Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.
An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the Seacom Skills University in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal and to confer the status of a private University thereon and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;
Grant of Ex-gratia payment for the Financial Year 2020-2021 to the Pensioners of all the State-aided Universities including the University BT & Evening College, Coochbehar under the administrative control of this Department and West Bengal State Council of Higher Education.
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.
Representations from different colleges have been received seeking advice/ clarifications on the issues as to whether the vacant seats can be filled up through off-line mode and the vacant reserved seats can be dereserved or not.
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:
Guidelines for the Universities and Colleges offering admission in Teachers’ training programmes (B. Ed./ M. Ed./ B. P. Ed./ M.P. Ed. Degree) for the academic session 2021-2023.
Governor has been pleased to direct the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board to conduct the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations (Medical), 2016.