Higher Education

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

Online Admission into UG/ PG Courses for Session, 2019-20

The results of the West Bengal Higher Secondary Examination 2019 are expected to be announced shortly. This Department has received queries from different colleges regarding the admission modalities to be followed by them for the ensuing academic session 2019-20.

D.A. to Employees of Higher Educational Institutes wef May, 2024

Grant of Dearness Allowance (DA) to the regular Teaching and Non-teaching employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for the Pensioners of the State-aided/ Govt.-aided Educational Institutions, employees of statutory bodies under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education w.e.f. 01.05.2024.

Rights of Transgender Community in Indian Society

The judgement has upheld transgenders’ right to decide their self-identified gender i.e. male, female or as Third gender as a way of safeguarding and enforcing appropriately their rights under the Constitution.