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Government jobLevel 10: 32,100–82,900Group BNon‑gazetted

Assistant Child Development Project Officer (West Bengal)

सहायक बाल विकास परियोजना अधिकारी (पश्चिम बंगाल)

Level 10 post via the WBPSC Miscellaneous Services exam — supervising anganwadi centres and nutrition schemes in an ICDS project.

Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal · state government

Exam
WBPSC Miscellaneous Services
Qualification
Graduate
Age limit
20–39 years
Transfers
Within the state
Work hours
Regular office hours with frequent field visits
Probation
As per West Bengal service rules

Pay scale

Level 10: 32,100–82,900

Starting basic ₹32,100. HRA and other state allowances are added on top as per West Bengal rules.

As per ROPA 2019. DA, medical allowance and HRA are paid on top under state rules.

What you will actually do

  • Supervising anganwadi centres and their supervisors in an ICDS project
  • Monitoring supplementary nutrition, pre-school and health check-up services
  • Checking stock, registers and beneficiary records
  • Training anganwadi workers and helpers
  • Reporting project data to the district programme office

A typical day

You assist the CDPO in a project covering a block or an urban area with a few hundred anganwadi centres. Several days a week go in surprise visits to centres: is the meal being cooked, are children weighed, do the registers match. The rest is compiling monthly reports, handling supply problems and complaints from workers and parents. Travel within the block is constant.

Stress2/5
CalmIntense
Public dealing4/5
LittleConstant
Field work5/5
DeskOutdoors

Promotion path

Timelines are ranges and vary by cadre. See how promotions and MACP work.

  1. Assistant Child Development Project Officer (West Bengal) (joining)

    Level 10: 32,100–82,900

  2. Child Development Project Officer

    By promotion after the prescribed service · via dpc

Promotion timelines vary by cadre and vacancies. If not promoted, MACP gives a pay upgrade after 10, 20 and 30 years.

How to get in

WBPSC Miscellaneous ServicesIrregular (every 1–3 years)

Public Service Commission, West Bengal

  1. 1.Preliminary examination (objective, 200 marks, screening only)
  2. 2.Final examination (conventional written, 450 marks)
  3. 3.Personality test (100 marks)

Eligibility: A degree from a recognised university or its equivalent, and the ability to read, write and speak Bengali (not required for candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali). Age 20–39. SC and ST of West Bengal: 5 years; BC of West Bengal: 3 years; persons with disabilities and other categories as per the advertisement.

The good

  • Age limit of 39 with only a general degree
  • Work with direct effect on child nutrition
  • Level 10 scale, the higher of the two in this exam

The hard parts

  • Recruitment cycles are slow
  • Rural travel and understaffed projects
  • Limited promotion posts

Postings

ICDS project offices in blocks and towns across West Bengal.

State government job securityRetirement benefits under West Bengal's pension rulesMedical cover under the state health schemeLeave and other benefits under West Bengal Service Rules

Questions people ask

What is the qualification and age limit for Assistant Child Development Project Officer (West Bengal)?+

A degree from a recognised university or its equivalent, and the ability to read, write and speak Bengali (not required for candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali). Age: 20–39 years. Relaxation: SC and ST of West Bengal: 5 years; BC of West Bengal: 3 years; persons with disabilities and other categories as per the advertisement.

Which exam do I need to clear for Assistant Child Development Project Officer (West Bengal)?+

WBPSC Miscellaneous Services (Public Service Commission, West Bengal).

How are posts allotted in this exam?+

One exam covers about nineteen different posts. Allotment depends on your final rank and the preferences you give.

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Sources

This profile is being reviewed. Confirm details in the latest official notification. Salary computed from pay rules as of January 2026.