1. DEPARTMENT of HIGHER EDUCATION
Government of West Bengal
Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata

2. Higher Education : 2012-2013 UNIVERSITY 1 . Calcutta University 59 5
No. of Departments
No. of faculty
No. of teachers
No of General Degree Colleges
No of Education Colleges
( B.Ed / B.P.Ed.)
No of Law Colleges
No of Art Colleges
No of Management Colleges
No of Hotel Management
Colleges
No of Music Colleges
No of Eng & Tech Colleges
No of Other Colleges
(Non-AICTE)
Total No. of Colleges
1 . Calcutta University 59 5
698
129 34
0 6 01 –
174
2 . Burdwan University 29 2
227 93 31 13
145
3. Vidyasagar University 19 3
117 44 21
0 2 06 74
4 . Kalyani University 22 4
245 43
0 3 03 70
5 . North Bengal University
148 50 10 61
6 . W B State U n i v e r s i t y , Barasat 27
161 11 63
7 . Gour Banga University
106 24 37
8 . Jadavpur University 35
636 02
9. Rabindra Bharati University
155
Sidho Kanho Birsha 1 28
Bengal Engg & Science University 16
208
Netaji Subhas Open University 12
W B University of Technology 7 32 40 04 84
187
TOTAL
No 2745
452
146++
23**
42+
85*
842
* Exclusive of University Colleges/Departments of JU,BESU,CU,BU & KU,WBUT(including IJT, Central Govt. of India)
** Excluding University Colleges/Departments
+ Exclusive of University Management Deptts. and inclusive of Engg. Colleges with Management Deptts.
++ Excluding University Colleges/Departments.

3. UNIVERSITIES STATE AIDED UNIVERSITIES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS :
1. Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
2. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences
3. West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
4. Uttarbanga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
West Bengal University of Health Sciences
Aliah University
OTHER UNIVERSITIES / DEEMED UNIVERSITY :
R K M Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI)
CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES :
Visva-Bharati
Indira Gandhi National Open University, Regional Centre

4. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES
INSTITUTES WITH SPECIAL STATUS :
1. Indian Institute of Management, Joka
2. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
3. Indian Statistical Institute, Baranagar
4. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
5. Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata (IISER-K)
INSTITUTION OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE :
1. Asiatic Society
IMPORTANT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS :
1. Bose Institute
2. Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute
3. Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
4. Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur
5. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
6. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
7. Institute of Historical Studies
8. Netaji Institute for Asian Studies
9. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
10. Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
11. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

5. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES
IMPORTANT INSTITUTES/ORGANISATIONS ATTACHED TO HIGHER EDUCATION :
West Bengal State Council Of Higher Education :
West Bengal College Service Commission :
District Gazetteers :
State Archives :
State Book Board :
Institut De Chandernagor :
Institute Of English :
AUTONOMOUS / VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS :
(a) Bangiya Bignan Parishad.
(b) Bangiya Sahitya Parishad.
(c) Centre for Studies in Social Sciences.
(d) Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search.
(e) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
(f) Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.
(g) R. K. Mission Institute of Culture.
(h) Indian School of Social Sciences.
(i) Institute of Historical Studies.
(j) Institute of Science, Education and Culture.
(k) Netaji Institute of Asian Studies.
(l) Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad.

6. DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLEGES
Government
Colleges
General Degree Colleges 20
Colleges for Education including Colleges for Physical Education 11
Art College 1
Law College
Engineering & Technological Colleges & Isnt. of Jute Tech. (Govt. of India) 7
Total 40
Non-Govt. & Self financing Colleges
438
135 22
Music College 2 3
Business Management / Business Administration College 42
Engineering & Technological Colleges excluding University
Engineering Department 78
Hotel Management 4
Other Professional Colleges (Non AICTE) 84
808
Total Colleges in West Bengal
848

