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Higher Education

Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.

Higher Education Department


Common Entrance Test for Admission to Engineering/ Technology Course, 2014-15

Higher Education,

AMPAI is to conduct separate Common Entrance Examination for the academic session 2014-15 for admission to 50% of the approved seats in Engineering and Pharmaceutical courses.

Reservation in Admission in Colleges of West Bengal

Higher Education,

All Principal/Officer-in-charge/Teacher-in-charge of Government and Government-aided colleges of the state are advised to implement the total percentage of reservation i.r.o the Scheduled Castes (22%), the Scheduled Tribes (6%), the Other Backward Classes Category “A” (10%) and the Other Backward Classes Category “B” (7%).

Competent Issuing authority of Residential/ Domicile Certificate

Higher Education,

No elected representative like Municipal Commissioner, Councilor of Municipal Corporation, any elected member of three-tire Panchayat System or GTA, MLA or MP is entitled to issue Residential/ Domicile Certificate.

West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013

BCWD, Higher Education,

The reservation norms shall apply on and from the Academic Session 2014-15 to all Universities, Government colleges, colleges and other institutions receiving aid from the State Government.

Reservation to Persons with Disabilities in Higher Education

Higher Education,

Reservation of seats shall not exceed 45% (SC-22%, ST-6%, OBC-A-10% & OBC-B-7%). Persons with disabilities will enjoy a 3% reservation in each of the categories.

Holding of TET conducted by WBBPE on 30.03.2014

Higher Education,

All Principal/ Teacher-in-Charge/ Officer-in-Charge of Govt. and Govt. Aided Colleges are requested to cooperate for holding the TET conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education scheduled on 30.03.2014.

Online Admission into Under Graduate Courses for Session 2014-15

Higher Education,

From the academic year 2014-15, admissions to all UG courses (Honours and General) in State-funded higher education institutions in West Bengal shall be through online merit-based admission system.

Fee-Structure for two year B.Ed course through ODL mode

Higher Education, ,

Only Rs. 22000/- was decided as admission fees for each student-teacher taking admission into two year B.Ed course through ODL mode. Violation of the above scheduled fee-structure will be viewed seriously.

Recruitment Rules of Principal in Govt-aided/ affiliated College

Higher Education, ,

State Government in the Higher Education Department, taking into account the local conditions, has decided to prescribe qualifications and norms for recruitment to the post of Principal in Government-aided/ affiliated General Degree Colleges as well as B.Ed. Colleges.

Abolition of Posts (Not Sanctioned) in Government aided Colleges

Higher Education,

All such post/ engagement and in particular the post of Vice Principal in any college as mentioned be abolished forthwith excepting in recognized minority colleges.
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