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West Bengal Board Madhyamik, HS exams not to be held in June
West Bengal Board Madhyamik, HS exams 2021: The West Bengal government on Saturday announced to postpone the Madhyamik (class 10), Uccha Madhyamik (class 12) exams in the exam scheduled to be conducted in June. The government official informed IndiaTV, The current pandemic situtaion will not favour to conduct the class 10, 12 exams putting students life at risk. The government is not cancelling the exams, the decision on board exams will be taken after reviewing the pandemic situations. Â
The secondary exam in the state are scheduled from June 1 to 10, while the Higher Secondary (HS) exam is set to begin on June 15. The WBCHSE earlier cancelled the class 11 exam in the state, and decided to promote the students.Â
Highlights
West Bengal HS exam was earlier scheduled to be conducted on June 30.
The Higher Secondary Exam for West Bengal Board will commence on June 15.
The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Tuesday (December 29) formally released the West Bengal Higher Secondary Exam 2021 Date Sheet.
It is to be noted that West Bengal HS exam was earlier scheduled to be conducted on June 30 but it will now be held on July 2 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The datesheet for Class 12 Board Exam i.e. WB Uccha Madhyamik 2021 Time Table can be downloaded from the official website of the board - wbchse.nic.in.
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.