West Bengal government launches a web portal to provide real-time information to students regarding college admission.
The West Bengal Government has launched a web portal to give real-time information to students about college admission. State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has announced through a tweet that the interactive portal 'Banglar Uchhosiksha' (Higher Education in Bengal) has been launched and will provide necessary information to students seeking admission to state-run colleges, regarding cut-off marks and other criteria.
"In these difficult times (due to the pandemic), we are introducing this portal for students which will give all kinds of information regarding admission to colleges. We are sure it will be of great help to the students," the minister tweeted, attaching the link to the portal.
The state government had earlier announced that this year students will be exempted from paying any amount to apply to any state-run colleges and universities for admission in undergraduate courses. As per an official order, no money can be charged from students for providing application forms or prospectus for admission.
"Let me assert in unambiguous terms, colleges should not take a single rupee under any head from the candidates during admission. The colleges can't even charge money for buying prospectus or in any other category. Those universities, which directly offer undergraduate courses, cannot similarly charge anything from the candidates," the Minister had said.
He further said that this has been done considering the current coronavirus situation in the country due to which many families are facing an extreme financial crisis. Keeping that in mind, it was decided that students should not be put under any economic stress as they are already facing enough hardship.
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