Vidyasagar University is a well-recognized and prominent institute in Midnapore, West Bengal. It offers courses at all levels namely undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses with many specializations.

Vidyasagar University Admission is open for Centre for Continuing and Adult Education (CCAE) Admission 2022 and the last date to submit the application form is November 15, 2022.

  •  Students can be admitted to the UG and PG courses of the university either on the basis of merit scores achieved in class 10 +2 or VUMAT entrance exam scores.
  • Besides this, the university & its affiliated colleges also accept various national-level examination scores such as the CAT/ MAT and NET/SET/ UGC(JRF) for admission in MBA and Ph.D. programs respectively. 
  • The college also offers courses in distance education mode.
  • Vidyasagar University has been placed at 24th position overall among India's best Central Government Universities according to the surveys conducted by India today. 
  • Besides this, the University has also been accredited by NAAC with grade 'B' & UGC. The University also offers PG evening courses at the Centre for Continuing and Adult Education (CCAE).
  •  These courses are designed for working professionals and classes are held regularly from Monday to Friday from 4 pm to 8 pm and on Saturday from 3 pm to 8 pm.

Vidyasagar University Quick Facts

  • Vidyasagar University has a highly developed and well-experienced faculty of 158 academic staff members to provide guidance and motivation to over 4000 students including 3428 postgraduates and 611 doctoral students. 
  • The University has different centers for different purposes like the Scientific Instrumentation Centre, Women Studies Centre, Computer Centre, Gandhian Study Centre, Centre for Adivasi Studies and Museum, Social Research Center, and Centre for Life Sciences. 
  • The highest salary package offered to university students was 7.20 LPA whereas the average package offered was 2.4 LPA. 

Vidyasagar University Rankings

  • The University has been ranked at 565th position among Indian Universities and 9480th position among world Universities by Unirank 2021. 
  • Vidyasagar University has been placed at 9th position among universities of West Bengal and 1451st position among Asia's universities by Edurank 2021.

Vidyasagar University Courses and Fees

Course Course Details Selection Basis
BA
  • Duration: 3 years 
  • Fees: INR 1,100/yr
  • Specialization: Philosophy, Hindi, Sociology, Human Rights, English, Sanskrit, Accountancy, Economics, Physical Education, History, Music, Statistics, Disaster Management, Mathematics, Anthropology, Geography, Santali, Education, Political Science, Travel and Tourism Management, Bengali
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed the 10+2 class level board examination from a recognized board
 The university provides admission on the basis of merit scores achieved by the students in 10+2 class level board examinations. 
BA(H)
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Fees: INR NA
  • Specialization: Philosophy, Bengali, History, Music, Sociology, English, Anthropology, Statistics, Political Science, Economics, MathemGeneral, Santali, Hindi, Sanskrit, Education
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed the 10+2 class level board examination from a recognized board
BBA
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Fees: INR NA
  • Specialisation: Hospital Management, General
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed the 10+2 class level board examination from a recognised board
BSc
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Fees: INR 1,900/yr
  • Specialisation: Defence Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Electronics, Physiology, Military Science, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Nutrition, Microbiology, Geology, Zoology, Aquaculture, Botany
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed the 10+2 class level board examination from a recognised board
B.Lib.I.Sc.
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Fees: INR 1,900
  • Specialisation: Library Science
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed a bachelor's degree in the relevant specialisation.
B.Voc.
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Fees: INR 2,100/yr
  • Specialisation: Automobile, Fishery, and Farm Management, Food Processing, Tourism, and Aviation Management, Garment Designing, Healthcare, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, Medical Laboratory Technology, Photography and Animation, Retail Management and Operation, Hotel and Hospitality, Software Development, Theatre Studies, Tourism and Service Industry, Tourism And Hotel Management, Theatre and Stagecraft,
  • Eligibility: The student must have completed the intermediate or 10+2 class level board examination from a recognised board
BMLT
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Fees: INR 62,300
  • Specialisation: Medical Laboratory Technology Eligibility: 10+2 passed
BCA
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Fees: INR 2,780
  • Specialisation: Computer
  • Eligibility: passed in 10+2 with 50% marks 
LLB
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Specialisation: General
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed bachelor's degree from a recognised University
B.Ed.
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Specialisation: Education
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed a bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks in the aggregate in the qualifying examination
MA
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Fees: INR 1400/yr
  • Specialisation: English, History, Sanskrit, Political Science and Rural Administration, Bengali, Hindi, Philosophy, Economics & Rural Development, Santali, Sociology, Music Eligibility: The candidate must have completed bachelor's degree from a recognised University
 The candidate must have qualified the entrance exam conducted by the University with the required valid scores
M.Com.
  • Duration: 2 years 
  • Fees: INR 1550/yr
  • Specialisation: General, Farm Management
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed bachelor degree from a recognised University
M.Sc.
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Fees: INR 2140/yr
  • Specialisation: Geoinformatics And Remote Sensing, Biomedical Science, Geography, Microbiology Botany, Computer Science, Clinical Nutrition, Chemistry Applied Mathematics with Oceanology And Computer Programming, Zoology, Human Physiology, Anthropology, Electronics Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Physics, Botany and Forestry, Environmental Management, Food Science and nutrition, Psychological Counselling, Medical Laboratory Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Human Physiology with Community Health, Applied Mathematics, Aquaculture Management and Technology, Physics And Techno Physics,
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed a bachelor's degree from a recognized University in the relevant specialization
MBA
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Fees: INR 32,050/yr
  • Specialisation: General, Rural Management
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed the bachelor's degree from a recognised University
MCA
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Fees: INR 24,805/yr
  • Specialisation: Computer
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed Bachelor of Computer Application or equivalent degree from a recognised University
 The university selects the students on the basis of entrance exam conducted by the University
MFSc
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Fees: INR 20,070/yr
  • Specialisation: Fisheries Science
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed bachelor's degree in the relevant specialisation from a recognised University
MSW
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Fees: INR 22,000
  • Specialisation: Social Work
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed bachelor of Social Work or equivalent degree from a recognised University
 The candidate must have qualified the entrance exam conducted by the University.
M.Tech
  • Duration: 2 years 
  • Specialisation: Chemical Science and Technology
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed the bachelor's degree in the relevant specialisation
M.Ed
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Specialisation: Education
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed Bachelor of Education from a recognised University
M.Phil
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Fees: INR 10,000/yr
  • Specialisation: Earth System Sciences, Environmental Studies, Life Science
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed master's degree in the relevant specialisation
 The candidates are selected on the basis of entrance exam conducted by the University followed by interview round
Ph.D
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Specialisation: Fishery Science, English, philosophy, Bengali, History, Geography, Economics, Library And Information Science, Hindi, Sociology, Management, Computer Science, Physics, Commerce, Anthropology, Environmental Science, Zoology, Electronics, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications, Human Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Applied Mathematics, Political Science
  • Eligibility: The candidate must have completed a master's degree with 55% aggregate marks in the relevant specialisation.
 The candidates are selected on the basis of an entrance exam conducted by the University followed by an interview round.

