Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.
Financial assistance to Kanyashree girls under Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum means Scholarship Scheme in order to encourage & incentivize them for pursuing Post Graduate studies.
Admissions to all Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses (Honours and General) in the State-funded higher education institutions were made through online, merit based system.
Grant of Ad-hoc Bonus for the year 2012-13 to the employees of the State- Aided Universities under the administrative control of Higher Education Deptt. and West Bengal State Council of Higher Education.
Grant of Ad-hoc Bonus for the year 2018-19 to the employees of the State-Aided Universities under the administrative control of this Department and West Bengal State Council of Higher Education.
Grant of Dearness Relief @85% on Basic Pension/ Basic Family Pension to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State-aided Non-Govt. Colleges with effect from 01.01.2017.
Grant of Ad-hoc Bonus for the year 2015-16 to the employees of State-Aided Universities under administrative control of Higher Education Deptt. and West Bengal State Council of Higher Education.
Date of release of deputed teacher-trainees will be 30th June of every year instead of 15th May as the course runs from 1st July to 30th June of every year according to NCTE norms.
State Government has decided to use a Centralized web based online admission system for admission at Undergraduate level in all colleges/ Universities under the administrative control of the Higher Education Department from the academic session 2023-2024.