Engineering aspirants in West Bengal face unsure future over delay in W.B. entrance take a look at outcomes

“The examination occurred on April 27 this yr. In different years, we had seen that outcomes have been normally declared inside six weeks. However, it has been three months because the examination was carried out this yr. We don’t have any clue after we can count on outcomes, and when the admission course of will start,” 18-year-old Sparsha Sengupta informed The Hindu.

Like many different engineering aspirants within the State, Ms. Sengupta had additionally appeared for JEE-Mains. Still, she was extra targeted on making ready for WBJEE examinations as a result of she wished to enrol within the engineering division in a college in West Bengal, she mentioned. A latest Class 12 graduate of Delhi Public School, Ruby Park, her dream was to check engineering at Jadavpur University. 

“Our future depends completely on WBJEE outcomes. We are rising more and more anxious and careworn over this extended uncertainty concerning the outcomes and about after we can begin faculty this yr. We additionally concern shedding alternatives in parallel counselling processes like JEE, CUET and falling behind college students who enrolled in schools primarily based on different entrance examinations,” she mentioned.

Ms. Sengupta and 169 different fearful WBJEE examinees on July 24 began the WBJEE Students Forum. The college students declare they’ve approached the WBJEE Board and the Department of Education a number of instances, however to no avail. As most of them opted out of faculty enrolments by different entrance examinations, they’re additionally fearful about having to take a drop yr if admissions are indefinitely delayed.

“The state of affairs is extraordinarily tense at residence. I acquired into BSc Physics on the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, however as a household, we had determined to not enrol there as a result of my dream is to check engineering. The admission deadline there handed a couple of days again. Meanwhile, there isn’t a signal of when WBJEE will publish outcomes, and when admissions will start,” mentioned Shithan Roy, 17.

He added that the shortage of communication from the WBJEE Board on the delay has added to his worries. 

“I’m questioning if letting go of IIT was the fitting resolution,” he provides.

Professors of State-run universities that admit college students primarily based on WBJEE outcomes additionally expressed apprehensions over shedding out on the brightest college students, who they concern have enrolled in universities in different States.

President of the Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) Partha Pratim Biswas mentioned that the delay in publishing outcomes is being brought on by the matter regarding reservation for OBC candidates, which is being heard by the Supreme Court.

“The finest college students from this yr will most definitely take admission in universities outdoors West Bengal. Losing out on the brilliant aspirants could have a major influence on the institute as an entire, together with future placements, its analysis initiatives, and its postgraduate departments,” Professor Biswas mentioned.

He added that delayed admissions may also have an hostile affect on the incoming batch of scholars who would begin their course with a serious backlog because of being behind the nationwide calendar. He additionally expressed apprehensions over whether or not admissions “will conclude earlier than Christmas” this yr.

Professor Biswas additionally highlighted that disadvantaged and socioeconomically deprived college students depend on State-run academic institutes as a result of they can not afford admission in non-public schools. 

“Due to the delay in outcomes, the State authorities and the government-affiliated schools and universities haven’t began admissions. But it’s stunning to see that many non-public academic establishments within the State have began their admission course of in numerous methods. Students who’re fearful about their future are paying large quantities of cash to safe a seat in engineering departments,” JUTA additionally highlighted in an open letter to guardians of aspirants.