Vidyasagar University: Courses, Fees, Contact Details, Facilities

Sumitra Saha

Updated on - Dec 3, 2024

Vidyasagar University Latest Updates

December 3, 2024

• GATE 2025 registrations are closed. The GATE 2025 exam is scheduled for Feb 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025.
• CMAT 2025 registration for MBA, MMS, and PGDM programs is ongoing. The last date to apply is December 13, 2025, and the CMAT 2025 is scheduled for January 25, 2025. 

Vidyasagar University is a pioneer government educational institution which is located in south West Bengal. It has the accreditation of NAAC and the recognization of UGC and AIU. According to the surveys conducted by India today, it has been placed at 24th position overall among India's best Central Government Universities. Vidyasagar University is affiliated with 50 colleges and the university offers various subjects in different fields which covers both traditional subjects and modern subjects as well. The university offers courses under 27 departments in PG, 12 in Humanities, and 15 in Science. 

The admissions to UG courses are done based on VUMAT, 10+2 scores and merit. The admissions to PG courses are done based on entrance exams like CAT, MAT, and UGC-NET. VU has a fully functional Directorate of Distance Learning which was established in 1981 and offers PG courses in various streams such as fine arts, humanities, and applied sciences. The admissions for the same are done online. The campus of VU is spread across 182 acres and has state-of-the-art facilities to aid the overall development of the students.

VU offers affordable education with also a focus on spiritual education. Read more about the same at GetMyUni Verdict.

Table of Contents

• Quick Insights
• Ranking
• Courses
• Departments
• Admission
• Why Choose Vidyasagar University?
• Distance Education
• Cutoff
• Result
• Infrastructure
• Placement
• Scholarship
• Collaborations
• Alumni

Vidyasagar University Quick Insights

Vidyasagara University is a pioneer educational institution that mainly focuses on empowering society by giving quality education to the public. Some of the important information regarding the university is mentioned in the below table

Vidyasagar University Ranking

Vidyasagar University, according to the surveys conducted by India today, has been placed at 24th position overall among India's best Central Government Universities. Following are some more of the university's rankings

• Unirank 2021 has placed Vidyasagar University 565th among Indian universities and 9480th among all universities worldwide.
• According to Edurank 2021, Vidyasagar University is ranked 9th among West Bengal universities and 1451st among Asian universities.

Vidyasagar University Courses

Vidyasagar University Midnapore offers courses in various disciplines. Some of the important courses are mentioned in the below table

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Vidyasagar University Departments

Vidyasagar University offers courses under 27 departments in PG, 12 in Humanities, and 15 in Science. Some of the departments are listed below

Vidyasagar University Admission

Vidyasagar University Admissions 2024 for each of the courses is done on a purely merit bases. The candidates must visit the Vidyasagar University official website to fill in the application form. There will be a separate portal for each of the courses for admission. Once the candidate uploads their certificates on the official website, the shortlisted candidates have to attend the entrance examination followed by a personal interview.

Vidyasagar University Eligibility Criteria

Vidyasagar University offers a wide variety of courses in different streams to the students and the eligibility of each course differs by the courses. The eligibility criteria for some courses are given below

M.Sc Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must have a graduation degree in the concerned subject from a recognized university

PhD Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a PG degree from a recognized university with an aggregate of 55% and the candidate has to pass the entrance examination of the university.

M.Phil Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a PG degree from a recognized university with an aggregate of 55% and the candidate has to pass the entrance examination of the university.

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Why Choose Vidyasagar University?

Vidyasagar University has ranked 24 overall among India's best Central Government Universities by India today. The following are some of its distinct and notable features

• The university believes in the holistic progress of students through the right education and attainment of the right knowledge.
• It focuses on an organic fusion of curricular and extra-curricular activities, the substantial part of which is based primarily on the principles of moral uplift and ethical dispensation.
• It takes special care in addressing both the material and spiritual needs of the students. 
• The caregivers are taught regularly by the best specialists in respective disciplines and also by trained psychologists.
• The NAAC awarded Vidyasagar University with a 3-star status. The campus has a picturesque background within which afforestation programmes are being undertaken.

