Kolkata: West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Tuesday said students arecrowding at a select few higher educational institutions for first-year admissions in under graduate courses, while other "equally good" colleges in the city are left with a large number of seats. "The basic problem remains that a large number of students only crowd around few select colleges and dont want to go anywhere else. If everyone wants to study in St Xaviers, Presidency, Scottish, Ashutosh, what will happen to seats in other higher educational institutions. "Others are also equally good, in terms of faculty and infrastructure," he said. He said this mindset needs to change, and they should realise there are good alternatives, too. "Why should a student only show interest to study Sanskrit honours in Presidency University. Cant he or she go to Sanskrit University?" the minister said. "I would urge students to get themselves admitted in their respective districts," he added.

Stay updated with all the Kolkata Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.