Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.
Students of Post-Madhyamik levels and onwards in regular courses, and whose annual family income is not more than Rs. 2,50,000/-, may apply for this scholarship.
Upper age limit for direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professors and Librarians in Government and Government-aided colleges and State-aided Universities is enhanced from 37 years to 40 years.
The age of retirement of full-time regular Teachers, Principals, Librarians and Graduate Laboratory Instructors in all Universities and Colleges shall be enhanced 62 years.
Government have been feeling the necessity to prescribe educational qualification for members of Governing Bodies of the Non-Govt. aided Colleges including erstwhile Sponsored Colleges.
Revision of pension/ family pension of Pre-01.01.2016 Pensioners/ Family Pensioners in respect of Teaching Staff and equivalent category of employees of State aided Non-Government Colleges including erstwhile Sponsored Colleges.
Financial assistance to Kanyashree girls under Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum means Scholarship Scheme in order to encourage & incentivize them for pursuing Post Graduate studies.
Grant of Dearness Allowance to the employees of State-aided Non-Government Colleges and also Dearness Relief to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State-aided Non-Government Colleges of West Bengal with effect from 01.03.2023.
e-Pension system will be applicable for all pensioners or family pensioners of regular full time teaching and non-teaching employees of Grant-in-Aid Colleges of West Bengal w.e.f. April, 2018.
Conferment of the status of non-teaching Hostel/ Mess employees and the benefit of General Provident fund and Pension to the Hostel/ Mess employees of State-aided Universities, Government-aided Colleges.