‘Sunny Leone’ tops English Honours merit list of Kolkata college’s entrance exam

Bollywood actor Sunny Leone’s name made it to the top of admission merit list of a Kolkata college on Thursday. The actor’s name “mischievously” topped the merit list for admission to an undergraduate programme.

Asutosh College posted the first merit list for admission to BA (Honours) in English on its website on Thursday. The list had the actor’s name at the top. It was accompanied with application ID 9513008704, roll number- 207777-6666 and the year of passing 2020 from the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.

Alongside the name, 400 or full marks in the best of four subjects in class 12 board examinations were mentioned on the list.

After the screenshot went viral, and the actress reacted on it with a hilarious tweet, the college rectified the error. 

“It is an act of mischief as someone deliberately submitted a wrong application having typed Leone’s name. We have asked the admission department to correct it. We will also conduct an inquiry into the incident,” a college official said.

The incident raised questions among the academia about the online admission process that is underway.