Vidyasagar University - Admissions 2022, Fees, Courses, Ranking, Placement

Vidyasagar University Midnapore is a public university that provides its students with top-quality higher education and a suitable learning environment. Named after one of the greatest social reformers of Bengal, Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the university was established in the year of 1981. 

Vidyasagar University (VU) currently offers several undergraduates, postgraduate and doctoral courses (for fellowship members only) in various subjects under humanities and science streams. In addition to that, VU Midnapore offers 14 vocational courses and several certifications and specialised courses at the UG level to its students. PG diploma courses are also available at Vidyasagar University.  MBA course at VU Midnapore is a programme under the Department of Commerce with Farm Management that requires MAT/GMAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT scores at the time of admission.  Moreover, this university provides opportunities like distance and online learning and grants scholarships to meritorious students to promote smooth access to education.

The university is approved by the University Granted Council (UGC) and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a B grade. It provides students with numerous facilities like a smart library, ICT facilities, medical facilities, separate hostels for boys and girls, a radio station, a guest house etc. The 138.78 acres broad VU campus is divided into two parts, the main campus and the residential campus. The main campus of Vidyasagar University houses important buildings like the science, humanities, administrative, sports complex, etc. On the other hand, VU residential campus includes PG Girls' hostel, VIP guest house, students amenities centre etc.

The placement cell of the Vidyasagar University takes care of all the placement-related activities. Many well-deserved PG / PhD / M.Phil pass-outs of the university receive promising job offers from distinguished companies at the end of their courses.

Currently, many general degree colleges, self-financed degree colleges, B.Ed colleges, Law colleges and many more are affiliated with Vidyasagar University, Midnapore. It has five research centres under it and various cells, committees and other centres.

 Vidyasagar University Research Centres 

Vidyasagar University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, PhD, M.Phil, M.Phil + PhD, certification, diploma and vocational courses through its main campus and other affiliated institutions.  Besides regular courses, the university grants an opportunity to pursue higher education through distance learning and evening session class under the CCAE to those who can't attend regular classes.

Like every other university, VU has its own specific eligibility criteria for the offered courses. Candidates strictly need to meet those requirements to get admitted to the university. The selection criteria are completely based on merit. The basic eligibility criteria of VU for PG courses require students to have a bachelor’s degree in a concerned subject. On the other hand, M.Phil and PhD candidates must have a master’s degree in a relevant field. For VU MBA programmes, candidates must have a valid CAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ XAT rank and a bachelor’s degree in any discipline. If students haven’t opted for any aptitude tests, they must opt for VUMAT, a VU entrance exam conducted for MBA candidates. And then, they have to participate in a group discussion and a personal interview session as a part of the selection process. Only the institutions affiliated with Vidyasagar University offer UG courses, and students must have cleared 10 + 2 in a concerned stream to be eligible for that.

Follow the table for a detailed view of VU's courses, tuition fees, and eligibility criteria.

VU admissions for UG courses generally start in the month of May.  Students can join a VU undergraduate course by filling up the application forms of the Vidyasagar University affiliated colleges. Keep checking the colleges' official websites for admission dates and other important information related to admission. For PG courses, students need to keep an eye on the official website of VU. PG admission starts after the declaration of the result of the final semesters of UG courses. Generally, from the last week of July or the first week of August (tentative), the application process for the PG courses begins at Vidyasagar University, Midnapore.

Marks obtained in class 12th or during undergraduate programmes are sufficient for VU UG and PG  admissions, respectively.  However, to pursue an MBA course at Vidyasagar University, students must have a valid CAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT rank. Otherwise, they can take the VUMAT exam. MCA candidates must opt for WB JECA to get a chance of getting selected for VU admission. Look at the table below for the important VU Midnapore 2022 admission dates.

 For M.Phil and PhD admission dates, candidates must visit the university's official website frequently.

Vidyasagar University Application Process 2022 

The Vidyasagar University application process requires students to meet the eligibility criteria specified for each course under every stream. If the candidates are eligible, they can proceed with the application process. For Vidyasagar University UG admission 2022, students need to fill out the application forms on the official web portals of the Vidyasagar University affiliated colleges, as the main campus of Vidyasagar University does not offer UG courses. Vidyasagar University migration certificate submission is important for Vidyasagar University PG admission 2022.

Vidyasagar University PG admission 2021-22 forms are available on the official website. Students can apply both online and offline and need to pay Rs 200 as the application fee to complete the application process. Candidates willing to join the PG courses at VU must follow the below steps to complete the offline application process.

• Vidyasagar University Midnapore's online application form is available on the official university website. Students must download it.
• Then they will have to take a printout of it.
• After that, they must fill it out carefully, providing correct details.
• Once the form is filled out, candidates need to visit the university's admission office and hand it over to them along with the required documentation.
• VU application fees of Rs 200 must be paid via a demand draft in favour of the university.

Candidates willing to join the PG courses at Vidyasagar University must follow the below steps to complete the online application process.