7. CUMULATIVE ENROLMENT FIGURE FOR 2012-2013 (PG)
ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF STUDY (UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE) IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ( )
Area of Study
BOYS
GIRLS
GRAND TOTAL
GEN SC ST
TOTAL
Arts
317676
96376
19230
433282
380526
65499
12422
458447
891729
Science
83796
16895
2800
103491
6429
6882
1394
14705
118196
Commerce
84188
7538
1190
92916
3655
1223
402
5280
98196
Education
4603
1013
306
5922
484
780
229
1493
7415
Law
3851
520 58
4429
349
256 16
621
5050
Engineering
62580
6656
866
70102
2180
1239
166
3585
73687
Management
408 44
452
Others
2347
272 77
2696
219
159 45
423
3119
559449
129270
24527
713246
393886
76038
14674
484598
CUMULATIVE ENROLMENT FIGURE FOR (PG)
Area of Study
BOYS
GIRLS
GRAND TOTAL
GEN SC ST
TOTAL
Arts
19284
6320
924
26528
22352
4996
542
27890
54418
Science
12079
2055
173
14307
6896
1898 80
8874
23181
Commerce
3154
472 33
3659
1675
267 21
1963
5622
Education
1160
436 64
1660
1098
447 25
1570
3230
Law
191 26
281
228 45 28
301
582
Engineering
3111
485 50
3646
1407
193 15
1615
5261
Management
2944
120
3085
1578 2
1644
4729
Others
3875
572 60
4507
5092
317 51
5460
9967
45798
10524
1351
57673
40326
8227
764
49317
106990

8. DISTRICT
NUMBER OF GIRLS’ GENERAL DEGREE COLLEGES
COLLEGE WITH HOSTEL FACILITY
Bankura 01
Burdwan 04
Birbhum 03 00
Calcutta 19 12
Coochbehar
Darjeeling
Hooghly 05
Howrah
Jalpaiguri 02
Malda
Midnapore (East)
Midnapore (West)
Murshidabad
Nadia
North Dinajpur
South Dinajpur
Purulia
North 24-Parganas
South 24-Parganas
Total : 50 28

9. AISHE 2011-2012 2012-2013 No of University 26 26
No of University
No of College/Institutions affiliated
No of Standalone Institutions
Total
No of Colleges/Institutions – Central Govt. 13 State Govt
Private Aided 452 Private Unaided 412
University Affiliated No of Colleges
Burdwan University, Burdwan
Calcutta University, Kolkata
Kalyani University, Kalyani
North Bengal University, Darjeeling 63
The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata 84
West Bengal State University 66
University of Gour Banga, Malda
Vidya Sagar University, Midnapore

10. Population 2011 is 9,13,47,736
[ Male 51.4%, Female 48.6% ]
Enrolment for all (estimated) 1179 institutes is 17,40,259
[ Male 56.5%, Female 43.5% ]
Estimate Population in the age-group 18 – 24 is 88,81,029
(9.72% of Total)
Gross Enrolment Ratio is 19.59
Literacy Rate 2011 is [Male 78.4, Female 65.5 ]

11. Population in the age group 18-24 years No of Higher Secondary Schools
District
Total Population
Population in the age group years
No of Higher Secondary Schools
No of Higher Education Institutes
Bankura
448457
4051 33
Barddhaman
963140
4964 90
Birbhum
436747
2802 27
Dakshin Dinajpur
208365
1431 12
Darjiling
229701
1468 30
Haora
603752
2758 37
Hugli
688392
3751 48
Jalpaiguri
482548
2388 21
Koch Bihar
352000
2168 16
Kolkata
559488
2084
150
Maldah
498546
2231 18
Murshidabad
885673
3784 43
Nadia
644510
3106 34
N24 Parganas
4703
116
Paschim Medinipur
741129
5478 39
Purba Medinipur
635251
3920
Puruliya
365117
3406 24
S24 Parganas
4513 60
Uttar Dinajpur
374205
1690 8

12. No of Students per Teacher
District
Total Enrolment
Total SC Enrolment
Total ST Enrolment
Total No of Teachers
No of Students per Teacher
Bankura
42743
5721
3348
991
43.13
Barddhaman
127205
18722
11591
3837
33.15
Birbhum
37102
6944
2703
968
38.33
Dakshin Dinajpur
23813
4841
2926
245
97.20
Darjiling
30395
4366
3565
1659
18.32
Haora
41655
4711
2197
1468
28.38
Hugli
74208
11453
5828
2207
33.62
Jalpaiguri
64795
20230
11725
522
124.13
Koch Bihar
36093
14149
6706
365
98.88
Kolkata
186353
17893
9361
8027
23.22
Maldah
40766
9042
4684
407
100.16
Murshidabad
65998
7255
3550
1187
55.60
Nadia
67617
14276
6026
1472
45.94
N24 Parganas
141127
17601
8289
4580
30.81
Paschim Medinipur
55538
7521
5234
1861
29.84
Purba Medinipur
63631
6764
2557
1603
39.69
Puruliya
30441
4903
3920
604
50.40
S24 Parganas
86455
19660
8021
2030
42.59
Uttar Dinajpur
23016
5473
2717
201
114.51

