What is the Centralised Admission Portal (WBCAP)?
The WBCAP is a unified online platform designed to facilitate admissions to Undergraduate courses in a vast network of institutions across West Bengal. For the 2025-26 session, the portal will handle admissions for:
This means you can apply to a wide range of courses from numerous colleges through a single, streamlined application.
Important Note: Certain institutions like Presidency University, Jadavpur University, Autonomous Colleges, B.Ed., Law, Fine Arts, Engineering, Pharmacy, Medical colleges, and Self-financing/Private colleges are not part of this portal. Applicants for these must check the respective university/college websites.
Why is the WBCAP a Game-Changer? Key Features
The portal is packed with student-friendly features designed to take the stress out of admissions:
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Pan-India Access: Any student across India who has passed the (10+2) examination can apply.
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Zero Application Fee: There is no cost to apply through the portal.
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25 Program Choices: You can apply for up to 25 different courses/programmes according to your preference, all from one dashboard.
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Single Seat Allotment: You will be allotted only one seat based on your merit, preference, and seat availability, eliminating multiple seat blocking.
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Simultaneous Merit Lists: Merit lists for ALL courses in ALL participating colleges will be published on the same day and time, bringing unparalleled transparency.
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Post-Admission Upgradation: Even after securing a seat, you will have the opportunity to upgrade to a course higher on your preference list if a seat becomes available.
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Integrated Fee Payment: All admission-related fees are paid securely through the portal itself.
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Smart Fee Management: If you upgrade, you only pay the difference in fee. If the new course fee is lower, the balance will be refunded after the admission process is complete.
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SMS Guidance: You will receive timely SMS updates at every crucial stage of the admission process.
How to Access the Portal?
Getting started is easy. You can access the Centralised Admission Portal through:
What Documents Do You Need to Keep Ready?
To ensure a smooth application process, have digital copies (scanned or clear photos) of these documents ready for upload:
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Personal Details: Valid Mobile Number & Email ID.
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Photograph & Signature: Recent colour photograph and your signature.
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Academic Records:
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Proof of Date of Birth (Class 10 Admit Card/Birth Certificate)
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Class 10 or Equivalent Marksheet
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Class 12 or Equivalent Marksheet
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Category Certificates (if applicable): SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/PwD certificates.
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Identity Proof: Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, Driving Licence, or Passport.
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Bank Details: A cancelled cheque or the first page of your bank passbook for fee refund purposes.
Need Help? Here’s the Support
The portal ensures you are never alone in the process. For any queries or assistance, you can:
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Call the Toll-Free Helpline: 1800 102 8014
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Send an Email: support@wbcap.in
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Use the Chatbot: Interact with VEENA, the AI-powered chatbot, directly on the portal.
Documents Required for Application :
1. Class 10th standard mark sheet. (In Pdf format, max 2 MB)
2. Class 12th standard mark sheet. (In Pdf format, max 2 MB)
3. SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS etc. certificate (if applicable) (In Pdf format, max 2 MB)
4. PWD certificate (if applicable) (In Pdf format, max 2 MB)
5. Identity Proof Document (eg. Aadhar, Driving Licence, Passport etc.) (In Pdf format, max 2 MB)
6. Banglar Siksha ID if available.
7. Age proof certificate (Class X Admit Card / Class X Registration Certificate) (In Pdf format, max 2 MB)
8. A photograph of the candidate (In JPG/JPEG/PNG format, max 2 MB)
9. Signature of the candidate (In JPG/JPEG/PNG format, max 1 MB)
10. Bank Account Number of the candidate/ guardian along with IFSC code.
11. Cheque leaf / pass book/Bank Account Statement (Front page) (In JPG/JPEG/PNG format, max 2 MB)
Under the visionary leadership of Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister, West Bengal, the Department of Higher Education, through West Bengal State Council of Higher Education, has introduced Centralised Admission Portal from 2024-2025 academic session considering the need of uniformity and transparency in the admission system in all Colleges and Universities throughout the state. Admission to the Undergraduate Courses in 17 Universities and 460 Government and Government-aided affiliated Colleges/ Higher Educational Institutions will be conducted through this portal. The Presidency University, Jadavpur University, Autonomous Colleges, Minority Educational Institutes/Colleges, B.Ed., Law, Fine Arts and Performing Arts, Crafts, Dance, Music Colleges/Courses, colleges offering Engineering, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical courses and Self-financing/Private colleges shall be out of the purview of the Centralised Admission Portal in the Academic Session 2025-2026. The Portal aims to streamline the admission process smoothly and to make it convenient for students to apply in the Higher Educational Institutions across the State.
