List of Colleges in India

To provide younger minds with academic guidance and training at all levels of commencement exercises, NIMAS was established in the year 1999. This private institute is affiliated with Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), Kolkata, and is approved by the Government of India, the University Grant Commission (UGC), and the Minister of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

With the aim to provide a guaranteed career route to the students, the college has been ranked by various classifying agencies in successive years. Some major awards and achievements of NIMAS are:

• India’s Most Prominent Education Awards ranked this college as one of the best Placement and Infrastructure Institute in Eastern India.
• Pride of Indian Education Awards, Brands Impact 2020 ranked this college as the Best Institute for UG and PG courses with Great Track Records of Placement in Kolkata.
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards of Excellence 2016 ranked this college as the Top Hotel Management Institute in the Country.

With active, dynamic, and friendly faculty members, the college provides rich academic experience and professional UG and PG degrees in courses like management, cyber security, science, medical, psychology, etc.

In 2009, with the vision of generating technical manpower that meets industry expectations; the Elitte College of Engineering was established in Kolkata. The institute is affiliated with MAKAUT and is available for all students. It aims at developing the surrounding area of the college and makes sure that students are getting all the facilities required for their overall development.

The institute also provides coaching by experienced faculty for the GATE examination and grooming classes for 1^st – 4^th year students. Free remedial classes are also offered to all students. Teachers here are highly qualified and take care of each student individually.

The AICTE-approved College offers B. Tech. in ME, CSE, EE, and CE and MBA (Finance, Marketing, HR, and MIS). A Vocational course in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics is also available for the students.

Gokhale Memorial Girls' College has been in existence since 1938. It is an extension of Gokhale Memorial Girls' School which was founded in 1920. The objective of the college is to enrich society by graduating economically independent, politically conscious, intellectual, socially aware, sensitive, and morally superior women. GMGC is a NAAC accredited college functioning under the authority of University of Calcutta.

Vision: The vision is to empower and graduate women by fostering skills and knowledge, and promoting values of secularism, national integration, and equality. It also aims to create an open minded and transformative character of students for the benefit of society.

Mission: The mission is to advance knowledge, inculcate values of discipline, honesty, compassion, courage, and self-respect, and promote development of students to cater to futuristic and emerging challenges. The college is also committed to advance knowledge, provide quality education, impart employable skills, and broaden women’s education.

Located in North Kolkata, the Nopany Institute of Management Studies (NIMS) provides quality education to its students, encouraging them to become creative and active. It is affiliated with the MAKAUT, West Bengal, and provides corporate experience, qualified faculty, and state-of-art services.

It carves the students to live in modern society and develop a sense of passion in them. It aims to provide a world-class platform so that students can achieve the heights they deserve.

Nopany Institute of Management Studies provides these courses:

• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Business Administration - Hospital Management
• Bachelor of Computer Application

The duration of all these courses is 3 years (6 Semesters). The faculty at NIMS is highly experienced and slow learners get individual attention from them. The curriculum is made to support students from each background which makes it easier for them to learn. Different teaching methods like practical workshops, seminars, and tutorials are used to complement the course curriculum. 

Heritage Institute of Technology was founded in the year 2001 under Kalyan Bharti Trust in Kolkata, West Bengal by a group of 22 Industrialists. It was established with a vision in mind to nurture responsible citizens to meet the challenges of society by retaining their traditional values and also prepare the students with a strong foundation. Along with this, their mission is to provide a subtle environment to their students for innovative thinking and developing necessary skills for their major.

The core technological departments at the institute are Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical. Some of the other courses offered by them are Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Humanities. The university has more than 19 departments and AICTE has approved all the courses offered by them.

Offering a Master in Hospital Administration (MHA) since 2009, the Genesis Institute of Management and Technology comes as Kolkata's leading Hospital management colleges. It is affiliated with WBUHS and approved by the Government of West Bengal and the Health and Family Welfare Department. The institute was envisioned by Dr. Purnendu Roy and it is the first college to introduce the MHA course in Kolkata.

