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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|State government department in West Bengal, India}}<br />
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of West Bengal]]<br />
| headquarters = Bikash Bhavan, 5th Floor,<br />
[[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]], [[Kolkata]] -700091<br />
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| minister1_name = [[Bratya Basu]]<br />
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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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/school-education|title=School Education|website=wb.gov.in|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Activities ==<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wbsed.gov.in/wbsed/default.html|title=Department of School Education, Govt. of West Bengal|website=wbsed.gov.in|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Ministers ==<br />
At present the Minister-in-Charge of this Department is Mr. [[Bratya Basu]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://wbbse.org/ Board of School Education West Bengal] official website<br />
* [https://banglarshiksha.gov.in/ Department of School Education West Bengal] official website<br />
* [http://wbsed.gov.in Department of School Education West Bengal] official website <br />
* {{Twitter|schooleduwb}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Subnational education ministries|West Bengal]]<br />
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