Department of School 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.
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.
Directorates Directorate of School Education Directorate of Accounts (DOA)
Parastatals Agencies under the department Expert Committee of School Education Paschim Banga Samagra Shiksha Mission (State Project Office) Paschim Banga State Mid Day Meal Programme (State Project Office) West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBCSSC) West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling (WBCROS) State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), West Bengal
Ministers The current Minister in charge is Dipak Barman due to New Govt. of West Bengal Formed on 09 May 2026.
PortraitNameEntered OfficeLeft OfficeTime in office 1Kanti Biswas199620069 10 years2Partha De200620114 5 years3Bratya Basu20 May 201120 May 20143 years4Partha Chatterjee20 May 201410 May 20215Bratya Basu10 May 202107 May 20264 years, 362 days6 Dipak Barman 10 June 2026 Incumbent
External links Board of School Education, West Bengal official website Council of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal official website Department of School Education West Bengal [Banglar Shiksha] official website
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