MHA is a 2-year professional PG course in Hospital Management and Administration that educates students about the various aspects of the Healthcare industry and makes the students competent in the fields of Pharmacy, Administration, Hospital Management, and Communication.

Established and located in the City of Joy since 1953, the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management was founded by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy and the foundation stone was laid by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru.

Several courses are offered at the institute ranging from Research and Degree programs to Postgraduate, Diplomas and Short-term courses. Most of these programs are affiliated and it also offers foreign language programs to its students. They educate over 1200 students with several specialisations like Marketing, Finance, HRM, Business Analytics & Systems, POM, Energy, Environment, Hospital Management, Transport & Logistics, MSW, Retail, and Sports.

Being affiliated with WBUHS, the Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences was set up in the year 1963. It has been accredited and recognised by MCI (Medical Council of India), NBE (National Board of Education), ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research), and NMC (National Medical Commission).

The institute offers UG, PG, and Diploma courses under multiple departments, namely:

Following are the courses that are offered in VIMS:

• Medical: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), and Diplomate of National Board (DNB)
• Paramedical: Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT), Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), Diploma in Radiography (Diagnostic) (DRD), B. Sc. Operation Theatre Technology (OTT), Diploma in Neuro Electro Physiology (DMEP), and B. Sc. Critical Care Technology (CCT)

SVU, more commonly known as Swami Vivekananda University, is a university situated in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was built in the year 2019 by the Swami Vivekananda Group of Institutions and it is run as a Private University educational institute that provides higher education to students in the fields of Engineering, life science & allied health sciences, humanities, and management. Both the All India Council of Technical Education and The UGC have affiliated SVU. Admissions at the Swami Vivekananda University Kolkata are purely based on merits and no donation fee is accepted for admissions to any of the courses of the university.

Dr. Nandan Gupta is the Honourable chancellor of the university and Professor Subrata Kumar Dey serves as the Vice Chancellor. The daily operations are taken care of by Mr. Saurabh Adhikari who is the Chief Operations Officer of the University. Mr. Subhasis Mazumdar is the General Manager of the institute while Mr. Tanmoy Mazumdar serves as the Deputy Registrar of the University. Located near the junction point Wireless more of Barasat-Barrackpore and Kalyani Expressway in Barrackpore township, in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Swami Vivekananda University is only a 1.30-hour drive from the main city of Kolkata and only 15kms from the Netaji Subhas International Airport. It has excellent rail and road connectivity from Kolkata’s heartland. The campus is spread across a sprawling 12 acres of land and is quite an attraction for students joining here.

The Institute of Management Study was established in 2006 by Lake Gardens Saha Education Society, which is a Non-Profit making association in Kolkata. It is a co-ed institute providing opportunities to its students by educating them with several courses.

The institute comes under the top B-Schools and aims at providing the best possible practical knowledge to its students along with quality theoretical experience. Using the latest and modern teaching methods, IMS seeks to improve individual skills and turn them into professionals who become world leaders.  

The institute offers these courses under the following programs:

• Undergraduate Courses: BCA, BBA, BSc, BMLT, and B.Optm
• Postgraduate Courses: MBA, MHA, MTTM, M.Sc., and MPH
• Research Courses: M.Phil, FPM, and DBA

Located in the city of joy- Kolkata, the Institute of Hotel and Restaurant Management provides a fully integrated multicultural environment to the students. Established in 1994, the institute is built to enhance the curriculum for academic development of the students. It works on developing professional versatility, technical expertise, and management skills and the lecturers are delivered by highly skilled teachers who have vast industry experience.

The institute’s vision is to prepare students to use their educational knowledge and skills to improve the society. Along with this, it aims to offer innovative educational environment, opportunities, and experiences to them so they can grow, thrive, and prosper.  

The degree programs offered at the institute are:

• Hotel Management (B.Sc in Hospitality & Hotel Administration)
• BBA in Hospital Management
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Computer Application

Making the students' hospitality industry ready is a task undertaken by BNG Hotel Management in the city of Kolkata. It was founded in the year 2007 by Budhaditya Paul to provide education along with practical knowledge to students looking for a career in the Hospitality industry. This institute is a registered trademark of Bengal Nalanda Group, Kolkata.