Key Features of the Portal:
- Any student who has qualified (10+2) or equivalent examination from any recognised Board/Council/Equivalent body can apply for admission to the Undergraduate Courses.
- An applicant can register, create profile and upload relevant data and documents required for admission.
- An applicant can apply for a maximum of 25 courses in one or multiple Higher Educational Institutions.
- An applicant can create a Preference List, Institution-wise and Course-wise.
- Merit List will be system-generated, Institution and Course-wise.
- Candidates will be allotted seat based on their highest available (at that material point of time) preferences based on merit rank and availability of seats.
- An applicant will get the scope of upgrading to higher available preference.
- Candidate can submit application online, through the following websites: https://banglaruchchashiksha.wb.gov.in, https://wbsche.wb.gov.in
- For any further clarification, call the toll free number 1800-102-8014 and/or may send email at: support@wbcap.in
Any candidate who has passed Higher Secondary or equivalent examination (from a recognized board/council) may register in the Centralised Admission Portal, subject to certain restrictions in terms of the year of passing as set by the concerned Universities.
Passing year/s is/are specified for each college/Institution for a specific course in the portal.
Presidency University, Jadavpur University, Autonomous Colleges, Minority Educational Institutes/Colleges, B.Ed., Law, Fine Arts and Performing Arts, Crafts, Dance, Music Colleges/Courses, colleges offering engineering, pharmacy, nursing, medical courses and self-financing/private colleges shall be out of the purview of the Centralised Admission Portal
List of colleges/programmes/courses is included in the UG Centralised Admission Portal is available in the download menu of home page of the portal.
The Opening date of the application window is 18th June, 2025.
The process of fresh admission will be the same for such candidates in the centralized admission portal. The candidate will be required to provide the data regarding previous admission as sought during creation of profile in the portal. However, after taking admission the candidate will have to report regarding previous admission/registration to new college authority during physical verification of documents for appropriate follow up action.
• Registration & Profile Creation of the Candidate • Creating a Preference List of the Applications by the Candidate • Generation of Merit Lists • Seat Allotment • Payment of Admission Fee • Provisional Admission • Up-gradation
No. The candidate needs to apply only once in the Undergraduate Centralised Admission Portal and will have to report to college once online provisional admission process is complete and the candidate is called for physical verification in the respective college
All important dates will be widely circulated through newspaper advertisements, social media and will be available in the home page “Notice Board” tab of Centralised Admission Portal (UG).
The candidate has to register, after which the candidate will be allotted a login ID and password, which can be used by the candidate to login to the portal and create a profile which is the online application form. After filling up of the application form, in the next step, the candidate will choose courses and colleges and submit a course/ college-wise preference list.
Yes, candidate need to upload both sides of the Aadhaar card.
District Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Officer/Municipal corporation/ Municipality are the issuing authority of the EWS certificate. Income certificate is not required.
Yes. Aadhaar number is required
10+2 Marksheet/ admit card containing the registration number.
Yes, Gender can be edited.
Yes, The DOB can be edited.
The candidate to send an email to WBCAP along with a screenshot and proof of correct DOB.
Candidate has to try after some time after clearing the browsing history. If the problem remains the same, then kindly contact WBCAP by email.
After the candidate successfully enters the portal by providing his login credentials, he will get the option to change his mobile number from where he can fix his incorrect mobile number.
Yes, in case the name differs appropriate affidavit must be submitted.
Candidate can use the OTP delivered to his/her registered mobile number.
