Admission to Degree Level Engineering Courses, 2023-24
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Guidelines for admission to the vacant seats through Decentralized Counseling (Institute Level) at Degree Level Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy Courses after completion of the e-counseling in 2023 for the academic year 2023-2024
Government of West Bengal
Department of Higher Education
Technical Education Branch
Bikash Bhavan, 6th Floor: Salt Lake, Kolkata-91
No. 425-Edn(T)/10M-86/15 Dated: 19.09.2023
NOTIFICATION
Subject: Guidelines for admission to the vacant seats through Decentralized Counseling (Institute Level) at Degree Level Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy Courses after completion of the e-counseling in 2023 for the academic year 2023-2024
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has been entrusted for conducting of examinations, e-counseling and allotment of seats for selection and admission of candidates to the Degree Level Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy courses in the State.
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board has already completed the 03 (three) phases (including Mop-up round) of e-counseling and allotment process and accordingly has generated the allotment & admission status report as well as vacancy status report in respect of all the participating institutes for the academic session of 2023-24.
Like previous years, a reasonable number of seats in such Professional Technical courses are lying vacant. Therefore, it has been decided by the State Government in the Higher Education Department to allow all the Institutes recognized by the Regulatory Authorities/ State-aided Affiliating/ Unitary/ Private University, as the case may be, for admission of students through de-centralized counseling and allotment process.
1. Now for admission to the Engineering/ Architecture/ Pharmacy courses in the 1st year through decentralized counseling (Institution Level), the following conditions may be followed:
a. For Private and Self-financing colleges, admission may be allowed on the basis of (i) WBJEE rank, (ii) All India JEE Main rank and (iii) 10+2 Level results like last year (without any rank from W’BJEE or All India JEE Main), fulfilling all the eligibility criteria of the Regulatory Authorities;
b. For Government Engineering and Technology colleges, admission may be allowed only for students domiciled in West Bengal only with WBJEE Merit rank, fulfilling all the eligibility criteria of the Regulatory Authorities;
c. For GKCIET, Malda, a centrally funded Technical Institute, both WBJEE Rank holder and All India JEE Main Rank holders, fulfilling all the eligibility criteria of the Regulatory Authorities;
d. For State Universities/ University Departments, admission may be allowed only with WBJEE Merit Rank along with their existing norms of percentage of domicile students and students from other States, fulfilling all the eligibility criteria of the Regulatory Authorities;
It has been further decided that for participating in Decentralized counseling, the candidates shall have to fulfill all the eligibility criteria as stipulated by the WBJEE/AII India JEE, as the case may be, and where applicable along with the eligibility criteria stipulated by the Regulatory Authorities such as AICTE, PCI, COA and DG-Shipping, as applicable.
2. General Guidelines for conduct of de-centralized counseling in respect of all the Government and Private Engineering & Technology/ Pharmacy/ Architecture Colleges as well as State-aided/ Private University/ University Departments:
a. Every Institute shall declare the list of vacant seats discipline-wise in the Institutional Notice Board as well as in the Institutional website inviting clear “Notice” seeking application from eligible candidates for admission through such system.
b. Institutes shall declare/publish the list of applicants eligible, shortlisted for admission as against the declared vacant seats along with list of ineligible candidates, if any, with proper justification for rejection thereof.
c. Admission shall be made in order of merit and preference of candidates in a transparent manner in strict compliance to the eligibility criteria
d. Eligible institutes shall publish the list of finally admitted students along with their merit within the stipulated time frame, as may be defined by the respective Affiliating State Aided./ Unitary/ Private University. A list of such admitted students must be submitted to the Director of Technical Education, Govt. of West Bengal as well as to the Affiliating State Aided University within the said cut-off date.
3. The entire admission process shall be completed within cut-off date as notified/to be notified by the concerned Affiliating State Aided/ Unitary/ Private University, as the case may be.
Sd/- Deputy Secretary