School Education Department
Presentation
to the
Education Commission, West Bengal
Purview of SSA in West Bengal
Darjiling
Jalpaiguri
Koch Bihar
U. Dinajpur
D. Dinajpur
No. of Educational Districts : 20
No. of Blocks
: 341
No. of Sub-Divisions
: 66
Maldah
Murshidabad
No. of Educational Circles : 730
No. of Clusters (CRCs)
Birbhum
Barddhaman
Nadia
Puruliya
Total population:
Bankura
Hugli
N 24 Pgns
Paschim
Medinipur
Haora
Kolkata
Purba
Medinipur
S 24 Pgns
: 4217
Literacy Rate
9,13,47,736
(Census 2011)
: 77.08% *
Literacy Rate has gone up from
68.64% to 77.08% from 2001 Census
to 2011 Census.
Structure of School Education Dept
MIC
Secretary
CSE
District
Inspectorate
Sub district
structures
Principal functions of Dept & Dte
 School Education Dept: policy making
body
 School Education Directorate:
implementing agency
 Project Offices: PBSSM, CMDMP
 Boards: WBBPE, WBBSE, WBCHSE,
WBCROS
 Others: WBCSSC, SCERT, DPSC
Institutional Arrangement of School Education
Department of
School
Education
Department of
Minority Affairs
& Madrasah
Education
Directorate of
Madrasah
Education
Expert
Committee
Directorate
of School
Education
W . B . B . M .E .
District
Inspector of
Schools
( Secondary
Education
)
Addl DistInspector of
Schools
(ADI) Sub Div Level
District
Inspector of
Schools
( Primary
Education
.
Asstt
Inspector of
Schools
(AIS)
–
Block - Level
Sub
Inspector of
Schools
( S . I .) - Circle
Level
UP & Secondary
schools
)
W . B . Board
of Primary
Education
W .B .
Council of
Higher
Secondary
Education
District
Primary
School
Council
W . B . Board
of
Secondary
Education
State
Council of
Education
Research
Training
&
State
Project
Office ,
P .B .S .S .M .
W . B , School
Service
Commission
CRC
Primary
schools
W . B , Council
of Rabindra
Open
Schooling
5
Functions of Directorate
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Setting up new schools
Sanctioning of posts
Release of grants
Regulate service of teachers/non teaching
staff
Payment of PF, Pension and other benefits
to teachers
Training of teachers
Distribution of Text Books, Scholarships etc
All other support services
Structure of District Inspectorate
DI S
AIS
SIS
Structure of Inspecting cadre
 WB Senior Education Service
(WBSES): JDSE/DDSE
 WB Education Service (WBES):
DIS/ADIS/ADSE
 WB Sub ordinate Education Service:
SIS/AIS
Teacher Training Arrangement
SCERT
IASE
In
service
DIETs
CTE
Pre
service
PTTIs
School Education Department
W.B Board of
Primary
Education
W.B Board of
Madrasah
Education
WBC of
Rabindra
Open
Schooling
DPSC
W.B. Board of
Secondary
Education
W.B. Council of
Higher Secy. Edn.
Directorate of
School
Education
SCERT
PBSSM
District
Project
Office
(SSM)
DI of Schools
(Secondary)
DI of Schools
(Primary)
DIET
AI of Schools (Sub-
PTTI
division Level)
SI/s of Schools
(Primary)
Pry. School
Madrasah
Study
Centres
CLRC
Upper Pry. Schools
CRC
VEC/SMC
Others Deptt.
School Education activities by different Departments
School Education Deptt
Other Deptt.
P&RD
Deptt..
Municipal
Affairs
Health &
Family
Welfare
MEE
Deptt.
PBRSSM
SSP
School
Health
Programm
e
PLP, CEP,
NFE
ZP
WEC
Social
Welfare
Deptt.
ICDS
Labour
Deptt.
NCLP
Public
Health
Deptt.
Tech.
Edu.
Deptt.
Drinking
water
prog. in
School
Impart Tech.