During registration, the candidate will have to provide a login id and password which can be used by the candidate to log in afterwards
Candidate will be able to choose college/ institute for a specific course as desired by the candidate among the available courses by using the “Search” option/tab.
A candidate applying for multiple courses will be required to rank the courses in order of preference. Seat allotment will be done taking into consideration the merit index based merit rank of the candidate and on the basis of preferences exercised by the candidate.
A candidate can change the preference list by adding/deleting courses or by re-ordering the list any numbers of times till the closure of the application window.
Candidates applying in 4-yr Hons.& Hons. with research/3-yr Multidisciplinary Course/Programme must choose combination of subjects (Major and/or Minor) during application process.
A “Save” button will be available below the preference list in the dashboard of the candidate. The candidate needs to save all preferences by clicking this button. On closure of application window, profile information and applications with preference list will be auto-submitted and no further change can be done to it. Candidate may anytime login to the portal and download the application form throughout the entire period of the admission process
Each and every Higher Education Institution has specified a formula for calculating the merit index for each course which is clearly explained in the portal.
It is clearly mentioned in the portal and the calculation is shown besides the merit index of the candidate in the portal.
Merit lists will be prepared per college per course in the descending order of merit index for that particular course.
If there is a tie between candidates with the same merit index for a seat of a particular programme , the tie breaking rule prescribed by the college/HEI will be used to break the tie.
Along with the merit list, a particular candidate will be allocated only a single position in the allocation list for a specific course in a specific institute in a particular round depending on the candidate’s merit index and preference list.
No separate rank will be generated for PwD/differently-abled candidates. However, there will be horizontal reservation for PwD candidates in all categories where such applicants are available as per Government rules now in force.
Student Id is not required in the portal but Banglar Uchhasiksha ID is required which can be provided the school.
No reservation is alloted for sports category in the portal.
The candidate must communicate by email to WBCAP alongwith a scanned copy of 10th/10+2 Marksheet(whichever is applicable) and the relevent screenshot.
Yes, all data can be edited till the last date of submission of forms except those entered during the registration process. However, if editing of data is done in result and mother tongue of the candidate in profile, the candidate will be shown a message that preference list previously created by the candidate will be deleted and the candidate will have to create the preference list afresh.
Candidate has to cancel Registration and go for new registration.
No. Candidate has to apply through SII portal for foreign countries.
Merit lists will be prepared in the order of highest to lowest merit index.
Candidates will be allotted their highest available preference based on merit index based merit rank and availability of seats.
The candidate must go to the website of that college to check all the hostel facilities from the “Search” option.
No. Once alloted a seat in a HEI, all lower preferences of the candidate will not be considered. For example if preference 2 is alloted, all preferences od the candidate below the 2nd listed HEI will cot be considered for future allocation (if any).
No, Preference cannot be changed once the application window has closed.
The candidate will get SMS in his/ her registered mobile number and email alert and can view his/ her position in the merit list and allocation list after logging in the portal.
The candidate has to log in and pay the requisite admission fees online.
Online using net banking/Credit/debit card or using UPI like Paytm or phone pay etc.
The candidate need to create ’Preference List’ a new in the Mop-up round in terms of the notifications to be published (provided seats are vacant).
Any prospective candidate may visit the official website of any college/HEI. The website address is available in the Centralised Admission Portal (UG).
An option for cancellation of admission will be available and if the student selects the ‘Cancel’ button confirming cancellation, it will be processed by the system
Till the end of the last round of admission as notified in the portal.
The candidate has to apply to the concerned college/HEI as per rules in force.
Admission taken through online portal will be provisional until physical verification of documents is done by the college.
Admission will be confirmed once the candidate’s documents are physically verified successfully in the concerned college/ institute by the college authority and successful completion of the registration with the university.
After completion of the online aspect of the admission process (which will be notified through Email/ SMS and dates will be available in the website of the specific college/institution).
Yes. Candidates may please visit https://bsk.wb.gov.in. The details will also be available in the homepage of the Centralised Online Admission portal.
