A senior I know from school completed M.Sc in physics and in his opinion, the University of Calcutta is the best place to pursue this course. 

• 70% marks in B.Sc (Hons) in Physics is required to pursue this course at the University of Calcutta.
• In the University of Burdwan, the faculties of the department of Physics had individually obtained some major research projects from funding agencies like DST, ARDB, ISRO, UGC, BRNS, CSIR, etc. and all these projects were completed successfully. 
• For admission to the University of North Bengal, you need to have at least 50% in B.Sc (Physics). The department has active research groups in the fields of - Liquid Crystal; Relativity, Cosmology, and Astrophysics; High-energy Heavy-ion Interaction, and Cosmic-ray Physics. 
• In the case of Visva Bharati University, you need to score at least 50% marks in Physics Honors.

The best option among the mentioned institutions is University of Calcutta. You will be offered great opportunities here.

NITs are generally much better than Cochin Institute Of Science & Technology (CUSAT) as they receive higher funding, seminar, workshops, facilities and have reputed international Scientists. They include -

• Funding in the institution

The funding is straight from the government and therefore tends out to be more advanced in terms of technology and curriculum. All facilities are provided in order to make it a global course.

• International Collaborations

The NIT across the nation are actively engaged in seminars/workshops that allow its candidates to have a great exposure towards good & eminent scientists across the globe.

CUSAT can compete with NOT only on the grounds of the Physics department as it is the only department that fulfils the criterion of good faculty and advanced projects in a general sense. The major areas to look up to are :

• They try to interact with institutions like NCL, NIIST, Inter University Accelerator Centre New Delhi, IWATE University Japan.
• There are almost 205 PhDs and approximately 1100 publications in international/ national journals.
• Five Indian patents have also been filed within the department.

CUSAT gives you good opportunities but when it comes to choice between CUSAT & NIT ; surely the latter will be more preferable.

ICT, Mumbai has been ranked 34 for overall by NIRF 2020. For M.Sc physics, the institute offers a great academic environment, practical experience, and career guidance. The faculties are well-qualified and have years of experience in teaching.

Some of the key information about the MSc Physics course at ICT Mumbai are as follows.

Admissions:

• The college accepts students purely based on the entrance exams such as GATE, GPAT, etc.

• The candidates should pass their graduation with a minimum of 55% total score to get a seat in this college.

• The admission rate is highly competitive and the total number of seats is just 20.

Placements:

• The median salary of M.Sc physics students is 4.6 LPA.

• However, the campus's highest and average salary packages are 29.14 LPA and 7.73 LPA.

• The top companies visiting the campus are CitiBank India, Morgan Stanley, Belong Technologies, Goldman Sachs, Asian Paints, BASF India, Cipla, DSM Soft, Exxon, Black & Veatch, Deutsche Bank, HoneyWell, Capgemini, Sprinklr, Walmart Labs, Genpact, Deloitte, Tesco, etc.

Facilities:

• The college library has over 77102 books, 125 journals, 5 bases, and 4848 theses.

• The high-tech physics lab and central instrumentation labs are places to gain practical knowledge of the subject. However, there are also several labs for each subject such as biotechnology, chemistry, computer, pharmaceutical, etc.

Apart from the academic facilities, the college also comprises a sports section. The college has a gymnasium for both girls & boys, a badminton court, tennis court, basketball court, and futsal court. These are some of the important information for MSc in Physics at ICT Mumbai.