91 BA colleges in Kolkata 2026
There are 91 BA colleges in Kolkata, West Bengal.
7 are government institutions and 84 are private.
Annual fees run from ₹1,018 to ₹1 L (median ₹5,490), based on published figures from 35 of the 91 colleges.
10 appear in the NIRF national rankings.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures cover 35 of 91 colleges.
BA in Kolkata at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 91
- Government / private
- 7 / 84
- Annual fees
- ₹1,018 – ₹1 L
- Median annual fee
- ₹5,490
- Course fees based on
- 35 of 91 colleges
- NIRF-ranked
- 10 of 91
- Average student rating
- 3.8 / 5 from 87 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹1 Cr
- Total seats (where published)
- 2,133 across 18 colleges
Narrow by type
Which BA college in Kolkata is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
BA fees in Kolkata
The 13 colleges here that publish a fee for this course. An empty cell means the college has not published that figure.
| College | Annual fee | Total fee | Seats |
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| Bethune College Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons.} | ₹4,062 | ₹12,186 | 46 |
| Jadavpur University - [JU] Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹4,800 | ₹14,400 | 50 |
| Loreto College Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹34,847 | ₹1.05 L | — |
| Asutosh College Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹6,560 | ₹26,240 | 184 |
| Rabindra Bharati University - [RBU] Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹1,982 | ₹5,946 | — |
| Presidency University Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons.} | ₹2,375 | ₹9,500 | — |
| Basanti Devi College Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹5,490 | ₹21,960 | 138 |
| Prafulla Chandra College Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹5,130 | ₹20,520 | 80 |
| Maharaja Manindra Chandra College Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹6,130 | ₹18,390 | 162 |
| Sarojini Naidu College for Women-[SNCW] Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹5,798 | ₹17,394 | — |
| Gokhale Memorial Girls' College Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons.} | ₹19,300 | ₹77,200 | 34 |
| Derozio Memorial College - [DMC] Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹2,619 | ₹7,857 | — |
| Muralidhar Girl's College Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹4,500 | ₹18,000 | — |
All BA colleges in Kolkata
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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St. Xavier's College - [SXC]
Kolkata Government NIRF #8 Est. 1860- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹36 L
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Jadavpur University - [JU]
Kolkata Private NIRF #1 Est. 1955- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Fees from
- ₹4,800/yr
- Highest package
- ₹40 L
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Loreto College
Kolkata Private NIRF #151 Est. 1912- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹34,847/yr
- Highest package
- ₹8 L
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The West Bengal University Of Teachers' Training Education Planning and Administration- [WBUTTEPA]
Kolkata Private Est. 2015- Student rating
- 3.7/5
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Rabindra Bharati University - [RBU]
Kolkata Private Est. 1962- Student rating
- 3.6/5
- Fees from
- ₹1,982/yr
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Presidency University
Kolkata Private NIRF #51 Est. 2010- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹2,375/yr
- Highest package
- ₹13 L
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Maharaja Manindra Chandra College
Kolkata Private Est. 1941- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Fees from
- ₹6,130/yr
- Highest package
- ₹5 L
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Sarojini Naidu College for Women-[SNCW]
Kolkata Private Est. 1956- Student rating
- 3.4/5
- Fees from
- ₹5,798/yr
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Entrance exams for BA in Kolkata
The exams most often accepted by colleges on this page.
How to choose between them
- Check the affiliating university and approvals before the fee. A degree's value follows the body that awards it.
- Treat a published fee as the tuition floor. Hostel, exam and one-time charges are usually quoted separately.
- Ask what the placement figure counts. A "highest package" is one student; a median is the useful number, and few colleges publish it.
- Confirm the entrance exam and its dates directly with the college — cycles shift, and a missed form is a lost year.
- Visit if you can. Labs, library and travel time decide three years of your life more than a rank does.
Frequently asked questions
About BA colleges in Kolkata.
There are 91 BA colleges listed in Kolkata, of which 7 are government and 84 are private.
Published annual fees range from ₹1,018 to ₹1 L, with a median of ₹5,490. That is based on the 35 colleges out of 91 that publish a fee; each college's own figure is in the table on this page.
St. Xavier's College - [SXC] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 4.1 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Yes — 7 of the 91 BA colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept West Bengal Centralised Admission Process, West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination, Common Admission Test, Management Aptitude Test, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Joint Entrance Exam Main.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹1 Cr, from 15 colleges that publish placement figures.