The government of West Bengal has recently announced that no admission or entrance tests will be conducted this year for seats on undergraduate courses at any higher education institutions across the state in view of the current pandemic situation.
West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu asked all the Vice-Chancellors to cancel the conduction of admission tests for undergraduate courses for this year. Apart from admission tests, admission interviews have also been barred for this year.
The state education minister further instructed all the higher educational institutes to conduct the undergraduate admission process on the basis of the Class 12 marks obtained by the students through the evaluation criteria set by the state.
Universities also have plans to begin the first semester of this academic session from October 1, and thus, the application process for undergraduate admissions will most likely commence as soon as the results of Class 12 are released in West Bengal.
Universities, colleges reopening in West Bengal
As of now, the government of West Bengal has not taken any final decision regarding the reopening of colleges and higher educational institutions. All classes and academic activities are being conducted online in all the colleges of West Bengal.
The schools and colleges in West Bengal were shut down in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown. The educational institutes were briefly reopened at the beginning of 2021 but were shut down soon again due to the second wave of the pandemic.
The unlock process in West Bengal has commenced but the educational institutes are still closed. It is being speculated that the universities and colleges will reopen once the new academic session starts from October 2021.
The state government has asked all the colleges to conclude their undergraduate admission process by September 30 so that the semester can start from October. This year, admission fees will not be charged to the students.
