West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development

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West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education & Skill Development
AbbreviationWBSCT&VE&SD And AICTE
Established2005
Type Government organization
HeadquartersKarigori Bhavan, 5th Floor, Plot-B/7, Action Area-III, Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700160, India
Website http://www.wbscvet.nic.in

The West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development(Bengali : পশ্চিমবঙ্গ রাজ্য কারিগরি ও বৃত্তিমূলক শিক্ষা এবং দক্ষতা উন্নয়ন পর্ষদ) (Erstwhile West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training)(Bengali : পশ্চিমবঙ্গ রাজ্য বৃত্তিমূলক শিক্ষা ও প্রশিক্ষণ সংসদ) is a statutory body under the Department of Technical Education, Training and Skill Development (West Bengal) of Government of West Bengal for administration and examining vocational courses in West Bengal. The courses are offered from various affiliated institutions, including Higher Secondary, Secondary Schools and Polytechnic Colleges across the state. Its headquarters are in Karigori Bhavan in Kolkata. [1]

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History

Before 2005 West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education was in the administration of vocational education in West Bengal. Vocational Stream emerged as an Autonomous body in 2005 and running successfully since then in West Bengal. On 5 December 2013 the Govt. of West Bengal brought a bill in Assembly. This bill passed on 15 July 2015 in the Assembly and a new Council was formed in the name of “West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development” by merging ‘West Bengal State Council of Technical Education’ and ‘West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training.’Presently this stream is equivalent to General Stream of H.S. Education.

Curriculum

The Higher Secondary Course offered by the Council consist of two parts, Class XI and Class XII. Sectionsinclude Engineering and Technology, Agriculture, Business and Commerce, Home Science. Subjects under Higher Secondary Examination level are

Language group is common to all. Available languages are Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and English.

Also common subjects like Technical Drawing, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics Also certificate course for VIII pass students is also offered from this council under various affiliated Institutes. These courses are- [2]

Engineering and technology

Agriculture

Business

Home Science

Business and Commerce

Paramedical

Facility to Diploma Engineering

Students can apply to enter in 2nd year of Diploma Engineering of West Bengal State Council of Technical Education through a VOCLET (Lateral Entry) examination after passing (X+2) level course of WBSCVET.

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References

  1. "Contact Us". www.wbscvet.nic.in. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. "Academic programs". www.wbscvet.org. Retrieved 12 January 2022.