West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

1254.14.6 Pupil-Teacher Ratio and School Teacher Ratio :The School Teacher Ratio and adverset PTR in both primaryand upper primary education seriously affected the quality ofeducation. The ratio in primary and upper primary Governmentschools during 2007-08 was as under :PTR includingpara-tea chersPrimarySch ool-Teach erRatioPTR includingpara-tea cherUpper Pr imarySch ool TeacherRatioState 38.17 3.05 50.01 12.01Murshida bad 44.42 3.34 63.80 14.14South 24-Parganas46.49 3.15 55.81 10.99The above showed that PTR in primary schools in the twodistricts and the overall PTR in upper primary schools in the Stateand the two districts were particularly adverse.4.14.7 Teacher Accountability :In the existing system, the entire educational bureaucracybosses over the teacher. The position could be improved iofconditions such as teacher autonomy, regular academic support,satisfactory working condition, fair recruitment, appropriate PTR,elimination of non-teaching work and regular pupil evaluation,etc. could be ensured.4.14.8 Regular pupil assessment system :Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is anintegral part of quality education. CCE was introduced in primaryschools. Moreover, two State Level External Evaluations calledDiagnostic Achievement Test (DAT) were also being taken at the