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Babu Banarasi Das University vs Rabindra Bharati University

A side-by-side look at Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata, West Bengal, both offering BA. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

Babu Banarasi Das University logoBabu Banarasi Das UniversityLucknow, Uttar PradeshPrivateRabindra Bharati University logoRabindra Bharati UniversityKolkata, West BengalGovernment

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailBabu Banarasi Das UniversityRabindra Bharati University
TypePrivateGovernment
LocationLucknow, Uttar PradeshKolkata, West Bengal
Course fee range₹1.6L – ₹7L₹12k – ₹32k
Highest package₹44 LPA₹6 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed126
StreamsArts, ScienceArts
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0499U-0581
In the official registersUGC, AISHEUGC, AISHE
Official websitebbdu.ac.in rbu.ac.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Rabindra Bharati University: from ₹12,000, against ₹1.7 lakh at Babu Banarasi Das University.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University lists the higher top package: ₹44 LPA, against ₹6 LPA at Rabindra Bharati University.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University is in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Rabindra Bharati University is in Kolkata, West Bengal, about 880 km apart.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University is a private institution and Rabindra Bharati University is a government institution.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University lists 12 programmes and Rabindra Bharati University lists 6; 1 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Babu Banarasi Das University lists 12 programmes in all and Rabindra Bharati University lists 6; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (1)

  • BA

Only at Babu Banarasi Das University (11)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • MBA / PGDM
  • BBA
  • BCA
  • MCA
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)
  • B.Pharm
  • B.Arch
  • Hotel Management
  • M.Tech
  • M.Pharm

Only at Rabindra Bharati University (3)

  • Diploma / Polytechnic
  • MA
  • Ph.D

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