49 MA colleges in Kolkata 2026
There are 49 MA colleges in Kolkata, West Bengal.
9 are government institutions and 40 are private.
Annual fees run from ₹3,090 to ₹45,600 (median ₹7,325), based on published figures from 7 of the 49 colleges.
11 appear in the NIRF national rankings.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures cover 7 of 49 colleges.
MA in Kolkata at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 49
- Government / private
- 9 / 40
- Annual fees
- ₹3,090 – ₹45,600
- Median annual fee
- ₹7,325
- Course fees based on
- 7 of 49 colleges
- NIRF-ranked
- 11 of 49
- Average student rating
- 3.9 / 5 from 45 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹1 Cr
- Total seats (where published)
- 240 across 4 colleges
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Which MA college in Kolkata is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
MA fees in Kolkata
The 4 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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| University of Calcutta Master of Arts [MA] | ₹7,325 | ₹14,650 | 120 |
| Loreto College Master of Arts [MA] | ₹45,600 | ₹91,200 | 25 |
| Rabindra Bharati University - [RBU] Master of Arts [MA] | ₹4,090 | ₹8,180 | — |
| Presidency University Master of Arts [MA] | ₹3,090 | ₹6,180 | — |
All 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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Loreto College
Kolkata Private NIRF #151 Est. 1912- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹45,600/yr
- Highest package
- ₹8 L
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Jadavpur University - [JU]
Kolkata Private NIRF #1 Est. 1955- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Highest package
- ₹40 L
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Rabindra Bharati University - [RBU]
Kolkata Private Est. 1962- Student rating
- 3.6/5
- Fees from
- ₹4,090/yr
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Presidency University
Kolkata Private NIRF #51 Est. 2010- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹3,090/yr
- Highest package
- ₹13 L
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Directorate of Distance Education Rabindra Bharati University
Kolkata Private Est. 1962- Student rating
- 3.4/5
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Sister Nivedita University - [SNU]
Kolkata Private Est. 2017- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹51 L
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St. Xavier's University - [SXUK]
Kolkata Private Est. 2017- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹17.05 L
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Swami Vivekananda University - [SVU]
Kolkata Private Est. 2019- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹25 L
Showing the top 30 of 49. See all colleges in Kolkata
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 49 MA colleges listed in Kolkata, of which 9 are government and 40 are private.
Published annual fees range from ₹3,090 to ₹45,600, with a median of ₹7,325. That is based on the 7 colleges out of 49 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 — 9 of the 49 MA colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept West Bengal Centralised Admission Process, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Common Admission Test, Management Aptitude Test, West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination, Joint Entrance Exam Main.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹1 Cr, from 13 colleges that publish placement figures.