West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has announced to refund the application fee for the cancelled Presidency University Bachelors Degree Entrance Test. The PUBDET 2020 examination and counselling which were to be conducted by WBJEEB were cancelled due to the hike in COVID-19 cases. As per the notification, the WBJEEB will shortly arrange to refund the application fee for the examination paid by the candidates.
Presidency University Students’ Council (PUSC) President Mimosa Ghorai and other office-bearers had earlier sent a letter to the WBJEEB chairman pointing out that though the cancellation notice had been published on August 13. The amount for the application forms would be refunded to students who would have helped them in the “economically hard times.”
The IC have also said that, “Following the movement organised by Independents’ Consolidation, The WBJEEB has finally issued an official notification regarding the refund of application fee for the cancelled PUBDET examinations.” The amount will be refunded in the bank account of the student concerned, and a message will be sent accordingly.