Located in the heart of the city, the college is a seamless building with all the latest amenities and facilities to provide the students with the best learning experience and make them skilled professionals. It is affiliated with Annamalai University, Chidambaram, and is recognised by the UGC. They aim to provide service-related official training to the diverse young and budding hoteliers, especially in an environment that is close to real-life situations.

The institute has been recognised and awarded for its dedication to its high-quality academics and excellence. It has been accredited by NSDC, recognized as an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution, and is an associate member of FHRAI and HRAEI. It has been attributed for its work in the following categories:

It achieved the 2^nd rank in West Bengal by GHRDC and 3^rd rank in East Zone by “The WEEK” as per the All India Hotel Management Institute Ranking Survey 2021.

It has been recognised as a promising Hotel Management Institute of the Year in the year 2020 by the India Brand Icon Awards held in Mumbai.

The courses offered by the institution are specially formed to enhance the knowledge of the students for them to become employable. The institute has been providing students with purely qualitative theoretical, practical, and on-the-job training.

The courses offered by BNG Hotel Management institute are as follows: 

JBIHM claims to be a prestigious private educational institute for Hospitality/Hotel Management. It is approved by UGC and was established in 2013. The institute has been accredited NAAC A++. JB Institute of Hospitality Management believes in imparting and empowering students with knowledge and confidence to make them better professionals.

The institute offers a variety of courses, such as:

There is an entirely different segment where the institute offers a Diploma in Aviation and Hospitality Management Course. This is a 1-year full-time course. This course acts as a pathway for dual career opportunities in the realm of Hospitality as well as Aviation. This course helps the students in learning about Airport Management, Airport Security, Airport Planning, Passenger forecasting, and Safety and Security. After the completion of this course, many job profiles are available for the students such as Cabin Crew, Ground Staff, and can also go for the top Hotel Groups.

The contents that are covered in the course are Aviation Introduction, Cost Reduction Strategy Training, Travel Management, Fares & Ticketing, Hospitality Management, Foreign Language, Financial Accounting, Information Systems, Grooming, English Communication, Personality Development, and Airline Operations.

Sarkar Trust in 2006 established the Dream Institute of Technology in Kolkata with a vision of imparting futuristic technical education to young learners to make them industry-ready professionals. AICTE and MAKAUT have approved and affiliated the institute respectively. The institute has also got NAAC accreditation.

Programs that students can pursue in the institute are B.Tech, M.Tech, and B.Tech (Lateral).

The staff of all the departments in the institute are well-experienced and exceptionally dynamic that contributes to developing the instructional design and curriculum of the programs. The institute is constructed to inculcate values and ethics among learners to create responsible citizens.  

Motivating and empowering the students to become morally, socially, and intellectually upright since 1830, the Scottish Church College was founded by the first missionary of the Church of Scotland, Alexander Duff. The college is situated in the city of joy to provide academic excellence and increase social awareness among the students.

The college is given the status of ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ by the UGC and feels proud as it has educated some renowned alumni like Swami Vivekanand and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the past. Currently, it is owned by the Church of North India (CNI), affiliated with the University of Calcutta, and Re-accredited by NAAC. The college has achieved autonomous status for its Post Graduate department. 

Scottish Church College offers Sixteen Undergraduate courses (Honours), Two Post-Graduate courses, and a B.Ed course for women students provided by the Department of Teacher Education.  The UG and PG courses provided by the college along with the subjects under them are mentioned below:

• B.A. Honours: Bengali, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sanskrit
• B.Sc. Honours: Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Physics, Zoology, Mathematics, and Micro-Biology
• Commerce: B.Com
• Business Administration: B.B.A.
• Teacher Education: B.Ed. (2 years)
• M.Sc.: Botany and Chemistry

To prepare students for the dynamic and changing corporate environment, Future Business School has been imparting quality education in the management field since 2001 in Kolkata. Affiliation of the programs that students can pursue in the institute is done with MAKAUT.

The institute focuses on providing prominent values to the students that can mould them into strong independent people acquired with professional attitudes, knowledge, and skills. The purpose of the institute is to fulfil the ever-changing requirements of the industry for qualified and effective professionals. 

