পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকারি কর্মচারীদের জন্য বাড়ানো হলো বোনাস ও ফেস্টিভ্যাল
অ্যাডভান্স এর পরিমান। সঙ্গে বাড়লো বোনাস পাওয়ার জন্য সর্বাধিক এমওলুমেন্ট
এর পরিমানও। মন্ত্রিসভার বৈঠক শেষে মন্ত্রী মানস ভুঁইয়া জানান, চলতি বছরে
সরকারি কর্মচারীদের অ্যাডহক বোনাস বাড়ানো হবে৷ এছাড়াও বাড়বে ফেস্টিভ্যাল
অ্যাডভান্সের পরিমান।
আগের আর্থিক বছরে বোনাস এর পরিমান ৪৫০০ থেকে বেড়ে হয়েছিল ৪৮০০ টাকা, তা
এবার বেড়ে হলো ৫৩০০ টাকা। অর্থাৎ ৫০০ টাকা বাড়ানো হলো বোনাস এর পরিমান।
সঙ্গে ফেস্টিভ্যাল অ্যাডভান্স এর পরিমান ১৪০০০ থেকে বাড়িয়ে করা হয়েছে
১৬০০০। বোনাস পাওয়ার জন্য বেতনের উর্দ্ধসীমা ৩৭০০০ টাকা থেকে বাড়িয়ে ৩৯০০০
টাকা করা হয়েছে। এছাড়াও পেনশনারদের অ্যাড হক ২৭০০ টাকা থেকে বাড়িয়ে ২৯০০
টাকা করার সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে।
Attention: All Heads/T.I.Cs of all Higher Secondary Institutions
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education is pleased to announce the number of maximum permissible days for which "ON DUTY" may be allowed to the teachers for performing H.S. Examination 2023 related works. All Heads of the Institutions are requested to grant special "On Duty" for compensatory leave against holidays, if any. In this connection, all Heads of H.S. Institutions, Head Examiners, Examiners, Scrutineers, DAC Members (Teachers) and Council Nominee are requested to note the following break up of "ON DUTY".
1. Head Examiner (Theory): 20 days
a) Meeting with WBCHSE.... 01 Day. b) Receiving of written answer script.... 01 Day.
c) Meeting with examiners and distribution of answer script among examiners... 01 Day.
d) Receiving of answer script from examiners... 02 days (for 02 instalments). e) Scrutiny work... 06 days (for 02 instalments).
f) Preparation for Despatch of marks foils....
02 days (for 02 instalments). g) Submission of marks to the H.S. Council.... 02 days (for 02 instalments).
h) Lifting of answer scripts from the residence of HES 01 day. 1) P.P.S./P.P.R. work.... 04 days, if allotted
Examiner (Theory): 06 days
a) Examiner meeting and receiving of answer scripts from HE.... 01 day
b) Submission of answer script-02 days (for 02 instalments).
c) P.P.S./P.P.R. work.... 03 days, if allotted.
3. Scrutineer(Theory): 06 days
a) Scrutiny of Theory Papers.... 06 days (for 02 instalments).
4. Teacher-Member of DAC: 14 days
a) All Examination Dates.
b) Meeting with WBCHSE..... 01 day
c) Meeting with Dist. Administration. 02 days.
5. Council Nominee : 11 days
All Examination Dates.
In case the Head Examiner/Examiner/Scrutineer is involved in any H.S. Examination 2023 related works on any National or State holiday or on Sunday, they may be allowed special on duty against that date.
On duty of Examiner & Scrutineer will be given by the concerned Head Examiner. On duty of Head Examiner will be given by the concerned Deputy Secretary/Assistant Secretary of Regional Office of Council and on
duty Teacher-
Member of DAC & Council Nominee will be issued by the concerned DI (SE)/ADI(SE).
