Haryana CM launches online platform for admission to undergraduate courses

CHANDIGARH: Haryana government on Monday once again converted Covid-19 Pandemic crisis into an opportunity after chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar virtually launched an online admission platform for admission in Undergraduate Courses in government aided and self finance colleges for the new academic session.
With this platform, now the students will be able to complete their entire admission process while sitting at home.
Besides this, Khattar also launched first of its kind educational whatsapp chatbot ‘Apka Mitra’ to resolve any admission related queries of the students. Students are required to send a message on whatsapp chatbot number 7419444449 to get any information regarding admissions, scholarship.
A new web portal of higher education department, website of 158 government colleges and online international journals namely Journal of Humanities and Social Science prepared by the department to promote research in the state was also launched by CM Khattar .
While, giving a relief to a large number of students taking admission in various graduate courses amid COVID-19 Pandemic, the registration and prospectus fee of all undergraduate Courses has also been waived off. A grievance redressal helpdesk number 18001373735 has been started to help the students to fill their admission forms. While persons with disabilities can get assistance for filling the admission forms by giving a missed call on mobile number 7419444449.
During this virtual launch, Haryana Education Minister, Kanwar Pal Gujjar and senior officers of Higher Education Department including Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Ankur Gupta and Director General, Higher Education Department, Ajit Balaji Joshi were also present.
In his inaugural address, chief minister said that in view of the on-going Covid-19 Pandemic and ensuring the safety of the students, online admission platform has been launched so as to facilitate students to get admission while staying at their homes.
“Development of any country or state depends upon how educated its citizens are. Education plays a great role in developing country in every field, therefore in Haryana we have to make sure that youth of the state is well educated and cultured so that they can help in taking the Country and State on the path of development,” Mr. Manohar Lal said.
“In higher education we have to make sure that more focus is given on research and for this more and more colleges and Universities have been opened in Haryana. Along with education, skilling is equally important and for this Shri Vishwakarma Skill University has been opened to impart skilled knowledge to the youth,” Chief Minister said.
Manohar Lal said that efforts should be made to raise the standard of colleges and universities while using Information Technology. Along with this we have to raise the technical skills of the students, he added.