A Comprehensive Guide for WBCAP 2024: Start Date, Application Process, Website Link

With so many colleges, so many different courses, and so many admission criteria, it’s difficult to choose the right college and course. Fortunately, the West Bengal Centralised Admission Portal WBCAP offers a streamlined, user-friendly platform to ease this journey. In this blog, we will discuss WBCAP, its key features, how to use it, and what you should not do.

Portal Name	WBCAP
Full Name	West Bengal Centralised Admission Portal
Council Authority	West Bengal State Council of Higher Education
Origin State	West Bengal
Origin Year	2024
Starting For	Undergraduate College Admission (1st Semester UG )
Participated College	461
Available Courses	7217
Available Streams	B.A (Bachelor of Arts) B.Sc (Bachelor of Science) B.com (Bachelor of Commerce)
Eligibility	Higher Secondary or 10+2 Equivalent Examination Passed
Application by	Online
Admission Process	Through WBCAP Portal
Start Date	24th, June, 2024
End Date	7th, July, 2024
Class Start	07st, August, 2024
Official Website	https://wbcap.in
Helpline No	181001028014
Email Id	helpdesk@wbcap.in

Important Details about WBCAP 2024

As the WBCAP is being launched this year, there have been several changes to the application process compared to previous years. This blog discusses new issues, what has changed, and what documents are required, hopefully, students can ease their graduate application process with accurate information from this blog.

Documents required for WBCAP 2024

Several documents are required to complete each admission process, some documents are mandatory without which the application process will not be complete and some are documents that you can upload if you have them. If you don’t have them then you can submit them to the college later during document verification. Below is a list of all these documents

what is the eligibility for WBCAP for WBCAP 2024?

All students who have passed the Higher Secondary or 10+2 equivalent examination are eligible for admission to West Bengal College.

Step-by-step online application process for WBCAP 2024

Students must have a valid email ID and mobile number before applying to the West Bengal Centralside admission portal. So that students can get information directly from the college via email or mobile phone. by mistake do not give any cyber cafe or relative’s number or email. Also, the rest of the process is given below

Registration: First, open the WBCAP registration portal and enter your email ID and mobile number, after entering your mobile number and email ID, an OTP will be sent to the email, verify with the OTP, and then get a login ID.

login Credentials: After registration, you will get a valid login ID and password which is your login credentials for WBCAP, you need login to the WBCAP portal with that ID password.

Fill up other details: Fill in other basic details like date of birth, guardian details, caste, address, blood group, annual income, mark sheet details, etc.

Upload Document: Upload all mandatory original documents with the mentioned sizes, do not upload photocopies or downloaded documents.

Eligibility Check: After completing the basic details and uploading the documents you will see the eligible courses and available colleges.

Courses & College Selection: West Bengal Centralized Admission Portal (WBCAP) has 461 colleges under various universities and around 7217 course options in various streams. Students can select based on interest from course and college lists which is very helpful for students. (You can select multiple colleges and courses as per your choice in this option)

Verify Application Form: After completing all the details the student must verify the complete details of the application filled by him, and do it very carefully so there are no mistakes.

Fee Payment: After completing the application process, students will see the option to pay the application fee. Payment should be made online through a Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, or UPI.

After payment, you will see a payment receipt, which is proof of payment for the applicant process, download it and print it for future document verification.

If the payment is not successful, even after the money is deducted from your bank, do not make the payment again, wait at least 12 hours and then check the payment status, complain to the council through the helpline number 1800-102-8014 and then pay if not done.

Download Application Form: A form can be downloaded after completing the application process, download the form and take a printout.

University and College List for WBCAP Portal 2024

A total of 461 colleges are included in this portal, these colleges are affiliated by 11 state government and government-aided universities and 5 private universities.

University Name
University of Burdwan
University of Calcutta
University of Kalyani
University of North Bengal
University of Gour Banga
West Bengal State University
Bankura University
Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University
Kazi Nazrul University
Sidho Kanho Birsha University
Vidyasagar University
Private University
Techno India University
Seacom Skills University
Adamas University
JIS University
Brainware University

Here are some course ideas you can apply through WBCAP

If you have any doubts about what you want to study, you can get an idea from the list below, there are many more courses apart from the list given below. Visit the official website for a complete list.

