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State edu dpt extends form submission date to July 15
1 2 3 Kolkata: The state higher education department has extended the form submission for centralized admissions until July 15. A notice was posted on the centralized admission portal on Tuesday evening. The portal was supposed to close on Tuesday night. Higher education minister Bratya Basu posted on his X handle, "The centralized admission portal completed two weeks of operation. Following the Chief Minister's order for serving students' interests, the deadline was extended... until July 15." The portal, which started functioning on June 16 and was supposed to close on Tuesday, was extended for 15 more days to receive applications for undergraduate courses. According to sources in higher education, over 18 lakh applications were submitted by over 3 lakh candidates until Tuesday at 6 pm. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata The OBC reservation matter has not been resolved in court yet. There was a hearing at Calcutta High Court last week on a contempt plea, alleging the centralized admission showed sub-classification of OBC A and B. The court did not stay the entire process but directed not to mention categories. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esse novo alarme com câmera é quase gratuito em Bauru (consulte o preço) Alarmes Undo Forms are now being filled without category details, and the caste certificates will have to be uploaded once the matter is resolved in court. Department officials saw an overwhelming response from students in terms of total applications received, and they are expecting more applications due to the date extension. They are also expecting the OBC matter to be resolved during this period before preparing the merit list. Lady Brabourne College principal Siuli Sarkar said, "This year we saw huge numbers of applications submitted, giving first choice to our college. We can expect more applications as the date has been extended, but at the same time, we don't know how many of them will take admission." New Alipore College principal Jaydeep Sarangi said, "We observed more applications were submitted, so extending 15 days more means reaching out to more students. " Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
Time of India
19-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Given 25 options, candidates take 5 on an avg on UG admission portal
1 2 Kolkata: Every undergraduate candidate is opting for four to five options, including subjects and colleges, from 25 available choices at 460-odd institutes in Bengal, shows data from Centralised Admission Portal in the first two days. The portal, which opened at 10 am on Wednesday, received over 2.8 lakh applications and over 60,000 registrations till Thursday evening. "On the second day, by 6 pm, 61,155 students registered on the centralized online portal... and submitted 2,85,497 applications. Among the registered students, 374 are residents of other states," education minister Bratya Basu posted on X. Candidates this year are following a different approach than that last year. In the initial round, students are being allowed to secure only 10 course preferences at one go. The system will subsequently display the 15 other options one by one. Students are to confirm each choice by selecting 'Yes' before proceeding to the next one. . A higher education official said, "We had hoped for a higher number of applications in the first few days as students eagerly waited for the portal to open. But it's found that students are opting for four-five choices at a time, though they can click on more. The number may go up later on." But principals don't seem alarmed by the supposed fewer choices. Lady Brabourne College principal Siuli Sarkar said, "It is natural for students to opt for four to five choices. Their focused preferences reflect their vision. Since students nowadays are mature and this time, they got more than sufficient time to research about choices of subjects and colleges, I feel it is a conscious decision to limit their applications to four to five. " A south Kolkata College principal felt providing 25 choices was "way too much". "Applying for four-five choices is fine. Students focused on subjects and institutes often keep their choices limited," the principal said. But Surendranath College principal Indranil Kar advised candidates to apply to at least eight to 10 institutes. "As the competition is tough, I would suggest candidates to apply to at least eight to 10 colleges to be on the safe side. It will ensure admission to at least one. We often find a student fails to secure any seat as he or she applies to a limited number of places, say three or four." Statistics from the 2024 UG admission data indicated most selected 10-15 course combinations or less.
Time of India
12-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
UG admission portal for Bengal colleges to open on June 17
Kolkata: More than a month after the board results were declared, the state education department on Thursday notified that the centralised undergraduate (UG) admission portal will be rolled out from Tuesday (June 17. ) The portal will have 17 universities and 460 colleges, the notice states. This has brought relief to the students. The UG admission in Bengal through a centralised admission portal (CAP) was stalled owing to the OBC-reservation-related dispute. However, the minority and private colleges had started their admission soon after the board results were declared. While the ISC results were declared on April 30, the West Bengal Higher Secondary (WBHS) results were published on May 7, followed by the CBSE class 12 results on May 13. State education minister Bratya Basu had repeatedly hinted last week that the UG admission process would begin earlier than last year after resolution of the OBC issue. He had said the amended rule would be placed before the state assembly soon. Last year, the admission portal was inaugurated on June 19 and turned functional from June 24. CAP was launched last year after the plan was put on hold several times. "The online portal will become accessible on June 17 after 4:00 pm," said a Bikash Bhavan source, adding, that the admission portal was ready to function, and only last-minute fine-tuning was underway. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 오스템 임플란트 받아가세요 임플란터 더 알아보기 Undo Sources said students can choose among 460 colleges and will have 25 options, including subjects and colleges, for applying to UG courses. Students will be informed about the seats they secure and name of the institutes they can get admitted to. They will also be informed about remaining seats and waiting list. This year too, the upgrade option will be available. "There is a plan to introduce a chatbot in the portal to answer applicant's queries on a real-time basis," an official said, Lady Brabourne College principal Siuli Sarkar said she was apprehensive that the quality of students would be compromised due to the delay as many would have shifted to other states or taken admission in minority colleges. Besides, it may impact academic schedule. Surendranath College principal Indranil Kar recalled how such delays had affected admissions last year. Principal of New Alipore College Jaydeep Sarangi feels that the delay will not affect filling up of seats. (Inputs from Poulami Roy Banerjee) Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