Future Business School offers courses under the following schools:

• Future School of Hospital Management
• Future Business School
• Future Hotel School
• Future Media School

The foundation year of George College of Management and Science is 2003. It is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.

To provide education in the management field, IBS established IBS - ICFAI Business School in Kolkata in 1995. The campus is a self-regulating professional institute and Recognised by AICTE. 

The institute offers a full-time two-year Management program to assist students in preparing and training them for future corporate success. The strength of the institute lies in academically qualified and industry-experienced staff members who introduce students to market-driven management programs.

The IMI Kolkata is a private B-School that was established in the year 2010. The college has AICTE accreditations to its name and the institute offers as many as 6 courses in management studies. PGDM from IMI holds a certain value as the institute has two more branches in Delhi and Bhubaneshwar. The IMI Delhi is the most established one as it is into existence since last 4 decades. International Management Institute Kolkata is an enhanced version of it as it has even stronger teaching pedagogy and is arguably a leader in research. The institute gives equal importance to non-academic activities. The institute has world-class infrastructure at its fore and has collaborated with various international universities for student exchange programs. The institute placements are amazing as it provides placements in public and private sectors and supports entrepreneurship.

Since the institute is located in Kolkata, it enjoys a solid industry linkage as Kolkata is India’s largest trading hub and is one of the biggest trade centres of the east. The institute doesn’t just have a world-class infrastructure but highly experienced faculty members and also provides practical based learning, and the success pillar of the institute is definitely the industry-focused curriculum. The institute has constantly grown its international network and now has tie-ups with some of the top universities/business schools of Asia, Europe, and North America.

The institute provides a complete professional and scholarly environment so that students can have an overall development. Well, this is one of the main reasons why IMI has been played a huge part in shaping student’s lives and serve as a stepping stone for students who want to give a push start to their corporate careers. The college has devoted themselves in developing the next-generation leaders who becomes adept face any challenge complexes of business world and at the same time also understand their socially responsibility. In short, IMI Kolkata gives students an entirely new world to explore.  If one takes into consideration, the current educational standard, one will find that the fees of IMI Kolkata is reasonable. Apart from PGDM, the institute also offers Executive PGDM, Fellow Management Program, and some certification courses too. All the courses that are available at IMI are designed in a way that it automatically opens doors to success.

The establishment year of Sister Nivedita University is 2017. It is approved by the UGC and AICTE. It also has recognition from the Department of Higher Education, Science & Technology & Biotechnology, AIU, NAD, BCI, INC, PCI, COA, AISHE, and IIC.

Its vision is to implement inclusive and innovative education through encouraging research, creativity, and entrepreneurship to bring a transformative impact on society. Its mission is to nurture an academic environment that is comprehensive both in its curriculum design and spreading of knowledge.

Prof. Jnanankur Goswami laid the foundation of the Syamaprasad Institute of Technology and Management with the vision of delivering opportunities to students so they can react positively to the latest changes in the industry. With proper guidance from qualified teachers, they can enhance their creative, decision-making, technical, and communication skills.

The institute came into existence in the year 2002 in Kolkata and offers multiple UG and PG courses such as

• Bachelor of Computer Application
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• BBA in Hospital management
• B.Sc. (Data Science)
• B.Sc. (Multimedia & Graphics)
• M.Sc. (Computer Science)

The faculty of SITM is highly qualified and updated with the latest trends. The teachers are always learning new methods to impart their knowledge on specific subjects and are available for the students round-the-clock. 

The endeavours of the Ambuja Neotia Group laid the foundation of the Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science in 2002 in Kolkata. The institute has received approval by AICTE and affiliation with MAKAUT.

The key purpose of the institute is to develop an inspiring educational centre where students are provided with correct guidance and support to accomplish their academic and professional goals. The institute is committed to attaining holistic development for all its students.

Students can pursue B.Tech in CSE and ECE from the institute.   

Affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Dinabandhu Andrews Institute of Technology and Management was founded in the year 2002 in Kolkata. It is also approved by AICTE.

