Kolkata, 11th May 2023: The West Bengal government has introduced a centralised online system for undergraduate college admissions.
The system will handle the admissions process for all state-run, aided or affiliated colleges and universities and will be functional from this academic session, i.e., 2023-24.
The state Principal Secretary Manish Jain, said that the online admission system would be maintained and operated by the West Bengal State Council of Higher Education, with a specific bank account of the council for the admissions fees.
Such a centralised system aims to reduce the burden on the students. Prior to this system, the students had to apply to various colleges and universities by registering themselves on online portals of different institutions and paying separate application fees.
The notification issued by the state government also added that the move also emphasised on the need for uniformity and transparency in the admission system of colleges.
