Textbook
Text Books published by West Bengal Board of Primary Education, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education.
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has withdrawn the book Bangla Shilpa – Sahitya o Sanskritir Itihas in the syllabus of Bengali Language of Class XI & XII and shall replace it very soon.
Subject-wise maximum page limits for Class XII books (2013-2015) and Class XI books (2014-2016) are as follows: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biological Science – 550 pages.
Few dishonest person/publisher is approaching to the School Authority for illegal selection of their books in the school book list in the name of some staff of this office.
Free Text Books for the students (pre-primary – VIII) of all the Govt. and Govt. Aided schools are being distributed for the academic year 2014 by the District Inspector of Schools.
Collect the free text books for classes VI-VIII from the respective distribution centre by submitting the attested receipt copy of U-DISE (2014) to the concerned Circle Project Officer (SI/S(SE)).
Sahaj Path-I = Rs.10.00, Amar Boi-I = Rs.75.00, Sahaj Path-II = Rs.10.00, Kishalay-II = Rs.12.00, Naba Ganit Mukul-II = Rs.30.00, English-II = Rs.12.00, Pata Bahar-III = Rs.35.00, Amar Ganit -III = Rs.45.00.
Heads of all the Govt., Govt. sponsored and Govt. Aided recognized schools are hereby requested to collect the Board published class IX books free of cost on the basis of their requisition from the DPO, SSM.
All Government, Government sponsored and Non-Government aided schools should be instructed to distribute books supplied by the Government free of cost to the students on 2nd January, 2016.
All Headmaster/Headmistress/Teacher-in-Charge are directed to ensure that students do not depend on any un-approved book; they only follow the books which are approved by the Council.
Renewal period of the Text Books for Classes IX & X awarding Text Book (T.B.) Number is extended for another one year by Text Book Committee of WBBSE.