(TAPAS KUMAR MUKHERJEE)
Secretary-in-Charge W.B. Council of H.S. Education
HM 10 YEARS 20 YEEARS increment from date of regular appointment of assistant teacher in ROPA 2019
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
SECONDARY BRANCH
BIKASH BHAVAN, SALT LAKE, KOLKATA 700 091
No. 462-SE/S/5P-41/2021. Date: 28.03.2023
Memorandum
In cancellation of this Department's Order No. 573-SE/S dated 02.05.22, it is hereby stated that the Para 11(2) of Memo No.-437-SE(P&B)/ SL/5S-408/19 dated 13.12.2019 shall be read with the Note, deemed to have been inserted after Para 11(2) as quoted below:
Note: For granting one additional increment in respect of Head Master/Head Mistress, computation of every 10 years of continuous satisfactory service shall be made from the date of regular appointment as Assistant Teacher as per provision of ROPA, 2019.
Moreover, mode of fixation of Pay for appointment to the post of Headmaster/Headmistress of a Secondary/Higher secondary School as specified in para11(7) of Memo No 437-SE(P&B)/ SL/5S-408/19 dated 13.12.2019 shall be followed mutatis-mutandis. This issues with the approval of the Finance Department vide their U.O No
Group P1/2022-2023/0463 dated 06.03.2023.
Deputy Secretary
to the Govt. of West Bengal
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No. 462/1(8)-SE/S/5P-41/2021
Date: 28.03.2023
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to :-
Nivcdita Bhavan,
DJ-8,Sector-II, Salt Lake,Kolkata-700 091
No: D.S(Aca)/260/N/llDate: 27.03.2023
NOTIFICATION
This is to notify for all concerned that the
muslim teaching and non-teaching staff members of the recognized schools of
WBBSE of West Bengal, may be permitted to leave school at 3.30 p.m during the
month of RAMZAN following the Memorandum of Finance Dept, Audit Branch, Govt,
of West Bengal vide Memo No. 7751-P(P),the 2,kI August,2011.
At present the Muslim employees who are on ROJA (fasting for RAMZAN),
are permitted to leave office at 4 pm during the month of RAMZAN.
After careful consideration of the matter and in suppression of all
previous orders in this respect, the undersigned is directed by order of
the Governor to say that the Governor has been pleased to order that
the Muslim employees of this State Government, who will be on ROJA (i.e.
fasting for RAMZAN) may be permitted to leave office at 3-30 pm during
the month of RAMZAN.
The Head of Offices/ Departments are to make necessary arrangements
to ensure that the normal works and functions of the Offices/
Departments are not hampered in the event of early departure of the
concerned employees.
The following draft of amendments, which the Governor, in exercise of
the power conferred by sub-section (1), and clauses (d) and (o) of
sub-section (2) of section 45, read with clause (j) of sub-section (2)
of section 27, of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act, 1963 (West Ben. Act V of 1963) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), proposes to make in the Rules for Management of Sponsored Institutions (Secondary), 1972,
issued with this Department notification No. 264-Edn(S), dated 8th
March, 1972, published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the
8th March, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), is hereby
published for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby.
The draft will be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a
period of thirty days from the date of its publication in the Official
Gazette and any objection or suggestion with respect thereto, which may
be received by the undersigned before the said date, shall be duly
considered:-
Draft of amendments
In the said rules,-
(1) in rule 5,-
(a) in clause (i), for the words “Department of School Education of
the State Government”, substitute the words “Commissioner of School
Education, Government of West Bengal”;
(b) omit clause (ii);
(2) after the first proviso of rule 10, add the following proviso:-
“Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained in any
other rule, the appointing or nominating authority may recall any person
or may appoint or nominate, as the case may be, any person as President
or Person Interested in Education on the Committee of an Institution,
before the expiry of the term of the Committee without assigning any
reason if such authority is satisfied on the basis of any formal or
informal information that the replacement of such person is in the
better academic or administrative interest of the concerned
institution.”;
(3) for rule 23, substitute the following rule:-
“23. Powers and duties of Committee or Administrator of an institution.
