School Education
To ensure universalization of Primary, Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education and to ensure quality education for Human Resource Development.
Government of West Bengal has decided to re-open schools on campus for the students of class IX, X, XI and XII with effect from 16.11.2021 maintaining all Covid norms and protocols.
Govt./ Govt. aided/ sponsored schools will re-open after summer vacation, with effect from 27/06/2022 maintaining all COVID norms and protocols.
Head Examiners, the Examiners & the Scrutineers of Madhyamik Pariksha (SE) 2023 are advised to evaluate the answerscript as per guidelines of the Board and attendant inputs from Discussion Meetings of Head Examiners.
State Govt. may, by general or special order, exempt from the purview of the Act a school or certain schools established and administered by charitable organisation.
Rate of Cooking Cost per child per school day as provided by the Central Government and State Government (under 60:40) has been revised with effect from 01.07.2016
Applications are invited from needy and meritorious students. Students having an annual family income below Rs. 80,000/- are eligible for this scholarship.
Governor is pleased to sanction and release a total amount of Rs. 3,30,00,000 (Rs. Three crore and thirty lakh) only during the financial year 2012-13 as laboratory grant to 165 Schools @ Rs. 2,00,000 per School.
State Government has decided to constitute a dedicated students cadet corps by the name of the Jai Hind Bahini in all schools, who will be inspired by the idealism and patriotism of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, and will be trained so that every member of the Jai Hind Bahini is able to volunteer social services at the time of need.
Length of engagement of re-designated para-teachers for the purpose of granting the benefit of payment of Rs. 1 lakh after attaining the age of 60 years.
A Candidate applying for admission to the Two Year D. El. Ed. Course in an institution, recognized by the NCTE, and affiliated to the WBBPE should pass the H.S (+2) Examination.