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The document describes the organizational structure of higher education in West Bengal, India. It outlines the various departments, directorates, councils, commissions, and other bodies that oversee higher education. These include the Higher Education Department, Education Directorate, Directorate of Technical Education, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education, West Bengal College Service Commission, and autonomous organizations.

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Departmental Structure

The document describes the organizational structure of higher education in West Bengal, India. It outlines the various departments, directorates, councils, commissions, and other bodies that oversee higher education. These include the Higher Education Department, Education Directorate, Directorate of Technical Education, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education, West Bengal College Service Commission, and autonomous organizations.

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Education Directorate
District Level Administration
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The West Bengal State C ouncil of Higher Education
West Bengal C ollege Service C ommission
West Bengal District Gazetteers
Paschim Banga Hindi Academy
State Archives
Other Organisations/ Institutions attached to the Department
Autonomous / Voluntary Organisations

HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT


The highest executive of the Higher Education Department is the Minister-in-C harge of the Department.
The Principal Secretary is the official head of the Department of Higher Education. He is assisted by Special Secretaries,
Joint Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries and Officers on Special Duty. The Principal Secretary also
functions as the Secretary to the C hancellor of the State Universities connected with the Department.
The Department of Higher Education is comprised of a number of branches and cells, namely, Establishment Branch,
Budget Branch, University Branch and C hancellor's Secretariat, Non-Govt. C ollege Branch, Govt. C ollege Branch,
Appointment Branch, Technical Education Branch, Archives Branch, Miscellaneous and Social Education Branch, Pension
C ell, N. S. S. C ell, Vigilance C ell, Audit C ell and C omputer C ell.
EDUCATION DIRECTORATE
The commitment of the Department of Higher Education in financial and administrative matters of the C olleges (Govt.
and Non-Govt.) is carried out through the Education Directorate. The Directorate is headed by the Director of Public
Instruction who is also an ex-officio Secretary to the Govt. of West Bengal.
The D.P.I. is assisted by Addl. Directors of Public Instruction (A.D.P.I), Joint Directors of Public Instruction (J.D.P.Is),
Deputy Directors of Public Instruction, Asstt. Director of Public Instruction. The sections of the Education Directorate
which deal with various matters related to the C olleges include Appointment, C ollege (Non-Govt. and Govt.), Pay Packet
(PPS), U.G.C ., Training, Accounts, Physical Education, Scholarships & Stipends, Planning & Statistics (P & S), Social
Education, Hindi Education, National C adet C orps (N.C .C ) and Law. There are also some special cells under the
Directorate, namely, Audit C ell, Integrated Law C ell, etc. The sectional activities are performed under the supervision of
different JDPIs, DDPIs. Besides, there are Accounts and Administrative Officers who supervise functions like release of
pay packet, grants, pension, drawal of salaries etc.
DISTRICT LEVEL ADMINISTRATION
There are three Regional Education Offices under the Education Directorate located in C alcutta, C hinsurah and Jalpaiguri,
controlling Presidency, Burdwan and Jalpaiguri divisions respectively. Deputy Regional Education Officers (D.R.E.O.) are
in charge of these three offices now. They have the status of an Jt..D.P.I. The D.R.E.O.s assist the D.P.I. in the
supervision of the Non-Govt. C olleges. The D.R.E.O., Jalpaiguri also releases the pay packet for colleges in all the
districts of Jalpaiguri division excepting Malda district.
DIRECTORATE OF TECHINICAL EDUCATION
The Higher Education Department exercises administrative and financial control over the engineering and technological
colleges in this State through the Directorate of Technical Education which is headed by the Director of Technical
Education (D.T.E.). The D.T.E. is assisted by a Joint Director of Technical Education, Deputy Directors of Technical
Education, Assistant Directors of Technical Education and other staff members.
THE WEST BENGAL STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION
It was established in 1994 with a view to assisting the Department in formulating policy and implementation of certain
matters entrusted to it. The office bearers of C ouncil have also been assigned certain statutory functions under the West
Bengal Prohibition of Ragging in Educational Institutions Act, 2000.Minister-in-charge of the Department is the C hairman
of the C ouncil.
WEST BENGAL COLLEGE SERVICE COMMISSION
The C ommission came into existence in 1979. It prepares merit panels of candidates eligible for recruitment to the posts
of Lecturer in different subjects in non-government colleges affiliated to the universities of West Bengal. It also
recommend candidates for appointment in the vacant posts of Principal in these colleges. The C ommission also organises
State level Eligibility Test (SLET) for Lecturership in Universities and C olleges.
WEST BENGAL DISTRICT GAZETTEERS
This wing of the Department publishes or reprints the Gazetteers of different districts of West Bengal, the State
Gazetteer and allied literature.
PASCHIM BANGA HINDI ACADEMY
This Academy has been promoting education in Hindi in West Bengal since 1990.
STATE ARCHIVES
It is a specialised wing of the Department of Higher Education functioning as a repository of historical official records.
OTHER ORGANISATIONS/ INSTITUTIONS ATTACHED TO THE DEPARTMENT
The organisations/institutes, which come under the administrative and financial jurisdiction of the Department of Higher
Education in this State, are:
(a) Ten State-aided Universities including newly upgraded Bengal Engineering & Science University.
(b) Degree C olleges (including professional colleges like Engineering and Technological C olleges, Management, Law,
Physical and Teachers' education but excluding Medical, Veterinary, Dental and Agriculture C olleges).
(c) Various Academic Institutes and Research Organisations of higher learning.
(d) State Book Board,
(e) Paschim Banga Hindi Academy,
(f) Day Students' Homes.
AUTONOMOUS/VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
Various autonomous/voluntary organisations engaged in the promotion of science, arts and culture and receive grants
from the Department of Higher Education ( illustrative). :
(a) Bangiya Bignan Parishad
(b) Bangiya Sahitya Parishad
(c) C entre for Studies in Social Sciences
(d) Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search
(e) Indian Association for the C ultivation of Science
(f) Institute of Development Studies
(g) R. K. Mission Institute of C ulture.
(h) Indian School of Social Sciences .
(i) Institute of Historical Studies
(j) Institute of Science, Education and C ulture
(k) Netaji Institute of Asian Studies

(l) Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad


(m) Socio-economic Research Institute

Last updated on: Mon, 04 Mar 2013


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