The Committee or the Administrator of an institution, subject to any
order of the Government or the Director of School Education or the Board
or the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the
district or the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary
Education) of the concerned Sub-Division, shall-
(a) allow a candidate to join, either on first appointment as such or
on transfer, in the post of Headmaster or Headmistress if he or she
carries an appointment letter or an order of transfer issued by the
Board in pursuance of the provisions of the West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997 and the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act, 1963, as and when he or she reports for joining:
Provided that if the Committee or the Administrator refuses to allow a
candidate to join the post of Headmaster or Headmistress, it shall
amount to misconduct on the part of the Committee or the Administrator
and the Board may, with the approval of the Government, in such cases,
take any action, including dissolution of the Committee, or as the case
may be, the Government may initiate departmental proceeding against the
Administrator,;
(b) appoint, with the prior permission of the District Inspector of
Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional District
Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education)of the concerned
Sub-Division, teaching or non-teaching staff against part-time vacancies
of temporary in nature, if available, within the sanctioned strength
and as per the norms fixed by the Government or other competent
authority in this regard;
(c) appoint, with the prior permission of the District Inspector of
Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional District
Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned
Sub-Division, the Assistant Headmaster or the Assistant Headmistress
against the vacancy within the sanctioned strength from amongst the
approved teachers;
(d) grant leave other than casual leave as per Leave Rules;
(e) depute teachers for valid teacher training courses duly approved
by the National Council for Teacher Education in the interest of the
institution;
(f) give ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’ to transfer applications in
the prescribed manner, if the same is required by any law or rules
relating to transfer;
(g) not move against the Government or the Director of School
Education or the Board or the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary
Education) or the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary
Education) of concerned Sub-Division, as the case may be, to any court
of law, without service of written representation upon him or them, as
the case may be, and affording reasonable opportunity to dispose of the
same;
(h) intimate the Board on any matter pertaining to alleged misconduct
of any teaching or non-teaching staff of the institution with all
relevant records and evidence;
(i) prepare and publish academic calendar and list of holidays of the institution;
(j) maintain accounts of funds of the institution and the said
account and funds shall be operated jointly by the President of the
Committee and the Head of Institution;
(k) frame annual reports;
(l) implement and/or supervise all schemes of development of the
institution and make provision for safe drinking water, sanitation,
separate urinal and latrine for boys, girls and transgender, healthy
mid-day meal, arrangement of fire safety duly certified by the competent
authority, provision for safety of children against natural calamity
etc.;
(m) follow the provisions of the law relating to the right to
education as laid down in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Act, 2009, in respect of elementary education, if the
institution imparts elementary education;
(n) obey any other general or specific order of the Government or the
Director of School Education or the Board or the District Inspector of
Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional District
Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned
Sub-Division in the interest of education.
(4) for rule 23A, substitute the following rules:-
“23A. Powers and duties of the Head of Institution of an institution.
The Head of Institution of an institution, subject to any order of
the Government or the Director of School Education or the Board or the
District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or
the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of
the concerned Sub-Division, shall be responsible for the overall
academic and administrative matters of the institution and his powers
and duties shall include-
(a) to allow a candidate to join, either on first appointment or on
transfer, in the post of Assistant Teacher or Librarian or any other
non-teaching post, if he carries an appointment letter or an order of
transfer, issued by the Board in pursuance of the provisions of the West
Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997 and the West Bengal Board of
Secondary Education Act, 1963, as and when he reports for joining;
Provided that upon such joining, the Head of Institution shall,
within seven (7) days, send the joining report and other necessary
papers pertaining to appointment to the District Inspector of Schools
(Secondary Education) or the Additional District Inspector of Schools
(Secondary Education), as the case may be, for approval of service, and
also to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education as well as to the
concerned Regional Commission of the West Bengal School Service
Commission;
(b) to make requisition of salary of teaching and non-teaching staff;
(c) to grant annual increments in the pay scale to teachers and non-teaching staff on satisfactory service;
(d) to forward the prayer of confirmation of teaching or non-teaching
staff, upon satisfactory service on probation, to the Board through the
District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) or the Additional
District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned
Sub-Division;
(e) to maintain General Provident fund of teaching and non-teaching staff and sanction withdrawal thereof;
(f) to maintain service book of the approved teaching and non-teaching staff and update the same annually;
(g) to grant career advancement benefit of teaching and non-teaching
staff on satisfactory and continuous service as per Government policy
and orders;
(h) to submit pension papers of teaching and non-teaching staff as
per rules and orders relating to payment of retirement benefit;
(i) to act as the custodian of the school records and produce the same as and when required by any superior authority;
(j) to follow the provision of law relating to the right to education
as laid down in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education
Act, 2009, in respect of elementary education, if the institution
imparts elementary education;
(k) to obey any other general or specific order of the Government or
the Director of School Education or the Board or the District Inspector
of Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional
District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned
Sub-Division in the interest of education.
