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 has sought clarifications on some points regarding COSA implementation for teaching and non-teaching staff of the Grant-in-aid colleges and state Universities.
Admissions to all Under Graduate (Honours and General) and Post Graduate courses in the State-funded Higher Education Institutions in West Bengal for the ensuing academic session 2022-2023 will be made online in Standalone mode.
Guidelines for admission to vacant seats in degree level engineering, technology, architecture and pharmacy courses after the e-counseling and allotment in 2017 through decentralized counseling and other relevant issues for the academic year 2017-18.
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.
Top most priority should be given by all concerned for implementation of COSA software package for drawal of Grant-in-Aid Salary Bills latest by the 30th September, 2014.
(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.
University and College authorities may take recourse to the provisions of their existing Statutes, Rules and Regulations relating to the conduct of election to the Students’ Unions, and adopt appropriate arrangements.
Grant of Dearness Relief to the Teaching and Non-Teaching Pensioners of the State-Aided Universities in West Bengal w.e.f. January 01, 2016.
Governor is pleased to direct West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board to conduct the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations, 2016 on 17th May, 2016.
Governor is pleased to decide adoption of computerised accounting system with the need of transparency in fund management related to all Government/ Government-aided Colleges of this State.