West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

The Government of West Bengal has established the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, under West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, Act 1975. The Council is the main body which looks after the education system in the 10+2. The Council has its main office at Salt Lake, Bidhannagar, Korunamoyee, Kolkata along with 4 regional offices. The Council is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and is entitled to acquire, hold and dispose of property, to enter into contracts and to do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act and shall by its name sue and be used. Its functions are executed through an Organization Structure. The Council consists of members like The President appointed by the State Govt. and other ex-officio members like: The President of the Board of Secondary Education-Ex Officio, The Director of School Education-Ex-Officio, The Director of Technical Education-Ex-officio etc.