Government raised the upper age limit for entry into Govt. Service as 40 years for General, 45 years for SC/ ST and 43 years for OBC/ PH candidates. The minimum age is 18 years.
West Bengal Primary Teachers Leave Rules are applicable to all the teachers of the Non-Government Primary Schools under the administrative control of the Calcutta/ Mahakuma/ District Primary School Councils.
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) prior to appearing School Service Commission Examination is introduced by the State Government. A candidate must have to score at least 60% marks.
The casual/ daily rated/ contractual workers who have rendered 10 years of service continuously with at least 240 days attendance each year may remain engaged in the same status and capacity till their attaining the age of 60 years.
An officer who has successfully completed the probation and passed departmental examination or undergone training, as prescribed under relevant rules may be considered for confirmation.
A Govt. employee shall be deemed to be on probation on completion of continuous temporary service for two years after his initial appointment in a post or cadre.
An employee on deputation may elect to draw either the pay in the scale of pay of the deputation post or his basic pay in the parent department plus deputation allowance.
There shall be reservation of 22% for members of Scheduled Caste, 6% for members of Scheduled Tribe. There is no reservation for Backward Class candidate for promotion.
Sub-Assistant Engineer (Elect.) in order to be eligible for promotion, must, interalia, pass a written examination in Departmental Rules and Accounts procedure which will be conducted by the P.S.C., West Bengal.
The question of revision of scales of pay of Sower and Head Sower of Mounted Police under the administrative control of Home (Police) Department have been under consideration of the Government for some time past.