Arts & Humanities:

1. Bachelor of Arts (BA):
   • History
   • English
   • Bengali
   • Political Science
   • Sociology
   • Philosophy
   • Psychology
   • Geography
   • Education
   • Sanskrit
2. Fine Arts:
   • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Painting, Sculpture, Applied Arts, etc.
3. Performing Arts:
   • Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA) in Dance, Music, Drama, etc.
4. Social Work:
   • Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Science:

1. Bachelor of Science (BSc):
   • Physics
   • Chemistry
   • Mathematics
   • Biology
   • Botany
   • Zoology
   • Environmental Science
   • Microbiology
   • Biotechnology
   • Computer Science
   • Statistics
   • Geography
   • Nutrition
2. Nursing:
   • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSc Nursing)
3. Pharmacy:
   • Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)

Commerce:

1. Bachelor of Commerce (BCom):
   • Accounting and Finance
   • Marketing
   • Business Administration
   • Economics

Engineering & Technology:

1. Bachelor of Technology (BTech) / Bachelor of Engineering (BE):
   • Computer Science & Engineering
   • Information Technology
   • Mechanical Engineering
   • Civil Engineering
   • Electrical Engineering
   • Electronics & Communication Engineering
   • Chemical Engineering
   • Aerospace Engineering
   • Biotechnology
2. Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic):
   • Various specializations like Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, etc.

Medical Sciences:

1. Medicine:
   • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
2. Dental:
   • Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
3. Ayurveda:
   • Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)
4. Homeopathy:
   • Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS)
5. Physiotherapy:
   • Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT)
6. Occupational Therapy:
   • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT)

Law:

1. Integrated Law Programs:
   • BA LLB
   • BBA LLB

Management:

1. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
2. Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)

Vocational & Professional Courses:

1. Hotel Management:
   • Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM)
   • Diploma in Hotel Management
2. Fashion Designing:
   • Bachelor of Fashion Design (BDes)
   • Diploma in Fashion Design
3. Mass Communication and Journalism:
   • Bachelor of Mass Communication
   • Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication (BJMC)
4. Animation and Multimedia:
   • Bachelor of Science in Animation and Multimedia
   • Diploma in Animation and Multimedia
5. Tourism Management:
   • Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management (BTTM)
   • Diploma in Tourism Management
6. Culinary Arts:
   • Bachelor of Culinary Arts
   • Diploma in Culinary Arts

Agriculture and Allied Courses:

1. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSc Ag)
2. Bachelor of Fisheries Science (BFSc)
3. Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (BVSc & AH)

Education:

1. Bachelor of Education (BEd) – Special programs available for graduates.

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What is the admission process for WBCAP 2024?

This year’s admission process is different so, before applying if you understand what is the process for admission to WBCAP then your admission journey will be easy and smooth. This blog discusses the application process in detail for the convenience of students

Document Verification: In the document verification process your application form document will be verified by the council, if you upload the correct documents your application verification will be complete.

Merit List Generation: In this section, students will see the merit-wise rank among all the students, and get an idea of your position.

Seat Allocation: In this section, students will get three options,

• Where the student has to get admission to the college if he gets his 1st choice college.
• 2nd Option If one of the colleges below the 1st option is selected, the student must first take admission in that college, then can take an update option for the above option.
• The third option is if the student does not get a chance of admission to the college then he waits for the next round for admission.

Fee Payment and Admission Confirmation: Admission fees will be available on this portal after the college and course are selected. Payments can be made online through various options like Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Net Banking, and UPI. Once the payment is completed, the payment receipt should be downloaded and printed

This will be repeated at each step if the number of seats in the college is vacant. So those who don’t get the college of choice in the first selected process, wait for the next notice so that they can take the opportunity to get admission to the right college at the right time.

Important website links for WBCAP

Official website for WBCAP	Click here
Official Notification for WBCAP	Click here
New Registration for WBCAP Login	Click here
Register Student Login for WBCAP	Click here
Start date for WBCAP	24th, June 2024
End date for WBCAP	7th, July 2024
College Start Date	7st, August 2024
1st Phase Admission for WBCAP	Click here
2nd Phase Admission for WBCAP	Click here
Mopup Round Admission for WBCAP	Click here
WBCAP Course PDF list	Click here

FAQs for WBCAP Portal