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Bengal plans annual TET, syllabus for 200-210 teaching days
West Bengal's government has directed its syllabus committee to design school curricula that can be completed within 200 to 210 working days, state education minister Dipak Barman said on Thursday, 1 October 2026. He also announced that the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) would be held annually for fresh recruitment, comparing it to annual festivals like Durga Puja.
The government has constituted a new syllabus-cum-curriculum committee, which has prepared a draft with immediate changes for the academic session starting 2 January 2027, while a fully revised syllabus is expected in 2028. Barman said the government released Rs 997 crore under PM-Poshan through the Single Nodal Agency portal, covering costs through October. After cabinet approval, the school education department sanctioned an additional Rs 400 crore for contractual staff, with monthly remuneration rising by Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 from 1 October.
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The move to cap syllabus at 210 days directly affects around 218 actual teaching days in the current academic calendar, after subtracting 65 holidays from 248 operating days. A Kolkata headmaster noted schools already have only about 200 days across three terms, making further compression a practical challenge. The annual TET promise and the Rs 997 crore PM-Poshan release signal the government's push for regularised recruitment and midday meal funding. The key open question is whether the 2028 full syllabus revision will address the working day squeeze without cutting instructional quality.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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