Higher Education
Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.
Graduate Laboratory Instructors who possess the minimum qualification required for Assistant Professor at the entry point as per relevant UGC Regulations, to be considered for teaching assignment of theory classes and to be designated as Laboratory Instructor, Laboratory Instructor (Sr. Scale), Laboratory Instructor (Selection Grade) and Laboratory Instructor (Associate Grade)
All Principal/Officer-in-charge/Teacher-in-charge of Government and Government-aided colleges of the state are advised to implement the total percentage of reservation i.r.o the Scheduled Castes (22%), the Scheduled Tribes (6%), the Other Backward Classes Category A (10%) and the Other Backward Classes Category B (7%).
The committee will assess the prevailing fee structure in various Government/ Government-aided Colleges and submit a report to the State Govt. alongwith their recommendation on implementation of uniform fee structure including Tution Fees.
An Act to provide for further reformation of functions, management and control of the State Council of Higher Education in West Bengal and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
AMPAI is to conduct separate Common Entrance Examination for the academic session 2014-15 for admission to 50% of the approved seats in Engineering and Pharmaceutical courses.
Matter of enhancement of Dearness Allowance (DA) for the Teachers, Non-Teaching Employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for Pensioners of the State-aided Universities w.e.f. 01/01/2019.
5th and 6th May, 2015 are declared as local holidays but all teachers and staff required for invigilation and other duties will attend on those days.
Reservation applicable to each reserved category (SC-22%, ST-6%), shall be in commensurate with the overall number of seats being increased in each course/ faculty. For OBC-A (10%) and OBC-B (7%) seats, implementation will be done over a six year period commencing from 2014-15.
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.
An Act to provide for the constitution of a College Service Commission in West Bengal and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.