Higher Education
Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.
Governor is pleased to revise the existing tuition-fee for students admitted in the under-graduate Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture courses in the private self-financing colleges in the State.
From the Academic Year 2015-16, admissions to Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses (Honours and General) in West Bengal shall be through an online, merit-based admission system.
MCA seats, which may remain vacant after JECA-2013 counseling, in different AICTE approved participating Colleges of the State, offering MCA programme, be opened for admission through decentralized counseling for the JECA-2013 qualified candidates who fulfill the AICTE norms.
Pensioners whose basic pension plus dearness relief on pension as on 31.03.2018 did not exceed Rs. 25,000/- are not eligible for ad-hoc bonus shall be paid an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 2,000/- per head.
5% under Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW), 10% Half free-ship under WBFS and 10% Full free-ship linked to Management Quota (MQ) under West Bengal Free-ship Scheme.
State-aided Higher Education Institutions where elections are due, the authorities of such institutions may arrange to conduct the election process during the period 15th November, 2014 to 31st January, 2015.
Grant of Dearness Allowance to the Teachers and Non-Teaching Employees of the State-Aided Universities in West Bengal w.e.f. 1st January, 2016.
Government desires that all the eligible girl beneficiaries studying in colleges and turned eighteen must be enrolled within the due time and before their nineteenth birthday so that they can continue in their endeavor.
State Aided Universities is requested to open up 40% of seats for open competition among the Undergraduates from other Universities/ Colleges.
Guidelines on admission to Engineering & Technology courses through Lateral Entry Scheme in various Degree Level Engineering & Technology (including Pharmacy) Courses in the academic session of 2014-15.