Jadavpur University reschedules M.Sc. admission process after heavy rainfall disruption

Jadavpur University suspended the M.Sc. admission process due to severe rainfall, causing disruption. New verification dates are set for October 9th and 10th, 2025, across various departments.

By Rajasree Roy

Sep 23, 2025 14:08 IST

In light of the recent cloudburst and the severe transport disruption caused across Kolkata and its surroundings, Jadavpur University had to suspend the verification and admission process for M.Sc. (Day & Evening) courses that were scheduled on 23rd and 24th September 2025.

Jadavpur University published the notice: "Due to this unexpected natural calamity and the ensuing disruption on university campuses and surroundings, the verification/ admission process for M.Sc. (Day & Evening) courses scheduled for 23/9/2025 and 24/9/2025 has been suspended."

The university also said in another notice, “Due to this unprecedented natural calamity and subsequent situation in the university campuses, all the academic activities and other scheduled administrative meetings will remain suspended for today.”

The university has now announced the revised dates and times for the admission and verification process across various departments.

Reporting date & time of respective departments:

Chemistry (Day) - 09/10/2025 at 11:00 am

Chemistry (Evening) - 09/10/2025 at 12:00 noon

Biotechnology- 09/10/2025 at 2:00 pm

Mathematics (Day)- 10/10/2025 at 11:00 am

Mathematics (Evening)- 10/10/2025 at 12:00 noon

Geography- 10/10/2025 at 2:00 pm

Instrumentation- 10/10/2025 at 3:00 pm

On Tuesday, nearly 200 mm of overnight rainfall brought the city to a standstill. Jadavpur University, like the rest of Kolkata, was left waterlogged and crippled by the deluge, forcing a complete halt to its academic activities and admission/ verification process.


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