23B. Powers and duties of Assistant Headmaster or Mistress of an institution.
(1) The Assistant Headmaster or the Assistant Headmistress of an
institution, subject to any order of the Government or the Director of
School Education or the Board or the District Inspector of Schools
(Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional District
Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned
Sub-Division, shall, with the approval of the Head of Institution,
perform the following functions and discharge the following duties:-
(a) to maintain daily class routine and provisional routine, if required;
(b) to prepare routine for examination in the institution;
(c) to conduct the continuous comprehensive evaluation of students;
(d) to maintain progress reports of students;
(e) to hold parent-teacher meetings;
(f) to prepare reports on drop out of students and take remedial measures for checking drop out;
(g) to conduct remedial teaching for the slow learners;
(h) to assist the Head of Institution to monitor as to whether
Assistant Teachers are taking classes as per syllabus and curriculum;
(i) to follow the provision of law relating to the right to education
as laid down in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education
Act, 2009 in respect of elementary education, if the institution imparts
elementary education;
(j) to obey any other general or specific order of the Government or
the Director of School Education or the Board or the District Inspector
of Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional
District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned
Sub-Division, or the Head of Institution in the interest of education;
(k) to officiate in the post of Headmaster or Headmistress during the
temporary vacancy in the post of Headmaster or Headmistress.
(2) The Head of Institution shall perform the duties as referred in
clause (I), in absence of Assistant Headmaster or Assistant Headmistress
in an institution.
23C. Power of the State Government to take action against a member of the Committee.
Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in these rules, the
State Government shall have the right to proceed against any member of
the Committee or the Administrator of an institution, who, in the
opinion of the State Government, commits financial irregularity or acts
against the interest of the institution.
Management of Sponsored Institutions (Secondary) Rules, 1972
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Education Directorate (Secondary)
No. 264-Edn(S) Dated: 08.03.1972. [Management of Sponsored Institutions (Secondary) Rules, 1972] No. 779-SE(S) Dated: 08.10.1998. [Amendment of Management of Sponsored Institutions (Secondary) Rules, 1972] No. 663-SE(S) Dated: 02.05.2001. [Amendment of Management of Sponsored Institutions (Secondary) Rules, 1972]
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the power conferred by Sub-Section (i) and in particular by clause (d) of Sub-Section (2), of Section 45 of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act, 1963
(West Bengal Act, V of 1963), the Governor is pleased hereby to make
after previous publication as required by sub-section (1) of the said
section, the following rules, namely:
1. Short Title
These rules may be called the Management of Sponsored Institutions (Secondary) Rules, 1972.
2. Application
These rules will apply to the Sponsored Institution (Secondary) in West Bengal.
3. Definition
The words and expressions used in these rules shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them in the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969.
4. Committee
Every Sponsored Institution shall have a Committee to be constituted in the manner and for the purposes hereinafter appearing.
5. Composition of the Committee
The Committee shall consist of the Following members:-
(i) a President to be appointed by the Department of School Education of the State Government;
(ii) two representatives of the Body/Organisation/Society aiding or
co-operating with the State Government in setting up the Institution;
(iii) one Government official to be nominated by the Director of School Education, West Bengal;
(iv) two persons interested in education to be nominated by the Director of School Education, West Bengal;
(v) one medical practitioner to be nominated by the Director of School Education, West Bengal;
(vi) the Head of the Institution concerned;
(vii) three representatives of the teachers of the Institution to be elected in the manner prescribed in rule 6;
(viii) two representatives of guardian of whom one shall be a woman
in the case of a girls’ school, to be nominated by the President in the
manner prescribed in rule 7;
(ix) one representative of the whole-time non-teaching staff of the.
Institution to be elected in the same manner and according to the same
procedure as laid down in the management of Recognised non-Government
Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969.
Provided that the State Government shall have the power to approve of
a special constitution of a Committee in respect of schools sponsored
by Trusts or religious or linguistic minority.
6. Election
The representatives of the teachers shall be elected to the Committee
in the same manner and according to the same procedure as laid down in
the management of the Recognised Non-Govt. Institutions (Aided and
Unaided) Rules, 1969.
