Promotion and regulation of Higher Education and Cultural development including Technical or specialized education in the State Universities and Colleges.
Question papers for B. Ed./ B. P. Ed./ M. Ed./ M. P. Ed. examinations are henceforth printed bilingually, i.e. in both English and Bengali languages.
Governor is pleased to notify different services and the Designated Officers, Appellate Officers and Reviewing Officers responsible for providing such services in Higher Education.
The judgement has upheld transgenders’ right to decide their self-identified gender i.e. male, female or as Third gender as a way of safeguarding and enforcing appropriately their rights under the Constitution.
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.
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.
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.
AMPAI shall conduct a separate Common Entrance Examination for admission to 50% of approved seats in Engineering and Pharmaceutical courses, for the academic session 2015-16.
St. Mary’s Technological Foundation will conduct separate Common Entrance Examination for admission to 50% of the approved seats in Engineering courses for academic session 2015-16.
Upper ceiling of Admission Fees for B.Ed./ B.P.Ed./ M.Ed./ M.P.Ed. Programme (2 year) in West Bengal is Rs. 75,000/- only per annum per student, for the academic session 2015-2017.
Proposals must be submitted to Higher Education Department (C.G Branch) with the endorsement of the Director of Public Instructions, Govt. of West Bengal not later than 30.6.2015.