The First phase of Admission consists of •Registration by the Candidate • Profile creation • Application and Creating preferences List • Publication of Institution wise Merit List and Allocation List • Admission taken by the candidate • One Upgrade Round •Publication of Institution wise Merit List and Allocation List in Upgrade Round •Admission by the Student in Upgrade Round. The last and Mop-Up Phase (subject to availability of vacant seats) consists of – •Registration by fresh candidates •Profile creation & Creation of Preference list by Fresh candidates •Preference List creation by the Candidates (who have not been allotted seats/ who have been allotted but not admitted/ who have been admitted but cancelled admission in first phase) •Publication of Institution wise Merit List and Allocation List in Mop-up Phase •Admission by the Student in Mop-up Phase •Upgrade Round of Mop-up Phase • Publication of Institution wise Merit List in Mop-up Phase and Allocation List in Upgrade Round of Mop-Up Phase, •Admission by the Student in Upgrade Round of Mop-Up Phase.
Candidates can upload admit card/marksheet where registration number/ unique Number /ID is present.
Unique Id/ number is same as the Registration number where applicable.
This will depend on the eligibility criteria for the particular course/programme and minor/ major subject combination of the said programme.
No, Foreign students will have to register in Study in India portal (https://studyinindia.gov.in).
All preferences below the allotted one will not be considered for next round. However the candidate can apply afresh in the Mop up round if not taken admission in the previous phase and create new preference list. It is to be noted that allocation in mop up round will depend only on available vacancy at that time.
No. Allocation in Mop up round will depend on merit index and available vacancy at that time.
Yes, the candidate can apply in the Mop up round after Physical verification.
You will be upgraded to your higher preference in the next round if you select upgradation provided seats are vacant at that time depending on your merit index. It cannot be predicted to which preference you will be upgraded.
Yes. Your previous admission will be auto cancelled.
You can select upgradation while taking admission and wait for the next round. You may be upgraded to your higher preference in the next round if you select upgradation This will depend on your merit index and available seat vacancy.
You can apply afresh in Mop up round if you don’t take admission now. But your allotment will depend on the available seat/vacancy status and your merit index for your choice of course at that time.
You will be allotted only one seat in your higher preference as per your merit index depending on vacancy status during upgradation.However, to avail the facility of upgradation, you have to take admission to the college to which you have been allotted and click the upgradation option.
You have an option to check your transaction status from the dashboard. You can check all the transactions you have made and the system will show you the latest status. If you do not find an updated status after 60 minutes, you can retry payment.
Select upgradation while taking admission in the seat to which you have been allotted now . You will be allotted seat if Zoology is in higher preference as per your merit index and depending on vacancy status in upgradation round.
Select upgradation during admission to your allotted seat now. You will be allotted only one seat in your higher preference as per your merit index depending on vacancy status at the time of upgradation.
You can apply afresh in Mop up round but allocation will be depending on merit index and available vacancy at that time.
You will have to wait for the next round of Phase I for allotment of seat and will also be considered for Mop up round for future allotment.
If you have not selected Microbiology Honours in the college where you wish to study, then you will not be allotted any seat through the system. However, you can apply afresh in Mop up round if you don’t take admission now. Please remember that allocation in mop up round will depend on your merit index and available vacancy at that time. In a case, you have applied for a seat in Microbiology in the college in which you wish to study, but have not been allotted a seat now, there remains a chance of getting a seat in the same in the upgradation round. You must first take admission in your allotted seat and select the upgradation option. However, such allotment is again subject to merit and vacancy.
Yes, take online admission and report your case during Physical verification at the college where you are now taking admission.
If the candidate has not got any allotment in the 1st round of the admission phase, then the candidate has the to wait for 2nd round of admission phase which will depend on the remaining number of vacancies. 2nd round of the admission phase may start after the completion documents verification procedure at respective collegeswith regard to 1st round.
Ans: There is no 2nd list. There is an upgradation round. You have to take admission first and select upgradation option. You will be allotted only one seat in your higher preference as per your merit index depending on vacancy status at the time of upgradation.
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