School Education

To ensure universalization of Primary, Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education and to ensure quality education for Human Resource Development.

Suspension of Class due to Extreme Heat Wave in June, 2014

Due to extreme hot conditions prevailing in the State it has been decided that classes will remain suspended in all Government, Government Sponsored and Non-Government aided schools (Primary to Higher Secondary) from 16.06.2014 to 25.06.2014.

Use of LPG for Cooking Mid-Day-Meal in School

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (L.P.G.) is considered to be safe, economic, time-saving and smoke-free fuel for cooking Mid-day Meal in school. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Govt. of India insists on use of LPG under Cooked Mid-day Meal Programme (CMDMP).

NCTE and State Govt. Norms for Teachers’ Training

5 seats in all DIETs, Government PTTIs and Government aided/sponsored PTTIs shall be kept reserved from the next academic session for inservice untrained primary teachers having requisite academic qualifications and interested to pursue D.El.Ed. Course as deputed candidate.

Admission of HIV Positive Students in School of West Bengal

All the State government and private schools are directed not to deny admission to the HIV affected children and also to treat them at par with other children and not to suspend or expel them from schools solely on the ground of their own or their parents/guardians’ HIV status.

Recruitment Rules of Assistant Headmaster/ Headmistress

Guidelines for recruitment of Assistant Headmaster/ Assistant Headmistress of Recognised Aided Non-Govt. Secondary Schools/ Higher Secondary Schools, Govt. Sponsored School and all types of Recognised & Aided Madrasahs.

Admit Card of State Level NTSE, 2014

Those candidates who have not received their admit cards for the 2nd Level NTSE, 2014 conducted by NCERT, New Delhi on 11.05.2014 (Sunday) are advised to visit NCERT’s website www.ncert.nic.in.

Extension of Period of Deputation of B. Ed course

As per provision under NCTE’s latest Regulation duration of B. Ed. programme shall be at least for a term of one academic year or two semesters. In obedience with the aforesaid norm of NCTE it has been decided that B. Ed. classes will start from 1st July every year and continue upto the last day of June next year.

School in Morning till Summer Vacation, 2014

Extra ordinary hot conditions are prevailing all over the State. As is the existing practice, whenever there is severe heat wave, all Government, Government Sponsored and Non-Government Aided Schools are rescheduled to morning school.

Schools under Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Morning Session

All the Government, Government Sponsored and non -Government Aided School Authorities under Kolkata Municipal Corporation Area are requested to run the schools in the morning session, if feasible, till closure of schools on account of summer vacation.