The competent authority in the State Government introduced the system of Centralised Online Admission to the undergraduate courses in colleges and universities in order to provide a single-window gateway to facilitate the admission process in the academic session 2026-27. Now, the Centralised Admission Portal shall go live for admission to the undergraduate courses in the 460 Government and Government aided General Degree Colleges/ Higher Education Institutions including Universities across the State of West Bengal for the academic session 2026–27, as per the attached schedule.

Check Admission Dates 2026

Presidency University, Jadavpur University, Autonomous Colleges, Minority Educational Institutes/Colleges, Training Colleges, Law Colleges/Universities offering course like Fine Arts and Performing Arts, Crafts, Dance, Music, Colleges offering Engineering, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Courses and Self-financing/Private Colleges.

The Portal aims to provide opportunities to the students, to choose their desired course in the desired colleges via a single window platform and also to stop admission in multiple times by a single student at various colleges/ Universities so that maximum number of seats can be filled up in all Colleges/ Universities.

An Indian student can apply online through the following websites - https://banglaruchchashiksha.wb.gov.in , https://wbsche.wb.gov.in by clicking the “Centralised Admission” button or directly to https://wbcap.in/ . There is no Fee for Application.

Any Indian student who has qualified (10+2) or equivalent examination from any recognized Board/ Council/ Equivalent body within the country, can apply for admission to the undergraduate courses.

An applicant can apply for a maximum of 25 programmes/ courses in one or multiple Higher Educational Institutions across the State. An applicant can create a Preference List, Institution-wise and Course-wise. User Manual and Tutorials have been provided in the Portal for step-by-step guidance to the students.

Online Admission Process should be done strictly on the basis of merit. Prospective students should not be called for counselling or verification of documents during the process of admission. No physical presence will be required at the Higher Education Institutions.

Eligible Applicants will be notified directly by the System through SMS and E-mail at each step. The applicants will also be able to see individual status through the applicants’ own dashboard. Payment of fees for admission shall be done only through this Portal.

All Stakeholders shall adhere to the guidelines of COVID-19, issued by the Government from time to time. However, the Netaji Subhas Open University shall follow the time schedule as per guidelines of Open Distance Learning as done last year.

This advisory does not apply to admission to Teachers’Training courses such as B.Ed, B.P.Ed, M.Ed., or M.P.Ed including PG courses etc., for which separate Notification will be issued.

This is issued with the approval of competent authority and will remain in effect until further order.

Check Admission Dates 2026 Download Notification 2026