Professor Dr. Goutam Paul

President, Ad hoc Committee
&
Professor
Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Former Dean of Science
Kalyani University

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West Bengal Board of Primary Education is the apex academic regulator of primary (elementary) education in the State of West Bengal. The board has served a commendable role during the last one decade in improving environment, infrastructure, classroom ambience, curricular contents, evaluation method, student feedback process, health care and students’ co-curricular activities in all Government aided and Government sponsored primary schools across the State. I’m glad to convey you all that our State, West Bengal, has topped the chart among large states in India in the “Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Index (2023)", an indicator of literacy among children in the pre-primary and primary levels. The State has achieved an overall score of 58.9, much above the national average of 48.3. I take this opportunity to convey our profound gratitude to Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Smt Mamata Banerjee, for her kind inspiration, advice and policy institutions to sustain and improve qualities in school education domain in our state; and also convey our respectful gratitude to Professor Bratya Basu, Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge, Departments of School Education and Higher Education, Government of West Bengal for his kind advice, inspiration, administrative support, impregnation and implementation of new and innovative academic policies, and able holistic leadership in driving the primary education of our State to the top position in our country. I convey my congratulation to School Education Department, Government of West Bengal, all Chairpersons and Staff of District Primary School Councils/Primary School Councils; all District Inspector of Schools; all Assistant Inspector of Schools and Sub-inspector of Schools in all districts, and other Officials and Staff at the State and District levels related to the governance of primary education in achieving this success. I convey my special thanks to all Primary Teachers in our State for their meritorious service for this successful achievement. Under the kind supervision and guidance of Hon’ble Education Minister Professor Bratya Basu, the Board has performed superbly during the last 8 (eight) months. The Board has conducted TET-2022 and declared result in a State of the Art manner within 59 days of taking examination very transparently, and organised and conducted Annual State Level Sports Meet at Jalpaiguri in February, 2023, and also organised a Two Day State level Orientation Training Symposium for Teachers in Primary Schools to augment excellence in Primary Education. At present, the Board is conducting Interview and Aptitude test of candidates for recruitment to the posts of Asst. Teacher in Government Aided and Government Sponsored Primary Schools across the State very transparently. Besides, the Board has initiated certain measures to govern all the affiliated Primary Teachers Training Institutes those are offering D.El.Ed. programmes in affiliating and/or renewing affiliations and conducting examinations. I do hope all the affiliated PTT Institutes will be in ideal state to exhibit their excellency in imparting the course. I’m honoured to give a message to all concerned that the West Bengal Board of Primary Education will certainly prove its excellence in implementing the mandate of the Government of west Bengal in sustaining the primary (or elementary) education in our state at topmost position in our country. The Board is determined to execute all responsibilities as mandated by the Government of West Bengal in School Education Department through utmost dedication, transparency and honesty for the good cause of primary education in our State.

Warm greetings to you all.
With gratitude,
(Professor (Dr) Goutam Paul)