The West Bengal Board of Primary Education is the state government administered autonomous authority for overseeing
primary education
Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...
in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
, India.
West Bengal Board of Primary Education conducts West Best Primary Teacher Eligibility Test.
Schools
Schools in Kolkata
Malaviya Vidyalaya
Malaviya Vidyalaya is one of the oldest schools in the city of
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
, and functions under the guidance of Kolkata Primary School Council. The campus is located in
Khidirpur
Khidirpur or Kidderpore is a neighborhood of metropolitan Kolkata, Kolkata (Calcutta), in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India.
Etymology
Most plausibly, the name is a corruption of ''Khidrpur'' or ''Khizarpur'', Khizr/Khidr being the guar ...
. It is a co-educational school founded on 25 December 1955, in the memory of Bharat Ratna recipient 'Mahamana' Pandit
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Madan Mohan Malaviya ( (25 December 1861 — 12 November 1946) was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and politician notable for his role in the Indian independence movement. He was president of the Indian National Congress four times and ...
.
See also
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Department of School Education (West Bengal)
Department of School and Higher Education is the department of school education including primary and secondary schools in the state of West Bengal, India. This is the main authority to implement the educational policy of the Government of West ...
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West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 10 examination (or secondary school level examination) of West Bengal, India. It has come into force ...
References
External links
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West Bengal Board of Primary Education
Education in West Bengal
State secondary education boards of India
1990 establishments in West Bengal
State agencies of West Bengal
Educational boards based in Kolkata
Primary education
Government agencies established in 1990
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