Admissions to all Under Graduate (Honours and General) and Post Graduate courses in the State-funded Higher Education Institutions in West Bengal for the ensuing academic session 2021-2022 will be made online.
Governor is pleased to allow 10% one time increase in consolidated remuneration of the Part-time Teachers of Govt.-aided Colleges who will complete 10 years of engagement in the State-aided Non-Govt. Colleges on or after 01.10.2013.
Central Government has declared 11th November, the Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, the great freedom fighter, eminent educationist and the first Union Minister of Education as the National Education Day.
Centralised Admission Portal shall go live for admission to the undergraduate courses in the 460 Colleges across the State of West Bengal for the academic session 2025-26.
With a view to look after the academic development of all States Higher Educational Institutions and also to suggest better means of upliftment of quality of higher education in the State.
Principals of Degree Level Engineering Colleges shall be allowed the Pay Band of Rs. 37,400 – 67,000/-with AGP of Rs. 10,000/- plus Special Allowance (instead of Special Pay) of Rs. 5,000/- per month.
Upper age limit for direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professors and Librarians in Government and Government-aided colleges and State-aided Universities is enhanced from 37 years to 40 years.
For smooth functioning of academic matters related to B. Ed. course in the State, the State Government in the Higher Education Department has decided to prescribe the following guidelines:
Minimum length of service for eligibility to move in to the lecturer (Sr. Scale) would be four years for those with Ph.D., five years for those with M.Phil., and six years for others at the level of Lecturer.
Governor is pleased to direct that the existing Governing Bodies of eight Government-aided colleges shall be dissolved with immediate effect.