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Known for its engineering and arts faculties, the Jadavpur University ranks among the best universities in India, with the award of “University with Potential for excellence” given by the UGC. If you want to pursue your academic career with either literature or engineering in mind then Jadavpur University is just the right place for you. The courses at Jadavpur University range from undergraduate degrees to post graduate degrees or diplomas, to adult education, to research programmes.

The special feature of the courses at Jadavpur University is the Certificate courses given by the Adult and Continuing Education and Extension Center. Under this umbrella, the university enlists a number of vocational courses, which can help the professionals in furthering their careers to higher level.

With every business focusing on customer centric production and delivery, there is an emphasis on quality in every step. This is the reason quality management has also been included in the courses. So, if you really want to give your work that extra edge over the others then go for this course named Quality Engineering and Total Quality Management.

Students planning to work for human rights organizations or NGOs can go for Certificate course in Human Rights – Theory and Practice or Women and Legal Literacy.

Since working for publishers is a popular career choice for many nowadays, Jadavpur University has also designed certificate courses keeping that in mind. Plate Making and Offset Printing, Desk Top Publishing and Printing and Binding are some of the courses kept for students opting to go into publishing industry.

There are several other certificate courses by this center of JU. You can visit the official website for more details

Details regarding the courses offered at Jadavpur University, Kolkata are given below:

Certificate Courses at Jadavpur University

Apart from Adult and Continuing Education and Extension Center Certificate courses are also offered by School of Languages, which imparts part time education on Bengali, French, German, Italian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telegu and many more.To know more about foreign languages click here.

If you are already working in a medical transcription organization then the certificate course in medical transcription will help you in accelerating your career prospects. Almost all the subjects in the above category also carry a diploma course along with a certificate course.

Under-graduate Courses at Jadavpur University

You can either opt for B.A, B.E, B.Tech or B.Sc degree according to the subject of your choice. JU is apt for engineering courses owing to the infrastructure and student resources available. For taking admission in any of the undergraduate engineering degrees it is necessary to go through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination. The architecture course requires qualifying an aptitude test along with JEE. The arts and science courses will require internal written test followed by interview for getting selected.

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Post Graduate Courses at Jadavpur University, Kolkata

You can either go for post graduate diploma courses or post graduate degree courses in Jadavpur University. The Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication is quite popular among the students in Kolkata. If you want to pursue your career in the media then this course is really helpful. Apart from the theoretical knowledge, the department also organizes campus placements, which attracts top recruiters from media.

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All post graduate degree programmes (day) require B.A or B.Sc degrees (Hons.) or equivalent degrees. Apart from that a certain percentage of marks are required for respective subjects. There are also evening programmes at Jadavpur University for which the eligibility criteria vary according to the subjects.

M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes at Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Jadavpur University is well known for all its research programmes, which it offers to its students for subjects in the department of Arts, Science, Engineering and Technology. Eligibility Criteria - minimum 55% marks in M.A#./M.Sc./M.Lib.Sc. or equivalent examination. The criteria vary with different subjects.

Courses Highlights

English literature is a subject adored by the students in Kolkata. And so when it is time to take admissions you will see students crowding the university to be a part of it. The English department at Jadavpur University has been considered to be one of the best in the country by the University Grants Commission. What makes studying literature in JU fun is the inclusion of modern works by contemporary authors.

Jadavpur University Official website can give you more information on Courses offered.

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