Visva-Bharati will start its admission process for the current academic year from August 10 through online registration only because of the raging pandemic.

Varsity officials said applicants could access the official website, visvabharati.ac.in, for admissions from August 10. The entire admission process would be done online.

“We will prepare the merit list (of applicants) within a month and ask the (selected) students to get admitted online,” said a senior official.

Asked how they would verify student testimonials, an official said: “We will verify the testimonials once the situation improves. If a testimonial is found fraudulent during physical document verification, the admission will be cancelled.”

Online admissions are a challenge for Kala Bhavana (department of fine arts) and Sangeet Bhavana (department of music) as students are selected on the basis of their performance. So, admissions are likely to be held up in the departments, said a varsity source.