Organisational Structure of the Department
The Director of Public Instruction is the Head of
the Department. The Director is also the Commissioner
for Government Examinations in the state. He is
assisted by Additional Directors, Joint Directors,
Senior Administrative Officer, Senior Finance Officer,
Law Officer, Deputy Secretary, Accounts Officers,
Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors and other
staff in the headquarters. The Joint commissioner,
the Secretary, The Assistant Secretary and other
staff, located in the Pareekshabhaven, assist him
in various Government Examinations conducted by
the Department.
For administrative convenience and improving the
efficiently in school education, district offices
are functioning in the 14 revenue districts of the
state headed by Deputy Directors of Education. Each
revenue district is divided into Educational Districts
and further into Educational Sub-Districts There
are 36 Educational Districts and 161 Educational
sub-districts in the State. Each District Educational
Office is headed by District Educational Officer
(DEO) and each Educational Sub-District Office is
headed by Assistant Educational Officer (AEO). The
DEO attends the administration of High Schools,
Training Schools and other special types of schools
in the Educational District. The AEO is primarily
responsible for the administration of all primary
schools within the Sub-District.
The
Department plays an eminent role in the physical
and mental development of all pupils studying in
schools. There has been tremendous growth in educational
facilities at all levels of education in the state
during the last 50 years. The private and public
sectors together played significant role in attaining
the present level and their contribution to the
field are remarkable.
