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Relief for ICT Coordinators, School Education Department Extends Project Term
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News18•07-10-2026, 23:01
Relief for ICT Coordinators, School Education Department Extends Project Term
- •The School Education Department has extended the ICT school project term by two months until November 30.
- •IT education in schools will continue through current agencies until new tenders are finalized.
- •The department clarified that there are no plans to remove currently employed ICT coordinators despite agency changes.
- •Webel has been instructed to allow coordinators in the sixth phase to continue their work.
- •This decision brings major relief to ICT coordinators who faced uncertainty regarding their employment.
Key Questions Answered
The School Education Department has extended the tenure of the fourth, fifth, and sixth phases of ICT school projects by two months, moving the interim deadline from September 30 to November 30.
No, the School Education Department has made it clear that there are no plans to remove currently employed ICT coordinators even when agencies change, instructing that IT education continue through current agencies until new tenders are finalized.
Contractual ICT computer trainers lifted their overnight blockade after School Education Minister Deepak Barman promised to bring them directly under government employment within three to six months.
