1. (a) Intake
capacity: 50.
(b) Medium: Bengali And English.
2. Eligibility and Reservation :
i. Should be an
Indian citizen.
ii. Should pass the H.S (+2)
Examination or its equivalent from any recognized
Board/Council/University with at least 50% marks in the
aggregate (where aggregate is given)/aggregate of the best
five (where no aggregate is mentioned). There is, however, a
relaxation of 5% marks for the applicants belonging to
SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/PH/Ex-Serviceman category. Where there is
no aggregate marks, 50% / 45% of the total of the best five
scores excluding EVS (where it is not an elective subject)
for eligibility will be counted.
Note : The entry
qualifications of the applicants belonging Ex-Serviceman
shall be determined in terms of the memo of the School
Education Department no. 598-SE(EE)/PTTI-16/17 dated
08.09.2017 read with the clarification of MHRD memo no.
F.No. 1-22/2012-EE-4(P) dated 23.08.2017, if required i.e.
if the applicant does not have 50%/45% marks in H.S. (+2)
examination.
iii. Should not be above 35 years of age
(40 years of age for SC/ST/PH and 38 years for OBC-A &
OBC-B) as on 01.07.2019.
Note 1: This upper age limit
is not applicable for the in-service teachers, appointed
before 03.09.2001.
Note 2: Ex-Serviceman-candidates
shall get the benefit of age relaxation as per rules.
Note 3:Applicants who possess SC/ST/OBC-A and OBC-B category
certificates issued by the competent authority of other
states, shall be given the benefits/concession at par with
General (Un-reserved) category candidates.
iv. Must
have studied and passed at the Higher Secondary level
Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santhali as a compulsory subject,
carrying the weightage of 100 marks for admission to
Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santhali medium Institutions (as
the case may be). Must have studied English of 100 marks as
the Second/other language.
v. Reservation of seats
shall be made as per the State Government norms.
vi.
For Vocational-course-pass applicants :
a) 4% (i.e.
two out of fifty) of the seats shall be earmarked for
applicants coming from the Vocational Stream Course (+2
Level) under any recognized Board/University/Council or its
equivalent, regardless of categories.
b) Such
vocational-course-pass applicants must have studied at least
two languages including English at the +2-stage.
c)
Such vocational-course-pass applicants should score at least
50% marks at the H.S. (+2) Examination.
d) Such
vocational-course-pass applicants, however, should only
choose “Vocational” as specified in the “Select Category”
column in the Application Form for Admission instead of GEN,
SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B and PH.
e) Vocational course
candidates shall have to upload both the Class XI and XII
mark-sheets, if required, to show marks obtained in the
languages. In such cases both the mark-sheets have to be
clubbed and uploaded.
vii. 5 (five) seats in D.I.E.Ts,
Govt./Govt. Sponsored/Govt. Aided Primary Teachers’ Training
Institutes will be kept reserved for in-service primary
teachers, appointed before 03.09.2001 and having 50% or 45%
(as the case may be) at the H.S. (+2) Examination. Such
teachers will have to be duly deputed by the competent
authority. In case of non-availability of such candidates
the seats shall be filled up from among the wait-listed
candidates in order of merit as per reservation rules.
viii. Ten (10) percent of the total intake of a
Self-financed Non-Government unaided Institution shall be
reserved under ‘Management Quota’. No such reservation will
be there in case of a Government/Government Sponsored/Govt.
Aided institution. In case of such reservations, admission
procedures and other terms and conditions for admission, as
prescribed, should also be maintained strictly. A separate
merit list for this category will be prepared and
maintained.
ix. An institution which is allowed to
admit both Christian and Non-Christian students, shall admit
students from each section as per the guidelines in the
order. In case of non-availability of students under one
section, the wait-listed students of the corresponding other
section shall be allowed in order of merit and according to
the prescribed guidelines.
x. Calculation of Merit:
The name of the examination should be Higher Secondary or as
mentioned in the Mark-sheet of other recognized Boards or
Councils. The total marks obtained should be the aggregate
of the best five, where applicable, including First or
Second Language or both (as the case may be) but excluding
EVS (where it is not an elective subject).
[For
example: A student has passed the Higher Secondary
Examination with following scores:
Language I –
60
Language II – 81
Political Science – 68
Geography – 82
History – 62
Philosophy (Optional
Elective) – 74
EVS – 88 (not an Elective
Subject)
Now the calculation of percentage shall be
made on the basis of the best five scores, e.g.
{(82+81+74+68+62)/5} = 367/5 = 73.4%
Notable: The
marks of EVS which is not an Elective Subject, has not been
taken for calculation of percentage. Note: For determination
of minimum eligibility the Grand Total marks (where
applicable) will be converted into percentage. In such cases
500 (five hundred) or 450 (four hundred fifty) (as the case
may be) out of 1000 (one thousand) shall mean 50 percent or
45 percent respectively.
xi. Application Procedure
:
(a) The Admission Notification will be published by
the Board in the daily newspapers and official websites of
this Board and Department of School Education for the
admission to the affiliated institutes, inviting online
applications, mentioning the opening and closing dates of
submission of online applications. The names, addresses,
intake capacity, medium of instruction, the eligibility
criteria and reservation policies along with the type of the
respective institutions (Male/Female/Co-Ed) will be
available at the time of online application.
(b) The
Board will notify the websites through which the applicants
seeking admission will submit their online applications for
the institution/institutions of their choice, upon
fulfilment of the conditions.
(c) After the closing of
the process of submission of the online applications, the
respective Heads of the Institutions will verify the
testimonials of the applicants online as per rules and will
authenticate the applications of eligible applicants
submitted online, within a specified period as per the
notification of the Board. The application submitted by an
ineligible candidate will be rejected with reason/s by the
concerned institutions.
(d) The Board on receipt of
such online authentication-reports will approve the list/s
on the basis of merit i.e. marks obtained in qualifying H.S.
or its Equivalent examination of the applicants, for
admission to the respective institutions.
(e) Any
application submitted in violation of the aforesaid
procedure by any candidate to any institute for admission
will be treated as invalid.
(f) The affiliated
institutes should follow the admission procedure prescribed
herein above and will admit applicants from the merit list/s
approved by the Board on verification and scrutiny of the
original testimonials of the applicants.
(g) In case
of any violation of the admission procedure on the part of
the affiliated institutions, the admission of the candidates
to those institutions will be cancelled by the Board.
xii. Disciplinary actions : Any institute found to be
admitting or have admitted any student/s in violation of the
aforesaid Rules and Regulations of the Board, will be
disaffiliated (de-affiliated).
xiii. Fees Structure
:
a. Application Fees: Fees for application Rs. 300/-
(Rupees three hundred) only and Rs. 150/- (Rupees one
hundred and fifty) only for SC/ST/PH. Application fee for
Vocational Category seats, In-Service & Ex-Serviceman
categories is Rs. 300/- (three hundred) only.
b.
Course Fee: The Course Fee for a Government Institution
shall be as per the existing fees-structure of the West
Bengal Board of Primary Education.
