Admission
Admission process for UG
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Admission to undergraduate programmes in the FET is through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination, conducted by an independent body, followed by counselling.
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For admission to the undergraduate programmes in the Faculty of Arts, a combination of merit (i.e. results at the +2 level) and entrance test is used. Departments have autonomy to decide upon admission criteria.
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In the Faculty of Science, admission at the undergraduate level is based on merit.
Admission process for PG
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In the FET, GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) results and scholarships become important for admission; in addition, students sponsored by industry as well as self-sponsored students are admitted. For GATE applicants, their GATE score is given a 70% weightage, while for the others their BE or BTech scores receive 50% weightage; the balance percentage is determined through tests, with 10% weightage being given to experience in industry for students sponsored by industry.
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In the Faculty of Science, admission to postgraduate programmes is on the basis of merit (BSc results) with entrance test, conducted by individual departments.
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In the Faculty of Arts, the BA (Honours) results and admission tests conducted by individual departments determine admission.
Student Intake
Admission Data | UG (1st Year) | UG (2nd Year Lateral) | UG (Total) | PG |
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2017-2018 | 85 | 8 | 93 | 25 |
2018-2019 | 86 | 4 | 90 | 25 |
2019-2020 | 87 | 9 | 96 | 25 |
2020-2021 | 78 | 10 | 88 | 22 |
2021-2022 | 83 | 14 | 97 | 22 |
2022-2023 | 81 | 13 | 94 | 23 |
2023-2024 | 90 | 8 | 98 | 21 |