13. Institute Density [ Population per Higher Education Institute]
District
Institute Density [ Population per Higher Education Institute]
Average No of Students per Higher Education Institute
No of HS Schools per Higher Education Institute
Bankura
13590
1295 10
Barddhaman
10702
1413 7
Birbhum
16176
1374 11
Dakshin Dinajpur
17364
1984 8
Darjiling
7657
1013
Haora
16318
1125 14
Hugli
14342
1546 9
Jalpaiguri
22978
3085
Koch Bihar
22000
2255
Kolkata
3730
1242 3
Maldah
27697
2264 12
Murshidabad
20597
1534 13
Nadia
18956
1988
N24 Parganas
10839
1216
Paschim Medinipur
19003
1424
Purba Medinipur
18684
1871
Puruliya
15213
1268
S24 Parganas
16945
1440
Uttar Dinajpur
46776
2877 16

14. Strengths
Cultural and societal premium on intellectual pursuits – Rabindranath Tagore
Large number of educational institutions set up during the British era
Premier national research institutions located in the State
Large number of faculty retired from these institutions; still available for being tapped
Large number of academics teaching abroad and willing to return to the state

15. Weaknesses For thirty five years:
High degree of politicisation / unionisation of higher education
Appointments to high offices made on considerations other than merit
Degeneration in quality of higher education
Lack of accountability at all levels
Governance structures dysfunctional
No significant public investment in higher education
Large number of vacant teaching and non-teaching posts

16. Opportunities
Political will of the Government – turn around the education sector
The State Government is committed to increasing public investment
It is also welcoming private investment in higher education
RUSA – has come at an opportune time
Effort to de-politicise appointments to senior positions

17. Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity
Total population of the State:9.13 crore
Total no. of higher education insttns:1206
PTR: adverse compared to UGC norm
Skewed distribution / expansion. Kolkata, North and South 24 Pgs, Hooghly and Darjeeling on one hand; the two Dinajpurs, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Malda and Msd on the other

18. Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity
Attendance of both students and teachers not satisfactory
Most HEIs following 5-day week contrary to UGC’s guidelines
Unemployable graduates
Syllabi have not been revised / updated for decades
UGC’s guidelines for promotions have not been implemented in letter and spirit
Low priority to research

19. Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity
Representation of SC, ST & OBC is low
No. of institutions for women is low, especially in minority dominated areas
SC/ST/OBC/minority representation among teachers too is low
Challenge is to apply the correctives without aggravating divisions

20. Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity
Total Enrolment -- 17,40,259 [ Male 56.5%, Female 43.5% ]
Total SC Enrolment – 15.5% [ Male 58.1%, Female 41.9% ]
Total ST Enrolment – 2.6% [Male 58.8%, Female 41.2% ]
Total OBC Enrolment – 4.9% [Male 57.3%, Female 42.7% ]
Total Number of Teachers – 42,496 [ Male 66.5%, Female 33.5%]
Total Number of Part-time Teachers – 6291 [ Male 57.4%, Female 43.6% ]
Total Number of Contract Teachers – 2175 [ Male 48.5%, Female 51.5% ]
Total Number of SC Teachers – 2263 [ Male 76.5%, Female 23.5% ]
Total Number of Contract Teachers – 318 [ Male 59.1%, Female 40.9% ]
Total Number of Non-Teaching Staff – 31,814 [ Male 82.7%, Female 17.3%]
SC Non-Teaching Staff – 3396 [ Male 85.5%, Female 14.5%]
ST Non-Teaching Staff – 787 [ Male 78.5%, Female 21.5% ]

21. Challenges
There are 6291 Part time teachers in Govt. and Govt. aided colleges
There are CWTTs in Govt. and Govt.-aided Colleges
Under-qualified and under-paid
Regularisation is a major issue
Ensure classes 6 days a week
Ensure teachers attend regularly – biometric attendance?
Use of technology
Robust MIS covering all institutions

22. Current endeavours
Largest single expansion in the State’s higher education sector
New colleges, universities
Private University Policy
Unprecedented recruitment drive
Creation of posts
Public investment of funds
Vision: to make higher education State’s comparative advantage