply and appear for the WBJEE-conducted JECA entrance and acquire the qualifying cut-off required to be invited to the counselling session and secure a seat in JU.
• Merit lists are on the basis of JECA scores and B.C.A. degree scores. Candidates qualifying in the merit list will have to attend the counselling session at JU, where they may confirm their admission by verifying documents and paying fees.

Doctoral Admission (Ph.D.)

Selection Criteria: performance in entrance test and interview.

Eligibility: masters/professional degree in relevant discipline/specialisation from a recognised university with a minimum of 55% marks.

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates are required to apply for admission to Jadavpur university in the online or offline mode, and submit the application form along with the required documents and payment of application fees.
• Candidates must appear for the JU-conducted entrance test on campus. Candidates clearing the entrance test will be called for an interview round. The entrance test and interview will carry equal weightage, the performance in which will qualify a candidate for admission.
• Candidates with NET/SET/other recognised national exams will be exempt from the entrance test.
• Shortlisted candidates may confirm their admission by completing admission formalities, verifying documents and paying fees.

Fees:

UG architecture, engineering, pharmacy – Rs. 2865.

UG programme in Information Technology – Rs. 30,465.

Achievement

The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked Jadavpur University 17th among engineering institutes in India in 2020, 12 overall and fifth among universities.

Internationally, Jadavpur University acquired a rank of 651-700 by the QS World University Rankings 2021, 136 in Asia in 2020 and 75 among BRICS nations in 2019.

Jadavpur University is also lauded for the work of the Jadavpur University Press (JUP), publishing all documents of record in the university including PhD theses, question papers and journals. The JUP launched its first two titles translated from original Italian on 1 February 2012 at the Calcutta Book Fair- Rajpurush (translation of Niccolò Machiavelli’s Il Principe) translated by Doyeeta Majumder and Shilpachinta (translation of selections from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks) translated by Sukanta Chaudhuri. 

Accommodation

There are 13 (four for girls and nine for boys) hostels with provision for accommodating over 1600 students (977 boys students and 655 girls students). The hostel mess is operated by the Students’ Mess Committee under the guidance of the superintendent of the respective hostel.

At the main hostel complex, the ladies hostel complex and beside the old P.G. hostel, there are private canteens supervised by the students’ committee. The main hostel complex is situated outside the campus. The university also offers an exclusive hostel for research scholars.