| Department overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Bikash Bhavan, 5th Floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata -700091 |
| Annual budget | ₹32,493 crore (US$4.1 billion)[1] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Department executive |
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| Website | wbsed |
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.[2]
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.[3]
At present the Minister-in-Charge of this Department is Mr. Bratya Basu.[4]
| Portrait | Name | Entered Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanti Biswas | 1996 | 2006 | |
| Partha De | 2006 | 2011 | |
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Bratya Basu | 20 May 2011 | 20 May 2014 |
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Partha Chatterjee | 20 May 2014 | 10 May 2021 |
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Bratya Basu | 10 May 2021 | present |