Vidyasagar University Academic Advantages

Education, knowledge and progress is a composite leitmotif that governs the activities and plans of this varsity. Some of its academic advantages are

•  The institute believes in auto-learning so that the students here are encouraged to learn from experience gained both in formal and informal settings. 
• Fourteen vocational subjects and six other specialized courses are also offered at the UG level.
• The University also signed several MoUs to promote cooperation in academic education and research.
• It also hosts several Research Centres, such as:
  • Centre for Environmental Studies (CES)
  • Women's Studies Centre
  • Centre for Life Sciences
  • Centre for Adivasi Studies and Museum
  • Gandhian Studies Centre
    

Vidyasagar University Distance Education

The Centre for Distance and Online Education, Vidyasagar University (formerly: Directorate of Distance Education) was established on 29th September 1981 by an Act called the Vidyasagar University Act 1981 (West Bengal Act XVIII of 1981) after the name of Pandit Iswar Chandra Bandyopadhyay known as Vidyasagar. UGC accorded financial recognition to the University under 12B on March 1, 1990. The total area of the University is 182.75 acres (Main Campus 103.74 acres and Residential Campus 35.04 acres).

Vidyasagar University Cutoff

Vidyasagar University offers various UG & PG programmes across different various streams. 2021 merit list based on Cutoff has been released on the official website of the college. As per the availability of seats, the university releases this list for these programmes for various reserved and unreserved categories. Candidates, who have applied for these programmes at Vidyasagar University, can check their admission details in the form of merit lists online.

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Vidyasagar University Result

Vidyasagar University Result 2022 for the PG & CCAE 1st Semester Exams has been published on the university's official website. Students who took the university's semester exams in 2022 can view or download it from the official website by entering their login credentials, such as their Roll/Seat Number. The University also publishes the distance education results, examination schedules, circulars, and notifications.

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Vidyasagar University Infrastructure 

Vidyasagar University campus recently became a Smart Campus. Facilities like the Biometric attendance system, and leave management system were installed on the campus for better performance. The university is having a decent infrastructure facility for the students and faculties. Some of the highlighting infrastructure facilities of the college are mentioned below

• Medical unit
• Guest house
• Animal House
• Sports units
• Telephone exchange

Hostel Details

Vidyasagar provides an amazing hostel facility for both the students and faculties. Its facilities include a separate hostel for both male and female students.

• All the hostels of VU are provided with computer and internet facilities.
• Medical facilities are available to the students and faculties inside the hostel with a 24/7 ambulance in case of emergency.
• Hostels are provided with both indoor and outdoor game facility

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Vidyasagar University Placement

Vidyasagar University 2021 placements invited various multinational companies like Teleperformance, and Wipro for the recruitment process in the placement program every year. The university placement cell gives additional training, Workshops, etc to the students. Through the gateway of the placement cell, a large number of pass-out students in different field has received jobs in both the public and private sector. About 80% of the students from this university got placed. The highest salary package offered is INR 10 LPA. About 70% of students got an internship in various companies. Some of its other top recruiters are

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Vidyasagar University Scholarship

Vidyasagar University students can apply for both national and university-level scholarships. The Vidyasagar scholarships help impaired students, students from low-income households, and students from minority groups. Students can find a list of central and UGC schemes on the National Scholarship Portal. The following are some of the Vidyasagar University scholarships

• PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child  
• PG Scholarship Scheme for SC/ST students studying professional courses
• Post-Matric Scholarship for students belonging to minority communities
• PG Scholarship for University rank holders 

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Vidyasagar University Collaborations

Vidyasagar University has signed 5 MoUs with top-ranking international universities. It has collaborated with these international institutions for several purposes like research, conferences, workshops, academic contacts, etc. Below are the partnering universities 

International Collaborations

National Collaborations

• ESSO-Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)

Vidyasagar University Alumni

Vidyasagar University has a separate portal for alumni members called 'Vidyasagar University Alumni Association(VUAA)' where in the passed outs need to register to become a member. It was formed in the year 2008 by a group of alumni and has since worked in close partnership with the university to provide services to the alumni community. The association will give a medal to the topper in the PG courses every year and also will financially support the meritorious students by offering them scholarships. Some of the notable alumni are listed below