Department of School Education (West Bengal)
{{short description|State government department in West Bengal, India}}
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| jurisdiction = Government of West Bengal
| headquarters = Bikash Bhavan, 5th Floor,
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| minister1_name = Sri Bratya Basu
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| minister2_name = Sri Satyajit Barman
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| chief1_name = Binod Kumar, I.A.S,{{cite web |title=Principal Secretary |url=https://banglarshiksha.gov.in/secretary}}
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Department of School and Higher Education is the department of school education including primary and secondary schools in the state of West Bengal, India. This is the main authority to implement the educational policy of the Government of West Bengal.{{Cite web |title=West Bengal School Education Department |url=https://wb.gov.in/departments-details.aspx?id=D171018161534384&page=School-Education |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=wb.gov.in}}
Activities
The department is the nodal body which look after various aspects of school level educations for the state having specific tasks like text book selection, formation of board and councils (West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education), inspection, recruitment of teachers (Government)/ education staff, execution of projects, language policy and schemes, preparation of teaching, training, research etc. There are also have the regular budgeting, audit programs, recognition, up-gradation of schools and legal matters.{{Cite web |title=Department of School Education, Govt. of West Bengal |url=https://banglarshiksha.gov.in/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=Banglar Shiksha}}
Ministers
At present the Minister-in-Charge of this Department is Mr. Bratya Basu.{{Cite web|title=কঠিন অসুখ, কঠিন সময়ে শিক্ষায় প্রত্যাবর্তন ব্রাত্যর|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/bratya-basu-became-education-minister/articleshow/82540058.cms|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Ei Samay|language=bn}}
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External links
- [https://wbbse.wb.gov.in Board of School Education, West Bengal] official website
- [https://wbchse.wb.gov.in Council of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal] official website
- [https://banglarshiksha.gov.in/
Department of School Education West Bengal [Banglar Shiksha] ] official website