Higher Education

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

Implementation of Reservation Rules in Admission to University

Reservation applicable to each reserved category (SC-22%, ST-6%), shall be in commensurate with the overall number of seats being increased in each course/ faculty. For OBC-A (10%) and OBC-B (7%) seats, implementation will be done over a six year period commencing from 2014-15.

Implementation of New Sports Policy, 2015

A suitable relaxation in total marks will be given for State-level position holders and national-level participants, for admission in undergraduate and postgraduate level for inspiration.

Common Entrance Examination for Sikh Minority, 2018

(i) JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, (ii) Narula Institute of Technology, Kolkata, (iii) Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Kolkata, (iv) Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Engineering, (v) Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Degree Engineering College, Kolkata.

Hindi Scholarship Scheme, 2012-13

Applications for Hindi Scholarships are invited from the students of West Bengal, who passed in 2012 the Madhyamik, the Higher Secondary or the Degree Examination.

Grant of Festival Advance in Higher Education

The employees of all the State-aided Universities and employees of the West Bengal State Council of Higher Education may apply for Interest Free Festival Advance (IFFA) upto a maximum of Rs. 3,000/- only per head.

Hindi Scholarship Scheme, 2020-21

Completed application forms will be received upto 31st December, 2020 between 12 noon and 4 p.m. on all working days in the above office. Forms received after 31.12.2020 will be summarily rejected.