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School Education

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

Problems regarding Admission and Fees in Elementary Education

Collection of fees in addition to Rs. 240/- per annum is punishable under RTE Act. Further, taking loan from guardian or any other authority to run the educational institution is not permissible. Head of the institution shall be personally responsible for the same and disciplinary action against Headmaster/ Headmistress will be taken it they are found to be charging any amount beyond Rs. 240/-.

Appointment of Contractual Teachers from Retired Teachers

School Education Department has been given approval for appointment of 1500 contractual teachers by the retired teachers for Higher Secondary Section of Govt. Aided/ Sponsored School.

West Bengal School Service Commission (Amendment) Act, 2013

West Bengal School Service Commission Amendment Act 2013 for general transfer of an eligible teacher between two posts of same category of vacancies, posts and subjects.

Appointment of Administrator for Ward Education Committee

There is a situation prevailing in some Municipalities in the state where their terms have expired and the tenure of the Ward Education Committee (WECs) have expired and new WECs would be reconstituted only after the Municipal Election is completed; AND WHEREAS, it would be possible to form the new WECs only after the Municipal Election is completed;

National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Exam (Class VIII), 2013

Students who have secured 55% marks in the Annual Examination of Class VII and whose parental income is below Rs. 1,50,000/- are eligible to appear National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Examination, 2013 for Class VIII.

Facility of using Scribes in D.El.Ed Exam 2013

Allowance of scribes to the examinees of D.El.Ed Part – I and Part – II Examinations, 2013 to be conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education.

Ad-hoc Bonus to Employees of Educational Institutions, 2013

All whole-time approved teaching and non-teaching staff whose revised emoluments did not exceed Rs. 22000/- per month will be entitled to ad-hoc bonus at the rate of Rs. 2600/- per head.

Mid Day Meal Supervision – Hygiene and Safety

Inspection regarding all schools to check the functioning of CMDMP with special emphasis on Hygienic and safety in the MDM Programme.

District Inspector of School as Grievance Redressal Authority – RTE

District Inspectors of Schools (Primary Education) and (Secondary Education) are appointed as grievance redressal authority to dispose of the complaints on violations of various provisions of RTE Act in respect of Primary Education (i.e. from class – I to class – IV) and Upper Primary Level of education (class – V to class – VIII) respectively.

National Competition of School Students’ Ideas and Innovations

IGNITE 13: National Competition of School students’ original unaided technological ideas and innovations organised by National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF), Satelite Complex, Premchand Nagar Road, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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