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| Education
System in Bangladesh is being managed and administered by two
Ministries, Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Primary and
Mass Education Division in association with the attached
Departments and Directorates as well as a number of autonomous
bodies. |
| Ministry
of Education |
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| This Ministry
is concerned with policy formulation, planning, monitoring,
evaluation and execution of plans and programs related to post
primary secondary and higher education including technical &
madrasah education. The line directorates, viz.. Directorate of
Secondary and Higher Education and Directorate of Technical
Education are responsible for management and supervision of
institutions under their respective control. |
| Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education
(DSHE): |
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Directorate is headed by a Director-General who is responsible for
administration, management and control of post primary secondary
and higher education including madrasah and other special types of
education. It is assisted by sub-ordinate Offices located at the
division and district levels with project offices at
upzillas. |
| The
Directorate of Technical Education (DTE): |
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| This
Directorate is headed by a Director-General and is responsible for
the management and administration of technical & vocational
institutions like polytechnics, monotechnics and other similar
types of institutes. It has Inspectorate Offices at the Divisional
Headquarters. |
| Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO
(BNCU): |
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| This
organisation functions as a corporate body within the MoE. This is
headed by the Minister of Education as Chairman and the Education
Secretary as the Secretary-General. The Commission consists of 69
members constituted by eminent educationists and intellectuals
interested in educational, scientific and cultural fields of the
country. The Secretariat of the Commission is normally headed by a
government official designated as Secretary. |
| Chief
Accounts Office (CAO): |
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| In pursuance
of the Government policy of decentralization the accounting
function of the MoE is done by a separate accounts office under a
Chief Accounts Officer (C.A.O). |
| In addition,
the following Staff Departments/Professional Bodies of the MoE
perform specialised functions assigned to them: |
| (i) | National
Academy for Educational Management (NAEM) | | | | This Academy
is the apex training institution under the MoE responsible for
providing foundation training to BCS (general education) cadre
officers. it also provides in-service training to senior
educational administrators and teachers of the secondary and higher
secondary levels. This academy is headed by a Director
General. | | | | | (ii) | National
Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) | | | | This Board is
an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education (MoE).
It is responsible for the development of curriculum, production and
distribution of textbooks at primary, secondary and higher
secondary levels. | | | | | (iii) | Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and
Statistics (BANBEIS) | | | | This
organisation is responsible for collection, compilation and
dissemination of educational information and statistics at various
levels and types of education. This organisation is the main organ
of the MoE responsible for collection and publication of
educational data and statistics. It also functions as the
Educational Management Information System (EMIS) of the Ministry.
It is also the National Coordinator of RINSACA (Regional
Informatics for South & Central Asia). | | | | | (iv) | Directorate of Inspection and Audit (
DIA) | | | | This
Directorate is headed by a Director and is responsible for
inspection and audit aimed at improving the standard of education
of the Non-governmental institutions at the secondary
level. |
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| Further-more,
a number of autonomous bodies have a share in the administration of
education. These are : |
| (i) | University Grants Commission (UGC) | | | | The
University Grants Commission is responsible for supervision of the
public and private universities and allocation of government grants
to them. | | | | | (ii) | National
University | | | | This is a
public affiliating university responsible for academic control of
all the affiliated colleges offering courses in Graduate level
Pass, Honours and Masters and for conducting Bachelor Degree and
Masters examinations. | | | | | (iii) | Education
Boards | | | | Seven Boards
of Intermediate and Secondary Education are responsible for
conducting the public examinations such as Secondary School
Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate level public
examinations. The Boards are also responsible for the recognisation
of the Non-government and private sector educational
institution. | | | | | (iv) | Madrasah
Education Board | | | | This Board is
responsible for conducting public examinations from Dakhil to Kamil
levels.The Boards are also responsible for the recognisation of the
Non-government madrasahs. | | | | | (v) | Technical
Education Board | | | | This Board is
entrusted with the task of conducting certificate and diploma
examinations in technical education.The Boards are also responsible
for the recognisation of the Non-government technical and
vocational educational institutions. | | | | | (vi) | Non-Governmental Teachers' Registration &
Certification Authority (NTRCA) | | | | The NTRCA has
been established in February 2005 with the mandate to conduct
examination for the registration of successful candidates who would
be eligible for appointment in the non-government educational
institutions. The NTRCA has been created by the government with the
objective of improving the teaching quality of the non-government
secondary, graduate and post graduate level teachers excluding
public and private universities. |
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