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The West Bengal School Service Commission, which
came into being on November 1, 1997, was constituted
by the Government of West Bengal for the purpose
of recruiting teachers including Headmasters/Headmistresses
in non-Govt. aided Jr. High/High/Higher Secondary
Schools in the State
of West Bengal.
The Commission which is the first
of its kind in the country consists of a Central
Commission by the name of the West Bengal Central
School Service Commission and Six Regional Commissions
by the name of the West Bengal Regional School Service
Commission which act under the control and supervision
of the Central Commission. The following are the
Regional Commissions with their territorial jurisdiction:
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Eastern Region comprising the
districts of Birbhum, Bardhaman and Hooghly with
Headquarters at Bardhaman.
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Northern Region comprising the
districts of Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri,Uttar Dinajpur,
Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad and Siliguri
Sub-Division within Darjeeling district with Headquarters
at Malda.
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Southern Region comprising the
districts of Kolkata, Howrah and South 24-Parganas
with Headquarters at Kolkata.
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Western Region comprising the
districts of Purulia, Bankura, Purba Medinipur
and Paschim Medinipur with Headquarters at Bankura.
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South-Eastern Region comprising
the districts of Nadia and North 24-Parganas with
Headquarters at Barasat.
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The Hill Region comprising the
area within the jurisdiction of Darjeeling Gorkha
Autonomous Council constituted under the Darjeeling
Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council Act, 1988 (West
Bengal Act XIII of 1988) in the district of Darjeeling
with Headquarters at Darjeeling.
The operation of the last named
Regional Commission, namely, the Hill Region, is
now under suspension.
The Regional Commissions are entrusted with the
selection of persons for appointment to the posts
of Assistant Teacher and Headmaster/Headmistress
in Schools within their respective territorial
jurisdiction.
Advertisement inviting applications for Regional
Level Selection Test for the post of Assistant Teachers
showing tentative vacancies, Subjectwise, Categorywise,
Genderwise and Mediumwise in each Region is made
in leading newspapers and/or in the Commission’s
Website. The actual vacancies are declared in a
similar manner at the time of publication of the
result of the Written Test. Candidates to the extent
of 1.5 times of the actual vacancies declared are
called for Personality Test on the basis of their
respective academic score and the marks obtained
in the Written Test. Panel i.e. Final Merit List
to the extent of one time of the actual vacancies
declared, and a Waiting List to the extent of 0.10
time of the actual vacancies declared are prepared
on the basis of the candidates respective academic
score, marks secured in the Written Test and the
marks obtained in the Personality Test all taken
together.
The Criteria for selection of Assistant Teachers under Regional Level Selection Test are as follows:
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Academic including Professional
Qualifications - |
25 marks |
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Written Examination
(i)
Paper I relating to the relevant subject - marks
(ii)
Paper II relating to General Knowledge &
Aptitude Test etc. - |
60 marks
10 marks |
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Personality Test [Appearance before the P.T.
Board is compulsory] - |
5 marks |
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Total - |
100 marks |
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Advertisement showing
vacancy in the High/Higher Secondary Schools and Jr. High Schools in the post of Headmaster
/ Headmistress for each region
are also made in leading Newspapers and / or in
website. Each Region shall, on scrutiny of application, issue admit cards for written examination.
The qualified candidates in the written test be called for Personality Test
not exceeding two times of the declared vacancies in each category of post of Head Masters/ Head Mistresses as per advertisement,
on the basis of total marks obtained in the written examination, Academic
including Professional Qualification, Higher Qualification
& Teaching Experience. The Regional Commission, after holding Personality
Test and on the basis of total marks obtained below,
prepare final merit list of candidates. Panel i.e. Final Merit List
to the extent of one time of the actual vacancies
declared, and a Waiting List to the extent of 0.25
time of the actual vacancies declared are prepared
on the basis of the candidates respective academic
score including professional qualification, Higher qualification, teaching experience and marks secured in the Written Test and the
marks obtained in the Personality Test all taken
together.
The Criteria for selection of Headmaster/Headmistress is as follows:
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Written Examination - |
55 marks |
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Academic including Professional
Qualifications - |
25 marks |
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Higher Qualifications - |
3 marks
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Teaching Experience - |
7 marks |
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Personality Test [Appearance before the P.T.
Board is compulsory] - |
10 marks |
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Total - |
100 marks |
Total number of candidates recommended
by the Commission for appointment to the post of
Assistant Teacher till 31.12.2007 – 85,462.
Total number of candidates recommended
by the Commission for appointment to the post of
Headmaster/Headmistress/Superintendent till 31.12.2007
– 6,979.
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