There are a number of Arts colleges in the state of West Bengal providing the aspirants with under graduate program in various fields such as economics, history, languages, philosophy, psychology, geography, fine arts and so on. Some of the known B.A colleges in the state are listed below.

B.A. Colleges in northern part of West Bengal

• Bijanbari Degree College, Darjeeling
• St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling

B.A. Colleges in eastern part of West Bengal

• Mathabhanga College, Cooch Behar
• Alipurduar College, Jalpaiguri
• Maynaguri College, Jalpaiguri
• Vivekananda College, Jalpaiguri
• Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, Kolkata
• Bidhan Nagar College, Kolkata
• Umesh Chandra College, Kolkata
• Nabadwip Vidyasagar College, Nadia
• Ranaghat College, Nadia
• Sudhiranjan Lahiri Mahavidyalaya, Nadia
• Sri Chaitanya Mahavidyalaya, Parganas
• Ananda Chandra College, Jalpaiguri
• Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Kolkata
• Asutosh College, Kolkata
• Bangabasi Morning College, Kolkata
• Barasat College, Kolkata
• Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College, Kolkata
• Basanti Devi College, Kolkata
• Behala College, Kolkata
• Bethune College, Kolkata
• Bidhannagar College, Kolkata
• Calcutta Girls College, Kolkata
• Charuchandra College, Kolkata
• Derozio Memorial College, Kolkata
• Deshbandhu College for Girls, Kolkata
• Berhampore College, Murshidabad
• Berhampore Girls College, Murshidabad
• Bankim Sardar College, Parganas
• Baruipur College, South 24 Parganas
• Bhangar Mahavidyalaya, South 24 Parganas
• Budge Budge College, South 24 Parganas

B.A. Colleges in western part of West Bengal

• Achhruram Memorial College, Purulia
• Jagannath Kishore College, Purulia
• Raghunathpur College, Purulia

B.A. Colleges in southern part of West Bengal

• Bagnan College, Howrah
• Bijoy Krishna Girls College, Howrah
• Belda College, Paschim Medinipur
• Bhatter College, Paschim Medinipur
• Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur

B.A. Colleges in central part of West Bengal

• University of Burdwan, Bardhaman
• Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Bardhaman
• Birbhum Mahavidyalaya, Birbhum
• Bolpur College, Birbhum
• Chandidas Mahavdyalaya, Birbhum
• Hiralal Bhakat College, Birbhum
• Kabi Nazrul College, Birbhum
• Shri Vidyasagar College, Birbhum
• Turkur Hansda-Lapsa Hemram Mahavidyalaya, Birbhum
• Aghore Kamini Prakash Chandra Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly
• Arambag Girls College, Hooghly
• Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly
• Bidhan Chandra College, Hooghly
• Hooghly Mohsin College, Hooghly
• Netaji Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly
• Raja Rammohan Roy Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly
• Sree Gopal Banerjee College, Hooghly
• Gyan Jyoti College, Siliguri
• University of North Bengal, Siliguri
• Bankura Christian College, Bankura
• Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura
• Bankura Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith, Bankura
• Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Bardhaman
• Deshabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Burdwan
• Balurghat College, Dakshin Dinajpur
• Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Dakshin Dinajpur
• Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly
• Chandernagore College, Hooghly

Top B.A. Colleges in West Bengal

Among the various colleges in the state of West Bengal, some of the top ones are St. Joseph’s College, Vivekananda College, Asutosh College and Birbhum Mahavidyalaya. Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Burdwan and University of North Bengal are considered prestigious.

Admission Procedure

The admission to the various B.A colleges in West Bengal will be on the candidate’s academic performance in the 10+2 standard. Some colleges also conduct entrance exam covering the questions from core subjects and basic aptitude by which the eligible candidates are selected for admittance to the particular program.