Jadavpur University was started as National Council for Education (NCE) in 1906 to help the country to be self-sufficient in literary, scientific & technological fields. Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick, Brajendra Kishore Roychowdhury, Sir Rash Behari Ghoah, Noble Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh helped to form this institution by their financial and intellectual help.
In 1910, the Society for the Promotion of Technical Education Bengal which took care of Bengal Technical Institute was amalgamated with NCE. In 1995, the Government of West Bengal and the Government of India concurrently enacted the necessary legislation to establish Jadavpur University. Jadavpur University has 58 acres in the main campus with all facilities.
In this paper, we are going to analyse students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures and fees structures of this university. Since we got these details from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where Jadavpur University gave its reports, all the details are considered to be authenticated.
Students Intake at Jadavpur University Kolkata
Students Intake
Jadavpur University gave admission to 1233 students at UG, 181 at dual degree, 553 at PG and 139 at PG 3-year courses in 2021. In 2020, it admitted 1233 students to UG, 160 to dual degree, 492 to PG and 143 to PG 3-year courses. In 2019, it admitted 1143 students to UG, 160 to dual degree and 143 to PG 3-year courses.
Faculty
Jadavpur University has eminent professors at its faculty who have published many research papers in National and International Journals. It has 323 professors at its faculty of whom, 90.09% are PhD holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:19, that is, one professor is available for every 19 students.
Jadavpur University Kolkata Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
In the year 2021, Jadavpur University spent Rs. 13 crores as a capital expenditure, of which it spent 24.24% on procuring books, journals and e-resources for library, and spent a whopping 72.36% of its funds on buying new equipment and software for quality research, spent 0.14% on engineering workshops, and rest of the 3.26% funds spent on creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 18 crores, and in 2019, it was Rs. 26 crores.
Operational Expenditure
In 2021, Jadavpur University spent over Rs. 114 crores as an operational expenditure, of which a huge part, that is, 75.34% spent on paying salaries for professors and supporting staff, 23% on maintaining academic infrastructures, and 1.66% on conducting Seminars, Conferences and Workshops. Spending as an operational expenditure in 2020 was Rs. 120 crores, and it was Rs. 89 crores in 2019.
Jadavpur University Kolkata Research Details
Patents
Since Jadavpur has a good facility and good infrastructures, it filed 4 patent applications in 2021 and got 3 patents, filed 5 patent applications in 2020 and got 1 patent, and filed 3 patents applications in 2019 and got 1 patent.
Sponsored Projects
As Jadavpur has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, it has published many research papers in prestigious Journals, so, many big companies are willing to sponsor Jadavpur University, and therefore, it received Rs. 22 crores through the 70 sponsored research projects from 26 companies in the year 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 36 and Rs. 30 crores from 114 and 88 sponsored research projects from 40 and 26 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
Jadavpur University received Rs. 12 crores through 1656 consultancy projects from 840 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 20 and Rs. 22 crores through 2668 and 2301 consultancy projects from 1084 and 173 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Jadavpur University Kolkata Graduations & Placements
UG Graduations & Placements
As the quality of teaching and infrastructures at this university is good, so the graduation outcome is also good, because of these, 1158 students who were admitted to UG degree courses, of whom 86.61% were awarded graduations and all of them got placements at top companies and remaining 150 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 83.02% students were awarded graduations, of whom 98.68% got placements and 132 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 77.16% student were awarded graduations, of whom 98.61% got placements, 68 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At Jadavpur University at PG, 97.89% students were awarded graduations, of whom all got placements at top companies and remaining 38 were selected for higher studies; 87.05% students were awarded graduations, of whom 97.11% got placements and 30 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 70.21% students were awarded graduations, of whom 41.56% got placements and 73 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
Dual Degree Graduations & Placements
In 2021, 147 students who were admitted to dual degree courses programme, of whom 87.07% students were awarded graduations and 14 were selected for higher studies remaining all of them got placements at top companies; 85.81% students were awarded graduations and 95.65% got placements and 12 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 66.87% students were awarded graduations, but none got placements, however, 13 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG 3 Year Graduations & Placements
In 2021, 133 students who were admitted to PG 3-year programme, of whom 95.49% were awarded graduations and all of them got placements and remaining 19 were selected for higher studies; 90.2% students were awarded graduations, of whom 94.31% got placements and 15 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 84.76% students were awarded graduations and none of them got placement or selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
In the PhD research programme, Jadavpur University admitted 1175 students of whom 113 were awarded graduations in 2021, and 133 and 158 students were awarded graduation in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median salary of UG graduation: UG graduates got Rs. 9.5 LPA in 2021, Rs. 8.3 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 5.3 LPA in 2019 at top companies.