• Students must visit the admission portal of Vidyasagar University.
• They must fill out the online application form with the correct details.
• Application fees of Rs 200 must be paid via debit card/credit card/ net banking.
• Candidates must submit the required documents.

Certificate and diploma courses can also be filled up online and offline. To fill out the MPhil and PhD, Students must keep an eye on the university's official website to learn about the necessary details.

Special Note: Students should pay attention to the Vidyasagar University logo before applying online and making payments, as many fake websites are available for scams. Check the original logo of VU on top of this page. 

VU offers distance education with the help of Centre of Distance and Online Education formerly known as Vidyasagar University DDE (Directorate of Distance Education). Vidyasagar Open University offers full time degrees to all students, especially working persons who want to pursue their education. Moreover, the degree provided after completing a course from the Vidyasagar University DDE is backed by the Government of India and is valid across the globe.

Students who completed their Vidyasagar University syllabus for this semester can now fill out the exam form 2022 from the Vidyasagar University exam portal. Follow the steps below to know how:

Step 1: Visit www.vidyasagar university.ac.in

Step 2: Click on the exam form link mentioned below. 

Step 3: Now, from the Vidyasagar University exam portal, enter your user id and password to proceed. 

Step 4: Choose your subject, pay the exam fees, and download the submission confirmation letter. 

Steps to view or download the Vidyasagar University result 2022

Step 1: Visit www.vidyasagar university.ac.in

Step 2: Go to admission and then click on announcements.

Step 3: Click on results and find your course and year.

Step 4: Enter valid information and download your Vidyasagar University result. 

Steps to view or download the Vidyasagar University Admit Card 2022

Step 1: Visit www.vidyasagar university.ac.in

Step 2: Go to admission and then click on announcements.

Step 3: Find the announcement that includes the admit card. Click on it, enter all valid details, and then download your admit card.

Vidyasagar University NIRF ranking is between 150 and 200 in the overall category. VU Midnapore ranking was 87th in the university category in 2017 by NIRF. 

The placement cell of Vidyasagar University Midnapore holds a firm connection among different NGOs, government organisations, nationally and internationally recognised institutes and more. Several VU pass outs of MBA, MCA, Electronics, Computer Sciences, Microbiology, Chemistry, Aquaculture, Bio-Medical Laboratory Science, Physiology were able to hold jobs in different institutions, research and development sectors, laboratories, organisations etc. using these connections. Take a look at the top recruiters of Vidyasagar University.

Top Recruiters At Vidyasagar University

Financial disadvantage shouldn’t be an issue in the path of education. Having faith in these sayings, Vidyasagar University offers scholarships to its meritorious students to continue their higher studies without any pause or delay. Vidyasagar University is situated in a rural area of  Midnapore, West Bengal, and it aims to facilitate the locals with the opportunity for flexible higher studies. However,  the people there often can not afford the fees or find themselves in a tough position while paying the same. That is why the university offers many scholarships that guarantee a reasonable amount to its students. Generally, they are merit cum scholarships. Look at the list below to learn more about the scholarships offered by VU.

1.  Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship

2.  Scholarship @ 365 Data Science

3.  Commonwealth Scholarship in the United Kingdom

Vidyasagar University regularly offers workshops and coaching for WBCS and UPSC aspirants. In 2021, Vidyasagar University and West Medinipur District (West Medinipur News) jointly launched a workshop to teach WBSC and UPSC students. Vidyasagar University WBCS Coaching is a success every time. 

VU campus is spread over 138.78 acres and is in two parts, the main campus and the residential campus. The main campus area is 103.74 acres, while the residential campus is 35.04 acres. The whole campus has 24*7 high-speed wifi connectivity and other electronic facilities, making it a smart campus. The main campus has the Administrative Building, D.D.E Building With Guest House, Humanities Building, Science Building, Central Library, Tribal Culture Building, PG Boys Hostel, Non-Teaching Staff Hostel, Sports Complex with Pavilion, Women Infrastructure, etc. And the residential campus includes the Vice-Chancellor Bungalow and V.I.P Guest House. PG Girls Hostel, Teachers and Officers Hostel, Student Amenities Centre, Teachers Quarter etc.

Despite being situated in a rural area, the infrastructure of VU, Midnapore, is amazingly up to the mark. It has E-enabled classrooms, air-conditioned laboratories and research centres, 24 hours high-speed internet connection via wifi, RFID technology in the central library, spacious unisex hostels, a pavilion for sports culture etc. Having all these infrastructures, it is very obvious that the university provides its students with several top-quality facilities. VU facilities include the centre for continuing and Adult Education: CCAE or Centre for Continuing and Adult Education under Vidyasagar University Midnapore, which facilitates working professionals, students and many others to continue their higher studies and brush up their skills. It offers eight master’s degree courses and several certifications and diploma courses. This centre is also approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Moreover, students under the Centre for Continuing and Adult Education are provided library facilities, study materials, placement guides, transport facilities, etc. Classes are held every day except Sundays and other holidays from 4 pm to 8 pm (11 am to 8 pm on Saturdays). CCAE admission under VU is not based on merit. The admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. However, they must meet the specific eligibility criteria for admission to courses offered.