7. Nomination of guardians’ representatives
As soon as the members referred to in items (i) to (x) of rule 5 are
appointed, nominated, or elected, as the case may be, the President of
the Committee shall, in consultation with the Head of the Institution,
nominate two representatives of the guardians referred to in items (xi)
and (xii) of the said rule. In case of difference of opinion between the
President of the Committee and the Head of the Institution, the matter
shall be referred to the Director whose decision thereon shall be final.
8. Secretary
There shall be a secretary of the committee who shall be appointed by
the Director of School Education, West Bengal from amongst the members
of the Committee other than those referred to in clauses (i), (ix) and
(x) of rule 5. Where any member other than the Head of the Institution
is appointed as Secretary, the Head of the Institution shall be
appointed as Joint Secretary.
9. Casual vacancy
Casual vacancies, except the vacancies in the office of the
teacher-member, shall be filled up by nomination or appointment, as the
case may be, by the authorities competent to fill the vacancy in the
original committee. Any casual vacancy in the office of the
teacher-member shall be filled by election in the manner laid down in
rule 6. If any member of the Committee ceases at any time to fulfill the
qualifications in respect of which he was elected or nominated, he
shall cease to be a member and, a vacancy shall be created which shall
be filled by appointments, nomination or election as the case may be.
Any member appointed, nominated or elected to fill the casual vacancy
shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the
member whose place he fills.
10. The term of the Committee
The term of the office of the Committee shall be 3 years from the
date of the first meeting of the Committee, provided that such term may
be extended by the State Government:
Provided that the representatives of the guardians referred to in
items (xi) and (xii) of rule 5 shall hold office for a period of one
year only.
11. Vacancy caused by absence
Any member of the Committee absenting himself from four consecutive
meetings shall cease to be such member unless the Committee otherwise
directs. The vacancy shall be filled up as provided in rule 9.
12. Meeting and quorum
A meeting of the Committee shall be called by the Secretary at least
once in every two months except during the vacation of the Institution.
Not less than 7 days’ notice of the meeting shall ordinarily be given.
Seven members shall form a quorum.
13. Audit
The Director shall annually appoint, from the panel maintained by
him, an Auditor who shall examine the accounts of the Institution for
the year and submit his report to the Committee, on or before 31st day
of March; and two copies of such report shall be forwarded to the
Director who shall send one copy to the State Government. The Director
may call for explanation of the Committee on the irregularities pointed
out in the audit report and the Committee shall submit to the Director
within six weeks of receipt of the communication its explanation
indicating the action taken or proposed to be taken on the
irregularities. If the explanation is not considered satisfactory, the
Director may move the State Government for supersession of the
Committee.
14. Special meeting
A special meeting shall be convened by the Secretary within a
fortnight when a requisition for such a meeting is made by not less than
four members of the Committee, not less than seven days’ notice of such
meeting shall be given.
15. Special meeting convened by requisition
If the Secretary fails to convene a special meeting, the
requisitionists shall refer the matter to the President who shall
convene the meeting. In the event of the President failing to convene
the meeting within ten days after reference to him, the
requisitionsists. not being less than one-half of the total number of
members, shall have power to convene the meeting after giving seven
days’ notice.
16. Emergency meeting
Emergency meeting may be convened by the President, if necessary,
with not less than twenty-four hours’ notice to consider a matter of
emergent nature requiring immediate attention. All resolutions passed at
an emergency meeting shall be subject to confirmation or revision at
the next ordinary meeting.
17. Place of meeting
All meetings shall be held in the premises of the Institution, unless
the members of the Committee decide unanimously to the contrary.
18. Agenda
The notice of each meeting shall setforth the business to be
transacted at the meeting the agenda being drawn up by the Secretary of
the Committee in consultation with President of the Committee and,
except with the consent of three-fourths of the members present, no
business other than that so stated shall be transacted, provided that no
matter involving the appointment or deputation or dismissal or removal
of a teacher or other employee shall be taken up unless the matter has
been placed on the agenda of the meeting issued with the notice, and
evidence of service of such notice is maintained and preserved for
inspection by any member of the Committee or any person authorised by
the Board or Director of the Education Department of the State
Government.