The institute is committed to providing world-class education to young aspirants preparing them for the ever-challenging global market. The institute provides an industry-specific academic curriculum, state-of-art infrastructure and concentrates on developing intellectual individuals who are equipped with high competency skills. The institute’s vision is to excel in academics and create value-driven students who are capable of making desired positive changes in society. The mission of the institute is to inculcate productive skills, profound knowledge, intellectual skills, and human values among students.

City College was established in 1881 to impart quality education to students from every section of the society. The college is committed to become an educational institute which spreads liberal and moral religious principles amongst students. It is affiliated to University of Calcutta and approved by UGC under section 2(f) and 12(B). City College is accredited by NAAC.

Vision and Mission: The vision is to advance knowledge amongst students and is committed to provide a dynamic environment that values secularism, multiculturalism, and gender equality. The college is also committed to offer learning assistance to students and provide an atmosphere which engages constructive activities for the benefit of society.

Formerly known as New Barrackpore College, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College was established in the year 1960. APCC is affiliated to West Bengal State University (WBSU), Barasat and recognised by UGC under section 2(f) & 12 (B). The college is located in Kolkata, West Bengal imparting meaningful education in the area of Management, Arts, and Science.

Mission: To provide quality education by developing a conducive learning environment and state of art infrastructure for graduating responsible individuals with ethics and moral values.

Vision: To provide knowledge to the students with the use of advanced technology thereby developing manpower with highest standards and quality who shall work towards development of the society.

With the commencement of Independence, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru founded the Indian Maritime University, Kolkata to acknowledge the growing need for marine engineers in India. It was recognised by a different name until the year 1995 and then it was renamed as Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI). MERI combined with (Indian Institute of Port Management) IIPM makes the Kolkata campus of the Indian Maritime University.

The university aims to impart learning opportunities and other useful resources to the cadets. The institute’s curriculum is designed so they can appear for the MEO-Examinations conducted by the Ministry of Shipping (MOS).

IMU-Kolkata offers one UG program (4 Years) and two PG programs (2 Years) that include:

• B.Tech in Marine Engineering
• M.Tech in Marine Engineering & Management
• MBA in International Transportation & Logistics Management

Apart from these programs, it conducts STCW and MEO Class-I preparatory courses as well.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute of Management Science was founded in the year 2000, under the flagship of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The institute is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) and approved by AICTE. It is also accredited by NAAC.

The institute aspires to become a leading Business School in the country offering skills development, quality knowledge, and professional competency to the young generation making them effective and efficient individuals, who can develop a supportive and creative business environment where everyone can discover their potential. The key objective of the institute is to impart a transformational learning experience to students in the field of management embedded with ethical values and modern methodologies.

NSHM Knowledge Campus established NSHM Business School in 2007 in Kolkata intending to shape young minds and help them in acquiring skills that can assist them to lead global organisations and make them future entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers. Affiliation of the school has been done with MAKAUT, approval by AICTE, and accreditation by NAAC. 

The School is committed to prepare management professionals for global industries by providing the best management education. The business and management programs offered by the NSHM Business School are:

• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Hospital Administration
• MBA + Harvard Business School Online

Bidhannagar College was founded in 1984 with the objective to impart knowledge amongst students. It is a government college under the aegis of Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. Bidhannagar College is affiliated to West Bengal State University (WBSU).

Vision: The vision of the college is to empower young minds by imparting knowledge and developing a sense of responsibility towards society. It aims at holistic development and inculcating leadership qualities amongst students. Moreover, it also aims to ensure that students are free from prejudices and gender-biasness.

Mission: The mission is to assure discipline amongst students, provide value education, and graduate moral, social, and intellectual individuals.

Energized by a class of educationists and intellectuals, in the year 2000, the Gandhi Institute of Management and Technology was established. Based on the values and learning of Mahatma Gandhi, this college is affiliated with MAKAUT, NIESBUD, Bharat Sevak Samaj, Himalayan University, and Singhania University.

The vision of this institute was born with the aim to communicate a standard education system by providing UG and PG courses like Nursing, Hospital Management, Business Administration, and Hotel Management.