Primary Teachers manual: Qualifications

(1) No person shall be appointed by the Council as a teacher unless he is a citizen of India and

has completed the age of 18 years and has not completed the age of 40 years on the first day of

the January 1st of the year of advertisement.

(2) The candidate shall possess the following minimum educational qualifications:-

a) Higher Secondary pass under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary

Education or its equivalent with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary

Education (by whatever name known); or

b) Higher Secondary pass under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary

Education or its equivalent with at least 45% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary

Education (by whatever name known),in accordance with the National Council for

Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations 2002; or

c) Higher Secondary pass under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary

Education or its equivalent with at least 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor of Elementary

Education (B. El. Ed.); or

d) Higher Secondary pass under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary

Education or its equivalent with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Education

(Special Education); or

e) Graduation and two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name

known);

Note 1. – A person with D.Ed. (Special Education) or B.Ed. (Special Education) qualification shall,

after appointment, undergo six month special programme in Elementary Education recognized

by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

Note 2. – The persons having qualification of Higher Secondary pass under the West Bengal

Council of Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent with at least 50% marks or graduate

(irrespective of marks obtained therein) or equivalent without 2-year Diploma in Elementary

Education (by whatever name known) or 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B. El. Ed.) or

2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education) shall also be eligible for appearing in the

Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to be conducted for appointment of primary school teachers in the

State upto 31st March, 2014, subject to condition that those who are appointed without

professional qualification shall acquire the professional qualification as specified in sub-rule (2)

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of rule 6 above within a period of two (2) years from the year of appointment.

Note 3. – Priority mentioned in sub-rule (8) rule 9, shall be given to the eligible candidates who

possess the minimum qualifications as specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 6.

Note 4.— For the purposes of this rule, -

a) a diploma in teacher education recognized by the National Council for Teacher

Education (NCTE) shall be considered;

b) in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B. Ed (Special Education), a

course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.

Note 5. – Any candidate seeking appointment to the post of primary school teacher shall have

studied and passed in the specific language as the first or the second language in the Higher

Secondary Level or equivalent for which medium of instruction, the candidate is seeking

appointment:

Provided that in case of Santhali as medium of instruction, the candidate shall only require to

possess proficiency of reading, writing and speaking in OLCH1K1 scripts. It shall not be

obligatory for the candidates seeking appointment to the post of primary school teacher in

Santhali medium schools to have passed in the specific language as the first or the second

language in the Higher Secondary Level or equivalent for which medium of instruction, the

candidate is seeking appointment.

Note 6. – In case of the certificate issued by the authority other than the West Bengal Council of

Higher Secondary Education, the said certificate issuing authority shall be set up a statutory

authority and the said certificate issuing authority shall be authorized by the Government of

India or by the State Government of the concerned State, as the case may be, for issuing Higher

Secondary Level certificate.

Note 7. – All candidates must have studied and obtained Madhyamik (Secondary) Pass

Certificate or equivalent with Mathematics and English as subjects.

Note 8. – The equivalent of Madhyamik certificate means the said certificate issuing authority

shall be set up as per Act framed by the Government of India or by the State Government of the

concerned State and the said authority shall be authorized by the Government of India or by the

State Government of the concerned State, as the case may be, for issuing Secondary Level

certificate.

Note 9. – The decision of State Government on the question of equivalence for the purpose of subrule

(2) of rule 6 shall be final.

Note 10. – Candidates belonging to reserved categories SC/ST/OBC/PH/EC shall be allowed

relaxation upto 5% in the qualifying marks.

Note 11. – The State Government may, by notification, declare reservation upto 10% of the total

posts newly created, for maintaining pupil-teacher ratio in accordance with the provisions of the

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, with a view to providing

adequate representation of the candidates of such categories without disturbing the 100-point

roster as notified by the State Government from time to time:

Provided that the qualifications for such categories of candidates shall be the same as mentioned

in sub rule (2) of rule 6:

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Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained in any other rule of these rules, the

period of service rendered by any candidate of such categories, shall be available as relaxation of

age and no such candidate attaining 55 years of age as on the 1st day January of the year of the

advertisement, shall be considered:

Provided also that notwithstanding anything contained in any other rule of these rules, State

Government may also issue appropriate order of relaxation of age to a specific category of

candidates or some categories of candidates pursuant to order passed by any Court of competent

jurisdiction.

Note 12. – The reservation quota for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes(SC),

Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Exempted categories (EC), Ex-Service men

and for Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates, shall be maintained as per the existing

reservation rules as framed by the competent authority, after deducting 10% from total

vacancies for appointment on compassionate ground, with relaxation of the upper age limit as

admissible under the Government order:

Provided that in case the notification as mention in Note 11 is declared by the State Government,

the total vacancies shall mean the existing vacancies plus newly created vacancies after

deducting 10% as per provision of this Note.            

    

                 EXAMINATION: MARKS DISTRIBUTION:

(i) Madhyamik pass under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or its

equivalent

10

(ii) Higher Secondary pass under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary

Education or its equivalent

15

(iii) Training as prescribed in sub-rule (2) of rule 6. 20

(iv) Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 40

(v) Extra Curricular Activities 05

(v) Total 90

(vi) Viva-Voce or Interview. 10

(vii) Total 100