19. President to preside
The President shall preside at meeting of the Committee. In the
absence of the President, the members present shall elect one amongst
themselves who shall preside.
20. Casting vote
The person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote in
addition to his ordinary vote when votes of the members present are
equally divided.
21. Auditor’s Report
The Auditor’s report on the accounts of the Institution shall be
taken into consideration at the first ordinary meeting after the report
has been received. A, copy of the report, along with the observations of
the Committee shall, thereafter, be sent to the Board and the Director
who may call for additional information or explanation in the matter as
laid down in rule 13.
22. Duties of the Secretary
Under the direction of the Committee the Secretary shall carry out
correspondence with the proper authorities on behalf of the Committee.
He shall also keen a record of the proceedings of the meetings of the
committee in a book maintained for the purpose The record of each
meeting shall be confirmed at the
23. Powers of the Committee
Subject to approval of the Director and subject to further such
direction as the State Government may from time to tune issue, the
Committee shall have the powers to
(i) appoint teachers and other employees on permanent and temporary-basis;
(ii) extend the services of teachers and other employees beyond the dates of superannuation;
(iii) remove or dismiss teachers and other employees after offering
such teachers and employees concerned reasonable opportunity of
representing their cases;
(iv) grant leave other than casual leave which shall be granted by
the Head of the Institution and by the President of the Committee in the
case of the Head of the institution, and increments of pay to teachers
and other employees, according to the rules in force;
(v) grant free studentship or half-free studentship in accordance
with the procedure laid down from time to time, but ordinarily with the
consent of the Head of the Institution;
(vi) manage funds of the Institution;
(vii) frame annual reports;
(viii) deal with all schemes of development of the Institution and allied matters;
(ix) allocate the total period of holidays in a year, but special
holiday for a day or a part thereof on account of death of any prominent
person or for any special occasion concerning the Institution may be
granted by the Head of the Institution at his discretion;
(x) grant deputation of teachers, where such deputation is in the
interest of the Institution in conformity with rules and order on the
subject;
Provided that a teacher affected by the decision of the Committee may make his representation to the Director;
(xi) deal with other matters that arc brought to the Committee in the interest of the Institution;
(xii) impose minor penalties, like stoppage of one to three
increments in pay, reduction of pay in the time scale and ensure, with
the prior approval of the Board in case of lapses on the part of
permanent or temporary teachers and other employees of an Institution
which do not warrant removal or dismissal of the persons concerned. In
all such cases the committee shall observe the procedure laid down in
sub rule (8) of rule 28 in the Management of Recognised Non-Government
Institutions (Aided and unaided) Rules, 1969.
23A. Suspension for Preventive Detention
In the case of teaching and non-teaching staff of an institution
detained in custody for a period exceeding 48 hours any law providing
for preventive detention or as a result of a proceeding for a preventive
detention either on a criminal charge or otherwise, such staff shall be
deemed to have been suspended by an order of the appointing authority,
with effect from the date of detention and shall remain under suspension
until further orders.
A teaching or non-teaching staff who is undergoing a sentence of
imprisonment shall also be dealt with in the same manner, pending a
decision on the disciplinary action to be taken against him.
24. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the
Institutions sponsored in cooperation with the Ramakrishna Mission shall
be managed until other Provisions are made in accordance with the
Special Rules for the management of Ramakrishna Mission Schools.
25. If, on consideration of a report by the Director, the State
Government is of the opinion that the Committee for the management of
any Sponsored Institution has not been functioning properly, it may
supersede such Committee and appoint an Administrator or an Ad-hoc
Committee to exercise the powers and perform the functions thereof.
26. Staff Council
The Committee of each institution shall constitute a Staff Council
composed of all whole-time teaching and non-teaching staff, permanent
and temporary, working against sanctioned posts or sanctioned additional
posts for not less than two years, with the Head of the Institutions as
its President. The Secretary of the Council shall be elected from
amongst its members. The Council may discuss all matters of academic
interest and other problems relating to the development of the
institution and may recommend to the Committee, measures for improvement
of the institution. The Committee shall record the action taken on the
recommendation indicating reasons in the case of its non-implementation.
The Head of the Institution shall convene the meeting of the Staff
Council once in every three months in an academic year.
