APAI Pre-Counselling Fair 2023 Opens its door, Paving the Way for Engineering and Technical Education Advancements in West Bengal

Kolkata, thirtieth June 2023: Association of Professional Academic Institutions, West Bengal (APAI) inaugurated its three-day lengthy Pre-Counselling for e-Admission in Engineering & Technical Education – ‘ APAI Pre-Counselling Fair 2023’ on thirtieth June, 2023 at Netaji Indoor Stadium. The inaugural occasion was graced by Janab Firhad Hakim, Hon’ble Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Babul Supriyo, MIC, Electronics & Information Technology, Government of West Bengal, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, Minister for Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, Purnendu Basu, Chairperson, West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education, S. M. Ejaz Ahmed, Director, BOPT, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, Prof. Indranil Mukherjee, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, MAKAUT, Government of West Bengal, Dr. Malayendu Saha, Chairman, WBJEEB, Prof. Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee, Vice- Chairman, WBJEEB together with Satyam Roychowdhury, General Secretary APAI, West Bengal, Taranjit Singh, President APAI, West Bengal and Alok Tibrewal, Treasurer APAI, West Bengal.

The Pre-Counselling truthful, with its complete method and unwavering dedication to excellence, serves as a stepping stone for bold college students in West Bengal, enabling them to embark on a path of success and contribute considerably to the growth and progress of the nation. The initiative has garnered help and recognition from esteemed organizations akin to the Higher Education Department of the Government of West Bengal, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, and the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE). Their endorsement underscores the credibility and significance of this exposition. By bringing collectively famend tutorial establishments, trade specialists, and professionals, the truthful serves as a platform for aspiring college students to discover varied instructional alternatives and make knowledgeable selections about their profession paths. Additionally, the truthful gives a novel alternative for college students to attach with representatives from varied tutorial establishments, inquire about admission procedures, curriculum choices, and discover scholarship alternatives. This direct engagement permits aspiring college students to realize a complete understanding of the obtainable choices and make well-informed decisions relating to their instructional journey.

Janab Firhad Hakim, Hon’ble Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation mentioned, “During my faculty days, a joint entrance examination was performed, however the ensuing record contained solely a handful of names. Consequently, all of us pursued school research in topics for which we had no various choices. However, the up to date panorama has advanced considerably, and credit score is because of the personal sector and the Joint Entrance Council for paving the method for various alternatives. The introduction of a well-organized sector has set particular targets in movement. Consequently, I earnestly implore college students and their mother and father to attend this pre-counseling session to find out the most fitted topics for their future endeavors. Indeed, each pupil requires steering and counseling in their life journey. The present state of affairs provides a plethora of topic decisions, rendering the pursuit of a single topic futile. Notably, West Bengal now boasts quite a few rising prospects, akin to the burgeoning Silicon Valley and the institution of a knowledge hub. Moreover, the presence of a TCS campus, accommodating as much as 50 thousand professionals, additional amplifies the prospects. To all, I might emphasize the significance of steadfastly sustaining one’s objectives and forging forward with willpower.”

Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, Minister for Agriculture, Government of West Bengal mentioned, “Gratitude is prolonged to APAI for orchestrating this commendable pre-counseling session, facilitating invaluable steering to college students on charting their trajectory in the direction of a affluent future. For these lucky sufficient to partake in this initiative, the prospects of advancing on a path replete with alternatives are considerably enhanced. With optimism, it’s anticipated that the continuity of such endeavors will show to be each expedient and propitious.”

Dr. Malayendu Saha, Chairman, WBJEEB, mentioned, “This 12 months’s joint entrance examination had 124,000 registrations and 101,000 college students who took the examination, ensuing in over 97,000 college students receiving rankings. Preparations are underway for the allotment or e-counseling course of, with the timing being a major concern. Once we obtain the seat matrix from the Director of Technical Education Higher Education, counseling can begin inside 5 days, as the Joint Entrance Board has accomplished its procedures. This 12 months’s counseling can have three rounds and new options. A chosen time interval between alternative filling and alternative locking permits college students to overview a mock allotment of their doubtless seat. Students can modify their decisions in the first spherical if they’re dissatisfied with their allotted topic. This flexibility advantages college students, who can then take part in the upgradation spherical and the mop-up spherical. Both registered and non-registered college students can take part in counseling, with notifications in Bengali and English emphasizing the must learn and perceive the offered info. Students are inspired to maximise their decisions and keep up to date on the joint entrance web site. Increasing the variety of engineering college students is anticipated to contribute to the total growth of the state and the nation.”

Taranjit Singh, President, APAI, West Bengal mentioned, “We are thrilled to inaugurate the APAI Pre-Counselling Fair 2023, which symbolizes our collective dedication to nurturing the skills of younger people who aspire to excel in the fields of engineering and technical schooling. Through this truthful, we try to offer an immersive and enlightening expertise for college students, connecting them with respected tutorial establishments and facilitating significant discussions with specialists.”

Satyam Roychowdhury, General Secretary, APAI, West Bengal commented on the occasion and mentioned, “APAI Pre-Counselling Fair marks a big milestone in our dedication to offering distinctive instructional alternatives for aspiring college students in West Bengal. By bringing collectively distinguished tutorial establishments, trade specialists, and professionals, we intention to empower college students to make well-informed selections about their instructional journey. We tried to make this truthful a platform for the college students to discover a mess of prospects and acquire useful insights into the world of engineering and technical research.”