Median salary of dual degree graduation: Rs. 8.3 LPA in 2021 and Rs. 8.5 LPA in 2020.
Median salary of PG graduation: Rs. 8.20 LPA in 2021, Rs. 8.10 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 4.32 LPA in 2019.
Median salary of PG 3-year graduation: Rs. 8.96 LPA in 2021 and Rs. 9.16 LPA in 2020.
Median salary of dual degree graduation: Rs. 8.3 LPA in 2021 and Rs. 8.5 LPA in 2020.
Median salary of PG graduation: Rs. 8.20 LPA in 2021, Rs. 8.10 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 4.32 LPA in 2019.
Median salary of PG 3-year graduation: Rs. 8.96 LPA in 2021 and Rs. 9.16 LPA in 2020.
Students are placed in top companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, DE Shaw, SAP Labs, C-Dot, Siemens, Oracle, Reliance, GE Digital, etc., with good salaries.
Students Diversity at Jadavpur University Kolkata
As Jadavpur University is located near Kolkata, it attracts students from all parts and all sections of the society from the nation and the world. At this University, a massive number of 6253 students have been pursuing their degree course, of whom 86.85% are boys and 13.15% are girls in the year 2021: 5260 are from within the state, 944 are from outside the state, and the remaining 49 are from foreign countries. These stats show that this institute had blends of students from all the parts of India as well as from the world.
Facilities on Jadavpur Campus
Jadavpur has many facilities in its campus. It has a Hospital, Dispensary, Guest House, Gym, Playground, Day Care Center, Open Air Theater, Sports Center, Separate Boys and Girls Hostel Rooms, Auditorium, Lifts/ramps, and many more.
Campus Festivals at Jadavpur University Kolkata
Technical Festival
Srijan is the Techfest where Coding, Computing competitions, etc., are being organised to induce the interest of students.
Cultural Festival
Sanskriti is the annual cultural festival where many competitions like singing, dancing, debating, painting, etc., are taking place to bring out the hidden talent of the students.
Accessibility
Jadavpur University is connected to Sealdah Railway Station that is 10 km away from it, and the nearest airport in Kolkata is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport that has both domestic and international terminals, which is at a distance of around 24 km from the university.
How to Get Admission at Jadavpur University Kolkata
For UG courses: Students who passed or appeared for the +2 exam can take West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) and should pass the minimum cut-off mark set by WBJEE in WBJEE exam.
For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared for the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should pass GATE to get admission to this University.
For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared for the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should pass GATE to get admission to this University.
Fee Structure at Jadavpur University Kolkata
Students need to pay Rs. 9600 as fees for UG courses that are significantly less when compared to fees at other universities, however, they can get a good salary of Rs. 9.5 LPA at top companies.
Jadavpur University Kolkata Scores by NIRF
Teaching, Learning and Resources: Jadavpur University has a good faculty and good infrastructures for quality research, and it published many research articles. Therefore, it scored 54.82%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: Jadavpur University has many distinguished professors and research scholars who invented many new technologies, so it scored 60.61% in this section, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As Jadavpur University has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this outstanding performance it scored 76.88%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: Jadavpur University has a blend of students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 43%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: Jadavpur University has a good faculty, good infrastructures and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcome and placements at top companies are also good, so it scored 48.82% in NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: Jadavpur University has a good faculty, good infrastructures and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcome and placements at top companies are also good, so it scored 48.82% in NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
