GUWAHATI: Department of the School Education, Government of Assam has initiated an exercise to invalidate the certificates issued for certain courses from the educational institutions in neighbouring West Bengal.
In a letter directed to the director of primary education and the director of secondary education, the secretary to the Government of Assam for the school education department mentioned this step. The Diploma in Elementary Education and Bachelor in Education certificates for teachers working under the Government of Assam who had pursued the course in the Universities of West Bengal have to be checked.
“In inviting a reference to the letter on the subject cited above, I am directed to enclose herewith a representation as received from the Office of the CM, Assam regarding the investigation and crack down on the illegal D.El.Ed./ B.Ed. certificates from West Bengal Universities, as there are many teachers in the state of Assam whose D.El.Ed./B.Ed. degrees are awarded by these Universities. As desired by Hon’ble CM, Assam, you are instructed to check all B.Ed. & D.El.Ed. certificates thoroughly under your jurisdiction and intimate this Department as early as possible.” mentioned the letter.
Following this, the director of secondary education wrote to all the inspectors of schools saying, “ ..under reference regarding a complaint petition received from Hirok Sarma in the matter of legal B.Ed. certificates issued from West Bengal Universities and raised that there are many teachers in the State of Assam whose B.Ed. degrees are awarded by these Universities. You are therefore directed to check the B.Ed. certificates and mark- sheets of all the teaching staff working in Govt Provincialised Schools / Newly provincialised schools under your jurisdiction thoroughly and submit a report with supporting documents to this Directorate immediately as desired by the Govt."
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