Education
PS
CRC
GP
SSK
All these programme will
ultimately create a conducive
environment for UEE
MSK
VEC
Other
agencies
like
UNICEF,
UNESCO,
DFID, EU,
World
Bank
RTE Mandates
• Access
– Providing physical access – residential facilities or transportation
– Headmasters’ Room
– PTR, Classrooms, Teachers etc.
DEADLINE of 31st March 2013 for most provisions
• Quality
–
–
–
–
–
PTR , a classroom for every teacher
Curriculum, Syllabus and Textbooks renewal -Teachers’ Training
Teaching Learning Materials
Libraries
Sports and Playing Materials
West Bengal’s Roadmap
• Completion of all pending work
• Additional ACRs -9599 for meeting up gaps
• 527 Primary Schools and 48 Upper Primary Schools for
providing physical access.
• PTR: Completing Recruitment Process and Teachers in place by
June 2013
• Training of Untrained Teachers
– 75,000+ teachers enrolled in the ODL DElEd Course
– Remaining to be taken up in 2013-14 subject to NCTE
Approval
– 30,000 BEd Training for teachers in Secondary Schools
teaching Upper Primary level – NCTE approval received
West Bengal’s Roadmap
• Curriculum, Syllabus & Textbooks Renewal – Classes I, III, V and VII in
2013 and II, IV, VI and VIII in 2014.
• Adequate Teachers’ training on CCE, New Textbooks, RTE and NCF
etc.
• Libraries
• Head Master’s Rooms
• Teaching Learning Materials
• Inclusive Education
• Nirmal Vidhyalaya Abhijan – promoting health and hygiene
• KGVBs – upscaling for reaching more girls
• CAL
• Learning Enhancement Programme- Early Literacy and Activity Based
Science and Maths learning
• ECE – Curriculum Renewal and Manual for ICDS workers
Number of Schools
No. of Schools( All Management )
100000
90000
80000
70000
60000
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
89906
88663
72657
No. of Schools ( Govt. + Govt. Aided)
94683
92066
77761
79258
79962
80000
73769
70000
56989
56907
58158
60000
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
200708
200809
200910
201011
201112
201213
No. of…
Source: Provisional UDISE as on 30th September 2012
0
200708
200809
200910
201011
No. of…
201112
201213
Pupil Teacher Ratio
57.53
60
55.01
55.77
51.47
50
47.37
46.15
39.54
48.56
38.68
40
31.51
29.62
29.15
2011-12
2012-13
30
20
10
0
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Primary
Source: Provisional UDISE as on 30th September 2012
Upper Primary
Enrolment Figures
Enrolment (Govt. + Govt. Aided + SSK + MSK)
9000000
6537405
8000000
7624789
7474799
7205627
6806304
7000000
6896795
6244990
6000000
5000000
5664317
5788553
6166741
6330203
6296138
4000000
3000000
2000000
1000000
0
2007-08
2008-09
Primary (I to IV)
Source: Provisional UDISE as on 30th September 2012
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
U Primary ( V to VIII )
2012-13
Enrolment Figures
9420759
10000000
9000000
9261397
8976413
8615566
4543514
4525352
4525923
8315923
8000000
7000000
6000000
5000000
4010035
4370771
4000000
3000000
2000000
1000000
0
2008-09
2009-10
Primary( Class I to Class V)
Source: Provisional UDISE as on 30th September 2012
2010-11
2011-12
Upper Primary( Class VI to Class VIII)
2012-13
Enrolment Figures (SC,ST & Muslims)
%age of SC Enrolment
29.50
29.00
28.50
28.00
27.50
27.00
26.50
26.00
25.50
25.00
%age of ST Enrolment
29.23
28.34
28.93
28.51
28.80
27.9728.10
27.90
27.57
28.39
9.00
8.00
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
29.04
26.69
2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 201208
09
10
11
12
13
7.34
7.27
5.33
5.24
200708
200809
Primary
7.70
7.15
5.35
200910
5.90
201011
Primary
%age of Muslim Enrolment
32.56 32.87 31.98 33.69
35.00 30.29
30.03
28.01 28.11
26.29 27.26
30.00
22.42 23.49
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Primary
Upper Primary
8.55
8.30
5.84
201112
6.32
201213
GER & NER
Primary Level ( GER & NER )
140.00
120.00
123.86