Vidyasagar University Admissions

The university is inviting applications for Certificate/Diploma courses at the Centre for Continuing and Adult Education, the courses are open for all and the last date for submission of the Application form is 21 August 2022. Students need to fill out the application form available on the university website (www.vidyasagar.ac.in/CentreCell/CCAE). 

Candidates seeking admission to any of the courses offered by SPM Vidyasagar University can follow the steps mentioned below to apply:

  • Visit the official website of Vidyasagar University.
  • Register yourself as a new user
  • After registration, Log in using the username and password received on the registered Email Id (make sure that the Email Id is functioning)
  • Now, click on the Apply/Resume Form fillup link.
  • Fill in all the required details as asked in the form.
  • Upload the scanned copy of the photograph and signature.
  • Attach the required documents.
  • Pay the application fees through debit card/credit card/net banking.
  • Submit the form and take out the printout for offline use

Vidyasagar University Cut Off

Vidyasagar University offers various courses and it accepts scores of CAT. The table below shows the cut-off for MBA at Vidyasagar University.

Courses Cut Off Percentile
MBA 60
MBA Rural Management 60

Vidyasagar University Placements

The university invites companies to its campus for placements of students and help them prepare for the same. Below are some of the facts related to placements.

  • The placement cell of Vidyasagar University invites various multinational companies like Wipro and Teleperformance, for the recruitment process in the placement program every year. 
  • The highest salary package offered to any student was 7.20 LPA whereas the average package offered was 2.4 LPA. 

The top Recruiters who come for placements in 2020 at the Vidyasagar University are mentioned below in a tabular form:

Accenture Reliance TCS
Geovista IDFC Bank Deduce Technologies
Genesys Idea Cellular AWAI

Vidyasagar University Scholarships

  • The university provides merit cum means scholarships to the students of Commerce, Arts, and Science streams amounting INR 14,400 to INR 16,800. 
  • Other Scholarships such as Sahapedia UNESCO fellowship 2020, and Scholarship @365 Data Science, and Commonwealth are also provided at the university.
  • The facility of post-matric scholarship to the students of SC, ST & OBC categories is also provided.

Vidyasagar University FAQs

Ques. Is admission at Vidyasagar University merit-based or entrance based?

Ans. Admission to all Vidyasagar University UG courses is merit-based. But for PG and PhD admission candidates have to clear the required entrance test conducted by the university every year.

Ques. How are the placements at Vidyasagar University?

Ans. As per Vidyasagar university placements 2020, the highest package of Rs 27,60,000 per annum was obtained by a PG two student. Some of the popular recruiters were - Cyient Pvt. Ltd., CSC, Semaphore Computer Pvt. Ltd., and Red Apple Technologies.

Ques. Can foreign students also avail themselves of admission to Vidyasagar University?

Ans. Yes, foreign students can seek admission to the Centre for Continuing and Adult Education VU. The minimum age limit of the candidate must be 18 years and there is no age limit set by the University. Candidates must possess a valid residential permit in India granted for studies or a valid student visa for the prescribed duration.

Ques. Does Vidyasagar University offer regular courses for working professionals?

Ans. Yes, the CCAE curriculum of Vidyasagar University has PG evening courses specifically designed for working professionals. The classes are held Monday to Friday from 4-8 pm and Saturday 3-8 pm.

Ques. Is there any hostel facility for Vidyasagar University students?

Ans. Yes, students can avail the hostel facility. There are 4 hostels- two for boys and two for girls. The boys hostel has a seating capacity of 300 students and the girls hostel has a 305 seat capacity.