West Bengal News

The West Bengal government will set up six new government colleges in four districts. Of the six, three government colleges will be set up at Debagram, Tehatta and Nakashipara in Nadia district. The three others will come up at Kushmandi ...

Jadavpur University Vice-Chancellor Souvik Bhattacharya, who along with the pro-vice chancellor and the registrar was ghearoed for 51 hours by students in September, has resigned citing personal reasons. "I have sent my resignation to the chancellor. I am yet to ...

Candidates contesting four key posts in the students body election in the prestigious Presidency University here, will have to participate in a debate to prove themselves. Those filing nominations for the post of president, vice-president, general secretary and assistant secretary ...

The West Bengal government has formed a 12-member education commission for a vision document 2020 to improve the standard of education in the state. The panel would review courses, programmes and syllabus to suggest changes in keeping with the latest ...

The Calcutta High Court today allowed the School Service Commission of West Bengal to publish the results for primary school teachers' recruitment exam, but with a mention of the pendency of a writ petition on it. Hearing a petition by ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday flagged off the "Kanyashree" scheme under which an annual scholarship of Rs.500 would be given to unmarried girls aged 13-18 and whose family's annual income is below Rs. 1.20 lakh. The scheme was ...

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, invites applications for admission to Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) programme commencing in 2013-14. Applications are invited for admission to the Ph.D. Programme[Regular, Sponsored and Individual Fellowship (i.e. CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/INSPIRE categories)] of the Institute in all ...

Premier B-school Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has bagged another laurel and the top spot in finance among the world's 70 leading business schools, a statement said Thursday. The finance module included in the Master of Management programme offered by ...

Army Institute of Management, Kolkata, invites applications for admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme commencing in 2014. The specialisations are offered in: Marketing Finance Systems Human Resource Management Eligibility: ...

Department of Business Management, Calcutta University, Kolkata, invites applications for admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme commencing in Jan 2014. Master in Business Administration (MBA) is 2 year full-time Post-Graduate Course. It is a University Masters Degree with ...

The Calcutta High Court today directed that the Haldia Dental Medical College could admit students for the 2013-14 session, but it would depend on the outcome of the present petition pending before it. Justice Aniruddha Bose directed the college to ...

In the wake of a spurt in student agitations in West Bengal that saw heads of top varsities being locked-in, state Higher Education Minister Bratya Basu Tuesday cautioned against such "extreme movements". He said the first step to get their ...

In a bid to tap entrepreneurs and enhance their skills, country's premier B-School, the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C), will assist the West Bengal government to impart training to select candidates, a release said Tuesday. According to the statement, ...

Students of Rajabazar Science College of Calcutta University has lifted the 16-hour gherao of the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro Vice-Chancellor over their demand for better campus placement following assurance from the authorities. Later West Bengal Governor M K Naryanan, who ...