Higher Education
Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.
The deputed school teachers may be allowed to take admission in regular B.Ed. course as per existing practice till such time, ODL mode B.Ed. is started.
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.
NCTE approved B.Ed Colleges may make available their infrastructure for holding One year Bridge Course for 29,907 primary school teachers under the supervision of WBBPE.
Dr. Dipak Ranjan Mondal, Director of Public Instruction, Government of West Bengal has been appointed as the First Vice-Chancellor of the Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University for a period of six months.
Modalities for payment of salary to the teachers and non-teaching staff of non govt. aided colleges through e-Pradan of IFMS. Pay will be drawn through HRMS w.e.f. 1st July, 2016.
An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the Sister Nivedita University at New Town, in the district of North 24-Parganas, West Bengal and to confer the status of a Private University thereon and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
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.
West Bengal Non-Government College Employees and Day Students’ Home Employees (Death Cum Retirement Benefit) Scheme published vide No. 1955-Edn dated 23.12.1981.
For OBC-A (10%) and OBC-B (7%) seats, implementation will be done over a six year period and the exercise has already commenced from the Academic year 2014-15.
Applicability of terms and conditions towards Re-designation & Career Advancement Scheme for the teachers and equivalent academic staff of the Government colleges in West Bengal – clarification regarding.