Hostel: Vidyasagar University has separate on-campus hostels for boys and girls that accommodate more than 100 students each. Each hostel has a badminton court and set-up for other indoor games like carrom, ludo, chess etc. In addition to that, students living in the hostels of VU can enjoy 24*7 high-speed internet connectivity. These hostels have TV, yoga and gymnasium facilities, and the latest newspaper and journal collections. Boys hostel facilities at VU include infrastructure for playing cricket and volleyball. The hostels also provide an ambulance facility.

Medical Unit: Medical unit at Vidyasagar University Midnapore provides students with numerous medical facilities and psychological counselling. The students and the university staff can avail of first aid facilities, ECG facilities, medicinal facilities for common ailments, Blood Glucose Measuring facilities, and oxygen cylinder facilities with a pulse oximeter. The unit is currently planning to open an Ultrasonography Unit and an Eye Care Unit. An ambulance facility is also available in order to tackle critical situations in an emergency. 

Guesthouse: There is a guesthouse situated on the campus of Vidyasagar University, where the official guests of the university stay during any seminar, conference, symposium etc. The guests are provided with beddings and the other necessary articles for use. For any missing items, the guest will have to bear the charges.

Animal House: Vidyasagar University lets its students perform research on animals as an application part of their courses. It provides a well-maintained Central Animal House Facility (CAHF) in Charles Darwin’s House, registered under the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India since 5th January 2018. The animal house of VU has a rat room, washing room, surgical room, mice room, sterilising room with autoclave, dressing room, quarantine room, Co2 gas cylinders and an office. 

Sports Unit: Vidyasagar University Midnapore sports unit arranges various tournaments for boys and girls. Volleyball, Cricket and Football tournaments are solely organised for the boys, while both men and women can participate in Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Athletic Meets and Chess tournaments arranged by the VU sports unit. Currently, four staff are present at the sports unit, including a sports officer, a sports assistant, a gymnasium instructor for men and a gymnasium instructor for women. 

Central Library: Vidyasagar University central library opens every day at  10 am and closes at 7.30 pm (5.30 pm on weekdays). It has more than 138000 books in its collection that contains textbooks, reference books, journals, etc. Besides lending books and study materials, it provides students with various other facilities like remote access to resources through e-books, e-journals, online newspapers etc. Students can download or take printouts of the question papers from earlier years. They can even access the research materials and thesis from the library. VU central library services are of two types: traditional and electronic.

Instrument Facilities: The current instrument facilities available at USIC are Fluorescence Spectrophotometer, Polarising Microscope, Gel Doc XR system PC version, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Cryo-microtome, Compound microscope, FTIR, particle size & potential zeta analyser, UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer, RT PCR system, AO+ size (42 inches) wide-format colour scanner, ELISA Plate Reader, Water Quality Analyzer. The university plans to have more instruments and has given a plea to UGC based on that.

ICT Facilities: The ICT MIS is the computer centre of VU that has played a huge role in making the university campus smart. It provides a wifi connection of 1 GBPS all over the campus which can be accessed by all the students, faculties, administrative officers and other staff of the university. In addition to that, e-Enabled Classrooms, Electronic Doors, Smart Card Based Attendance systems,  Campus-wide State of the Art intelligent CCTV Surveillance systems, Exclusively Deployed Mobiles Apps of the University, IP Telephony System and MM Video Conferencing, Participation in NAD, Media Centres for e-content development, Digital Signage, Development of Learning Management System and many more are the achievements of the ICT MIS of VU that helped entirely in creating a smart campus for the university. 

Weather Station Reporting Service: Vidyasagar University has its own weather station reporting service that showcases the amount of rainfall, the highest and the lowest temperature, the highest and the lowest RH, and the average temperature and RH of every day. These results can be found on the official website of VU.

Vidyasagar University Awards 

Zee 24 Ghanta awarded Vidyasagar University Midnapore the Educational Excellence Award.

Vidyasagar University Recognition 

The government of West Bengal and the University Granted Commission (UGC) recognises Vidyasagar University.

Vidyasagar University Accreditations 

NAAC accredited Vidyasagar University Accreditations Vidyasagar University Midnapore with a grade of B++. The university has a CGPA of 2.86 points.

VU Collaborations

Vidyasagar University has signed memorandums of understanding with various international institutions to provide its students with better prospects, improved lab practices and study materials. Being a university in a backward area, these collaborations can bring a huge change in the quality of education. The table below includes the institutions that have signed a memorandum with Vidyasagar University.

Some MoUs are signed for the overall development of both institutions. Most of these suggest the exchange of faculties, exchange of research materials, exchange of students, scholars and researchers, exchange of scientific publications, exchange of ideas, open dialogues and many more. However, some MoUs focus only on a few specific fields like Anthropology, Fishery sciences, biotechnology, microbiology etc. These collaborations lead to joint research activities and improve the quality of ideas and research works.