Centralised admission portal for UG admission in West Bengal to open on June 17
Higher education department in a statement said 460 state-run and state-aided colleges under 17 universities will be included in the portal.
'Education minister Bratya Basu is expected to be present at the launch of the portal for admission of 2025-26 academic year at 2 pm on June 17,' an official said.
The Class 12 higher secondary results of the state board were published on May 7. This year, 4,73,919 students appeared for their WBCHSE Higher Secondary exam; of them, 4,30,286 have passed, resulting in a pass percentage of 90.79 per cent. Last year, the pass percentage was 90 per cent. This year, science recorded a pass percentage of 99.46 per cent, followed by commerce with 97.52 per cent, and arts with 88.25 per cent.
In the centralised admission portal, a student can choose more than one college and opt for several subjects.
He or she will have the advantage of automatically upgrading to a higher-ranked college of choice after being initially admitted to one higher educational institution on the basis of vacancy of seats.
'For this, he won't have to depend on any third party,' the official said adding the portal will be a transparent one.
Education Minister Bratya Basu earlier said due to some technical work, the launch has been delayed by a few days.
'If you remember, last year the online portal opened on June 19. And, the higher secondary exam results were announced on May 8. So if you compare with the proceedings last year, we are not late,' Basu had told reporters.
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