Faculty plays an important role before joining a college and one should do proper research beforehand. It is suggested to do a personal survey before enrolling in any university.

Both Calcutta University and Burdwan University are the premier universities of West Bengal. NAAC has awarded an ‘A’ grade to Burdwan University whereas Calcutta University received an ‘A++’.

For more information, the table gives a brief description of both universities:

Marks secured in the entrance exam also play an important factor in securing the seat. One can easily secure admission in Burdwan University with less marks but it is difficult to get into Calcutta University. 

While being in a capital city nearby Metro transportation is cheaper and convenient. Yet, the typical cost for basic items is relatively low near Burdwan University, but this limits the scope and facilities of the college.

The syllabus and the course curriculum of both the colleges are more or less the same. Kolkata offers a great opportunity for part-time jobs to the students. Therefore, if one has to choose a college they should do full research, take advice from teachers, friends and then apply for it.?

I have friends who completed their B.Com from Calcutta University and Burdwan University and according to them, it's difficult to get a BCom degree from any of these two universities. Because it is honors, and you must also manage a large syllabus. 

As far as the curriculum is concerned, Calcutta University and Burdwan University are identical. Even Burdwan University asks the same questions again and over. 

You will have to put in extra effort to do well in academics at both Burdwan University and Calcutta University. However, Calcutta University has a locational advantage. You will have better access to coaching. Calcutta University is also more recognized. 

I will suggest that you take all these factors into consideration, and choose an institute according to your convenience. 

The University of Calcutta is among the top 10 universities in India, as per the NIRF ranking 2020. According to the India Today survey, the university got the fifth rank among all the general universities of the country. St. Xavier's College has recently ranked 7th in the NIRF, 2020. The institute is the only one with an A++ grade by NAAC.

Admission:

University of Calcutta:

• For admission to MSc programs, the university has its entrance exam followed by an interview.

• Applicants should have at least 55% marks in BSc (Hons.) Computer Science or equivalent.

1st-year fee for MSc in Computer Science is Rs.2,314.

St. Xavier's College:

• Admissions to PG courses, including MSc in Computer Science are based on the entrance test conducted by the university.

• Applicants must have attained a bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent (BIT/BCA) with a minimum of 55% in Honors. The minimum percentage required is 45% for the reserved category.

The total fee for the 1st year in MSc Computer Science is Rs.22,000.

Placement Statistics:

University of Calcutta:

The university is partnered with various government agencies and private organizations to provide placement and training workshops to the students.

• Few of the partner companies are BSNL, ONGC, CSIR, SBI, GSI, DLF, Albert David, and Cognizant.

• The average salary package offered was 3 LPA in the last academic year.

• Top recruiters are Axis Bank, TCS, Wipro, HSBC, PWC, Tata Motors, Samsung, NSE, ITC, Reliance, Nestle, etc.

St. Xavier's College:

• SXC has witnessed an increase in the number of offers and average CTC offered during the on-campus placements in the past three years.

• During the 2016-17 academic session, around 30 companies participated in the placement drive, and in the 2018-19 session, this increased to 43.

• Students got placed with an annual CTC ranging from 3 Lakhs to 20.5 Lakhs.

• The highest package offered by the companies is 14 Lakhs, and the average package is around 9.5 Lakhs

• Uber, Adidas, Cognizant, Sony India Ltd., HSBC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, J.P. Morgan, Google, Zomato, Infosys, etc. are the top employers.

These are the few factors that you need to consider while comparing these two institutes for MSc Computer Science. As for which institute will be a better option, you should decide that.

University of Calcutta and Kalyani Government Engineering College are both terrific colleges. There are certain precise points that draw out the best in these institutes.

• Faculty: Both the institutes have well-established faculty units. Kalyani Government Engineering College has around 9 faculty members in electrical engineering whereas the University of Calcutta has more than 12 faculty members in the chemical engineering department.
• Academics: The academics at KGEC is decent and the labs are well equipped too. The electrical department is one of the most relaxed branches and does not burden students with assignments. The students are provided with higher marks in practical papers in comparison to other branches. The major GATE rankers at KGEC are from the electrical engineering department.
• Higher Studies: Electrical engineering being a core branch provides better offers to you than chemical engineering. This branch makes available more seats in the government sector.
• Placement: CU provides more placement opportunities than KGEC. The 4-year B. Tech course even provides an almost similar level of placements and sometimes even better.

Since this concerns your career, you must take some time before concluding a decision. Whichever branch you opt for it is you who has to study for 4 years, therefore, make a wise choice that you would not regret later.

One of my friends was a student of the IEM thus, he had his reasons to make a choice among all the given options which might help you choose a college for yourself. 

Instead of enrolling for any college under WBJEE, you can try to go for IITs. If you have no luck there, then you should opt for government colleges such as CU, JU, and KGEC.

Talking about IEM, you should know IEM provides a good opportunity for the students with all the favorable benefits. 

Apart from this, Heritage Institute of Technology is not a good choice as the crowd of students doesn’t have any standards. Most of them are enrolled by the management quota. You may also go to other colleges like Techno Main Saltlake otherwise, you can also choose GCETT Serampore, near Kolkata, as it is also a good college.