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Guidelines for Admission to vacant seats in 1st Year in the Post Graduate Degree level MCA course through Decentralized Counseling (Institution Level) process in the academic year 2024-2025.
Government of West Bengal
Department of Higher Education
Technical Branch
Bikash Bhavan, 6th Floor, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700091
No. 480-Edn (T)10M-68/16 Date: 06.11.2024
NOTIFICATION
Sub: Guidelines for Admission to vacant seats in 1st Year in the Post Graduate Degree level MCA course through Decentralized Counseling (Institution Level) process in the academic year 2024-2025.
Whereas, the necessary guidelines for admission to MCA program in the academic session 2024-2025 through the State level Common Entrance Examination for the said Program has already been notified and published by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board;
And
Whereas, in the said guidelines, it has been mentioned that the candidates will take admission to the allotted Universities and Institutes after obtaining allotment by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board through the centralised counseling process;
And
Whereas, it has been observed that some seats are still vacant after the completion of such centralised allotment and admission process in different participating Universities and Institutes of the State offering MCA Program;
And
Now, therefore on completion of the centralized counseling and admission process, it has been decided by the State Government in the Higher Education Department to allow all the participating Universities and Institutes of the State offering MCA Program for admission of students through decentralized counseling (Institution Level) and allotment process in strict compliance with as notified hereunder:
a. For different participating Universities and Institutes, the eligibility criteria for admission through decentralised counseling process for MCA Program shall be the same as notified in the Guidelines issued by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board.
b. Participating Universities and Institutes willing to admit students through such decentralized counseling process shall have to follow a complete transparent admission procedure by inviting application from the eligible candidates by posting suitable notice with vacancy position of MCA Program in their respective Institution Notice Board and/or in the Institution website.
c. The admission for such MCA Program must be made strictly on the basis of merit at the concerned Institutional level. During the admission for such MCA Program, the merit of the applicants should be followed strictly as per norms and guidelines in the AICTE Approval Process Hand Book 2024-25.
d. The cut-off date for completion of the decentralized counseling and admission at the respective participating Universities and Institutes shall follow the academic calendar of the affiliating Universities concerned for the academic year 2024-25.
Individual affiliated Institution admitting students in decentralised counseling shall maintain complete transparency in the admission procedure and accordingly shall communicate the following information positively to the affiliating University:
(i) Notice Published in the Institution Website and/or Notice Board;
(ii) Vacancy List published in the Institution Website and/ or Notice Board;
(iii) Merit List prepared in the Institution Website and/ or Notice Board for admission from amongst applicant students.
(iv) The final list of students admitted.
Sd/- Deputy Secretary