Higher Education
Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.
The reservation norms shall apply on and from the Academic Session 2014-15 to all Universities, Government colleges, colleges and other institutions receiving aid from the State Government.
Curriculum Structure for Two-Year Teacher Education Programmes (B.Ed & M.Ed) in West Bengal following NCTE Regulations, 2014. Prepared by the Curriculum Committee Constituted by the Higher Education Department.
The upper age limit for appointment to all posts of Group-C and Group-D in all Government aided Colleges and Universities in West Bengal shall be raised to 40 (forty) years with immediate effect.
Assessment of hours spent by a college teacher for question paper setting, evaluation of answer script etc. which is required for calculation of Academic Performance Indicator (API) score.
Representations from different colleges have been received seeking advice/ clarifications on the issues as to whether the vacant seats can be filled up through off-line mode and the vacant reserved seats can be dereserved or not.
Quarantine Leave due to infectious disease in the family or household of a regular and whole-time Non-teaching employee of State aided Universities in the State of West Bengal.
The existing superannuated full time teachers serving as a) Part Time Teachers b) Guest Lecturers c) Part Time Teachers may be engaged in the concerned colleges on term basis for one year.
Inadmissibility of counting of past service of the approved Par Time and Approved Whole Time Contractual Teachers in the event of full time appointment on substantive post.
Minimum length of service for eligibility to move in to the lecturer (Sr. Scale) would be four years for those with Ph.D., five years for those with M.Phil., and six years for others at the level of Lecturer.
Clarifications relating to regulation of Pensionary benefits in respect of the Hostel and Mess workers attached to the Govt. aided Colleges including Govt. general degree Colleges.