West Bengal State University (WBSU) admission for 2023 will commence soon. WBSU is a state university which offers admission to undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), doctoral and certificate-level courses across various streams. WBSU UG admission is only offered to B. Lib.I.Sc at the university level and to other courses such as BA, B.Sc, and B.Com through the affiliated colleges of the university. MA, M.Sc, MBA, M.Com, MRS and M.Phil are the courses offered for WBSU PG admission. Candidates are required to qualify for the eligibility criteria set by the university to be able to apply to their desired courses. Admission to most of the UG and PG programmes is based on merit as per the candidate’s performance in the qualifying examination. Whereas, WBSU PhD admission is based on the candidate’s performance in entrance examinations such as NET, SET or GATE and viva-voce conducted by the university. WBSU admission process is quite simple and online. Interested candidates can fill out the WBSU application form by visiting the official website of the university or directly through the admission portal. WBSU registration will be required for all new candidates before applying. Candidates must go through all the relevant information related to admissions such as eligibility criteria, admission dates, WBSU admission process and selection criteria in detail.
West Bengal State University is a state university located in Barasat, West Bengal. Students aspiring for WBSU admission 2024 can check out the details related to courses offered, fees, specialisations offered and eligibility criteria for admission to various WBSU courses.
Course Name | Specialisation | Fees | Minimum Eligibility |
Certificate | Korean Language and Culture | Rs 3000 | Any candidate above 14 years of age |
B.LIB.I.Sc | Rs 20,000 (total) | Graduation | |
MA | Bengali, Education, English, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Political Science, Urdu, Arabic, Economics, Geography, Psychology, Film Studies, Journalism & Mass Communication, Sociology | Rs 4,600 - Rs 5,800 | BA in relevant subject |
M.Sc | Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Microbiology, Physiology, Zoology, Statistics, Food and Nutrition, Geography, Electronics, Economics, Psychology, Computer Science | Rs 5,800 | B.Sc (Hons.) in relevant subject |
MBA | Graduation: 50%
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MRS | Graduation: Honours degree in any subject | ||
M.Com | B.Com (Hons.) | ||
M.Phil | Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy. | Rs 15,500 | Post Graduation |
PhD | Anthropology, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Physiology, Psychology, Statistics, Zoology, Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Education, Hindi, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, Geography, Rural Studies, Commerce, Management & Marketing. | Rs 19,500 | Post Graduation |
Subjects/Departments (Abbreviations) | No. of Seats |
Anthropology (ANTR) | 30 |
Bengali (BENG) | 91 |
Biochemistry (BIOC) | 27 |
Botany (BOT) | 27 |
Chemistry(CHEM) | 35 |
Commerce (COMM) | 64 |
Computer Science(CS) | 31 |
Economics (ECO) | 46 |
Education (EDU) | 62 |
Electronics (ELEC) | 27 |
English (ENG) | 51 |
Film Studies (FS) | 31 |
Food & Nutrition (FN) | 45 |
Geography(GEO) | 37 |
Hindi (HIN) | 50 |
History (HIST) | 77 |
Journalism & Mass Communication(JMC) | 42 |
Master of Rural Studies (MRS) | 31 |
Mathematics (MATH) | 46 |
Microbiology (MICR) | 20 |
Philosophy (PHIL) | 51 |
Physics (PHY) | 27 |
Physiology (PHSL) | 27 |
Political Science (PLSA) | 50 |
Psychology (PSCH) | 30 |
Sanskrit (SANS) | 66 |
Sociology (SOC) | 46 |
Statistics (STAT) | 38 |
Zoology (ZOOL) | 30 |
Urdu (URD) | 40 |
Arabic (ARB) | 60 |
Management & Marketing | 50 |
Total seats | 1385 in 31 PG departments |
WBSU UG admission is offered to B.LIB.I.Sc programme. It is a one-year self-financed course. More details regarding the WBSU eligibility criteria and selection process of BLIS are given in detail below.
WBSU PG admission to Master of Arts (MA) is offered in various specialisations such as English Bengali, economics, geography and many more. The duration of this course is two years and It is a regular classroom programme. Moreover, the WBSU selection process and eligibility criteria for MA are mentioned in detail below.
Specialisation offered with MA | Eligibility Criteria |
Bengali |
BA (Hons.) in the relevant subject. |
Education | |
English | |
Hindi | |
History | |
Sanskrit | |
Philosophy | |
Political Science | |
Sociology | |
Urdu | |
Arabic | |
Geography | |
Psychology | |
Journalism & Mass Communication | BA/B.Sc/B.Com (Hons.) in any subject or media science or media studies. Graduates in media science or media studies need to obtain at least 70% marks to be eligible to apply. |
Film Studies | BA/B.Sc/B.Com (Hons.) in any subject or media science or media studies. |
Economics | BA (Hons.) in Economics with Mathematics as one of the main subjects. |
WBSU offers admission to the M.Sc programme with specialisations in various disciplines. The duration of this programme is two years. WBSU selection process and eligibility criteria is given in detail below.
Specialisation offered with M.Sc | Eligibility Criteria |
Anthropology |
B.Sc (Hons.) in the relevant subject. |
Economics | |
Botany | |
Chemistry | |
Psychology | |
Electronics | |
Computer Science | |
Political Science | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Mathematics | |
Geography | |
Zoology | |
Statistics | B.Sc (Hons.) in Statistics or Mathematics |
Microbiology | B.Sc. (Hons.) in Microbiology/Biotechnology/Biochemistry (preferred) or Zoology/Botany with microbiology as a major subject or chemistry as a passing subject. |
Food & Nutrition | B.Sc (Hons.) in Food & Nutrition/Nutrition preferably with Chemistry at Class 12. |
Biochemistry | B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry/Biochemistry/ any branch of life sciences with biochemistry as a major subject in B.Sc.(Hons) and Chemistry as one of the subjects. |
West Bengal State University offers admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA). The duration of this course is two years. Moreover, the WBSU admission process including the eligibility and selection process is given in detail below.
West Bengal State University offers admission to Master of Commerce (M.Com). It is a two-year PG programme. More details regarding West Bengal State University eligibility criteria and the selection process is given in detail below.
Admission to the Master of Rural Studies (MRS) is offered by West Bengal State University. It is a two-year PG course. WBSU Barasat selection process with eligibility criteria can be checked below.
Admission to the Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History and Philosophy is offered by WBSU Barasat. The course duration of the M.Phil is two years. More details related to the WBSU Barasat admission process can be found below.
Admission to the WBSU PhD programme is offered across 20+ disciplines by the university. The duration of this course is three years. Interested students can check out the WBSU PhD admission process in detail below.
The WBSU registration process along with the application process is mentioned step-by-step below.
WBSU Application Process 2023
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