27. Academic Council
(1) The Committee of each Institution shall constitute an Academic
Council composed of the Head of the Institution, the Assistant
Headmaster or Assistant Headmistress, if there be any, as the case may
be, and not more than 3 members elected from amongst the members of the
teaching staff including the Librarian and the Assistant Librarian where
there is one, working against sanctioned posts or sanctioned additional
posts for not less than two years.
The Head of the Institution and the Assistant Headmaster or the
Assistant Headmistress, as the case may be. shall be the President and
the Secretary of the Council respectively. Where there is no Assistant
Headmaster or Assistant Headmistress, one from amongst the elected
members shall be elected Secretary of the Academic Council. In case of
any casual vacancy, it shall be filled up by election at a meeting
convened for the purpose. The Head of the institution shall preside over
the meeting.
In case of an Institution with Higher Secondary Classes (Class XI and
XII) recognised by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary
Education, the total number of members of the Academic Council including
the President and the Secretary shall, in no case, exceed 5.
(2) The Head of the Institution shall convene a meeting within one
month from the first meeting of the newly constituted or reconstituted
Managing Committee and the teacher members including Librarian.
Assistant Librarian, if any. of the Academic Council shall be elected in
that meeting. Where there is an Ab-hoc Committee or an Administrator,
the Academic Council shall be constituted as per Provisions of this rule
as and when directed by the Executive Committee and shall continue to
function for the period determined by the Executive Committee from time
to time. The Head of the Institution shall convene the meeting of the
Academic Council once in every two months in an academic year.
(3) The Council may discuss matters connected with (i) admission,
(ii) promotion, (iii) selection of books, (iv) time table of School
hours and (v) measures relating to the improvement of teaching and
co-curricular activities. The Head of the Institution shall, ordinarily,
be guided by the advice of the Council in matters specified above. But
the Head of the Institution may, for reasons to be recorded in writing,
overrule the advice of the Council, in which case any member of the
Council who may be in disagreement with the decision taken by the Head
of the Institution, may refer the matter to the Committee whose decision
thereon shall be final. Selection of books shall be made in
counsultation with the subject teachers of the institution. In selecting
books, schools should exercise the greatest care and a book, once
prescribed, shall be allowed to continue at least for 3 years, unless
there are compelling reasons for a change.
28. Meeting with guardians
The Head of the Institution shall convene meeting were guardians
twice in an academic year. The Head of the Institution shall convene
meeting class-wise with subject-teachers and guardians twice in an
academic year without hampering the studies of the pupils. In every
Institution, “Guardians’ Week” shall be observed once in a year.
29. Number of days instructional work
(1) The total number of days including Saturdays which will be
half-holidays, available for instructional work of an educational
institution shall not fall below 200 days in an academic year. The days
on which class-examinations and other school activities are held shall
not be included within the period of 200 days earmarked for
instructional work of the institution.
(2) Classes will not be kept suspended in the school on account of
holding examination, other than the examination conducted by the West
Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of
Higher Secondary Education.
(3) No classes shall be kept suspended in the school for giving free
time to the student to prepare for their annual examination or for any
other school activities.
30. Holding of classes on regular basis etc.
All teachers shall regularly take classes allotted to them in the
time-table and complete the prescribed syllabus within the stipulated
period of the academic year. To monitor and maintain the prescribed rate
of progress of the students in their course of studies, teachers should
go by the announced programme of periodical examinations of the school,
to setup question papers, perform invigilation duty in the examination
halls, and take up evaluation of answer-scripts and recording of marks,
writing of progress reports, publication of results thereof in time, and
submission of the progress reports to the Head of the institutions for
transmission of the same to the guardians for their knowledge, signature
and comments, if any. Schools shall also so arrange that the students
can take home the examined answer-scripts of all the periodical
examinations, and except annual examination for perusal of their
guardians for knowledge in respect of attainments of their wards on
condition that they return the scripts with the signature of- the
guardians to their schools seven days from the date of receiving of the
scripts from the school.
31. Invigilation duties etc. performed by teachers
Invigilation duties and evaluation answer-scripts in examinations
conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West
Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education shall fall within the
bounden duties and functions of a teacher in a Secondary School and
Higher Secondary School and the non-teaching staff shall perform other
duties as may be allotted to them.
