JADAVPUR VIDYAPITH

National Council of Education, Bengal was established by National leaders during the British rule on March 11, 1906. Sri Aurobindo and Rabindranath Tagore conjoined with the galaxy of luminaries forming the Council’s first faculty. The National Council of Education, Bengal which is the parent body of the Jadavpur University 1955 is also the founder of Jadavpur Vidyapith which was established on 11th March, 1957.

The Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal, is endowed with the responsibility of enhancing Access, Equity and Quality in education across the State by bringing into practice the over-arching vision and mission of 21st century Education at the Primary, Upper-Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary levels. The Department as the nodal body has several distinct Functionaries which look after various aspects of school education for the state. The Functionaries have well-defined assignments. Some of these are: development of Curriculum, Syllabus, Text Books, Evaluation Pattern and In-service Teachers' Training (Expert Committee on School Education), Conducting Board/Council Examinations and providing Academic Guidance, (Boards and Councils), Preparation of Research Material and Follow-up Training (SCERT), Inspection (Inspectorate), Recruitment of teachers/staff (Service Commission), Execution of Projects and Schemes (Project Office). These Functionaries work in tandem with an eye to promote and consolidate the diverse virtues of education.