121.20
130.14
116.89
118.89
114.81
100.00
99.32
98.53
99.05
98.95
98.96
99.40
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
2008
2009
2010
GER
Source: Provisional UDISE as on 30th September 2012
2011
NER
2012
2013
GER & NER
Upper Primary Level (GER & NER )
120.00
105.62
106.26
107.69
100.00
88.14
88.64
78.48
89.64
80.00
76.64
76.05
95.81
90.82
75.75
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
2008
2009
2010
GER
Source: Provisional UDISE as on 30th September 2012
2011
NER
2012
2013
Out of School Children
OOSC
800000
747058
700000
600000
500000
545677
400000
332091
300000
207136
200000
100000
124124
75390
159583
80654
141601
76549
92025
44412
0
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
Primary
2010-11
Upper Primary
2011-12
2012-13
Drop Out Rate
Dropout (Govt. + Aided + SSK +MSK )
9.00
7.74
7.26
8.00
6.58
7.00
6.00
5.41
6.53
6.85
6.00
5.00
4.00
4.94
4.81
4.45
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
2007-08
2008-09
Primary
Source: Provisional UDISE as on 30th September 2012
2009-10
U Primary
2010-11
2011-12
Quality Interventions
Unveiling of New Textbooks for Classes I,III, V
as per the NCF 2005 and RTE 2009
Continuous
Comprehensive
Evaluation
Early Childhood Education
Handbook for ICDS workers on ECE
New ECE Curriculum Framework
Computer Aided Learning
Nirmal Vidhyalaya Abhijan
Nirmal Vidhyalaya Abhijan
Prize Winners of
the Sit and Draw
Competition
Special Training
Special Training
ToR (a) : Road Map/ Vision
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•
•
•
Universal access to elementary education
Universal access to secondary education
80% access higher secn. Edn
20% find access to vocational edn/ gainful
employment after Cl 10 and 40% after Cl 12
• WB to be one of the top states in performance
in JEE Advance, JEE Main, CLAT and All India
Medical Exams
ToR (b) : Innovations, Char bldg
• Shift from ‘chalk & talk’ to activity based
teaching
• Shift from rote learning to learning by doing
• Shift from only academics to bringing out
talent in multiple areas- sports, music, fine
arts etc
• Develop leadership
• Less emphasis on completing syllabus
ToR ( c): Syllabi/ curricula, appraisal
• High stakes single board exam vs multiple
attempts
• Inputs from CBSE, International curricula
• Stress ability to analyse and solve than to
memorise
• Basic level for all, advance level for only
interested
• Credit system
ToR (d) :economy, industry, IT
• Learning for employment (vocational options)
• Education to employability – develop
communication, soft skills
• Systematic feedback from industry
• IT skills from young age – Class 5?
• School campus interviews
• Summer internship, co-op programs
ToR (e) : private investment
• State to gradually change from service
provider to regulator
• Allow placement linked schooling
• System of State funding of private education
for poor students
• Recognise profit motive in edn?
• Tax sops – income tax/ service tax/ property
tax
ToR (f) : Acts, rules, regulations
• Incredible complexity – a rule for each
individual?
• Repeal all and start anew
• Simplify categories, institutions and types of
Govt support
• HR policies for teachers
ToR (g) : Bodies, jurisdiction, synergy
•
•
•
•
•
Multiplicity and overlap
One Academic Board?
One recruitment agency?
One Teacher’s Training Body?
All work toward common vision
ToR (h) : Practices, procedures
•
•
•
•
•
•
Remove complexity
Incentives on performance not qualification
Disincentives
Welfare body
Quick redressal of grievances
Accountable for results
ToR (i) : languages
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•
•
Vernacular vs English
How many languages – all mother tongues?
Place of Sanskrit
Instruction in mother tongue upto which class
How many languages to learn, upto which
level
Thank You