Madhyamik and HS exams put off to June The government has approved the proposals and suggested that the schedule be fixed accordingly, said Partha Chatterjee
The Bengal government has accepted proposals from the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education that next year’s Madhyamik and Class XII board exams be deferred to June.
Usually, Madhyamik (Class X) is held in February and the school-leaving exams are scheduled for March.
“We received proposals from the board and the council about holding the exams in June. The government has approved the proposals and suggested that the schedule be fixed accordingly. If there is a change in situation, they will see to it,” education minister Partha Chatterjee said, while inaugurating a college in Behala.
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He further added, “If the situation changes, the board and council will take decisions accordingly.”
The decision comes a day after Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank during his interaction with teachers on Tuesday announced that no CBSE Board examinations would be conducted in January or February next year as the COVID19 cases continue to rise in the country.
Earlier, the syllabus for class 10, 12 was reduced by the state government by 30 to 35 percent due to the pandemic. The recommendations were made by the expert panel constituted by the government after which the Education Minister announced the reduction of the syllabus.