9 Government MA colleges in Kolkata 2026
There are 9 government MA colleges in Kolkata, West Bengal.
4 appear in the NIRF national rankings.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures are not published by enough colleges here to quote a range.
MA in Kolkata at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 9
- NIRF-ranked
- 4 of 9
- Average student rating
- 4.0 / 5 from 7 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹36 L
- Total seats (where published)
- 120 across 1 college
Which MA college in Kolkata is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
All government MA 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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University of Calcutta
Kolkata Government NIRF #15 Est. 1857- Student rating
- 3.7/5
- Fees from
- ₹7,325/yr
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Directorate of Distance Education, West Bengal State University
Kolkata Government Est. 2012- Fees from
- ₹30,000/yr
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Entrance exams for MA 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 MA colleges in Kolkata.
There are 9 government MA colleges listed in Kolkata.
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.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept IIFT, CUET, CUET PG, Common Admission Test, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹36 L, from 1 colleges that publish placement figures.