West Bengal: State keeps board exams hope alive

KOLKATA: The state education department on Thursday clarified that it intended to hold Madhyamik and HS examinations once the Covid situation improves but did not set a date for reviewing the situation like the other boards. Both CBSE and CISCE have cancelled the Class X board exams and set a date for taking a call on the Class XII boards.

“We have not considered cancellation the board examinations. The decline in Covid-19 cases gives us hope of a slide in infections and an improvement in the situation,” said education minister Bratya Basu.

Several Teachers’ organisations and the examination conducting bodies have been repeatedly requesting the school education department to not cancel any of the examinations. “The schools have not conducted the test examinations this year as CM had announced that all students will be allowed to appear in Madhyamik and HS. How can the Madhyamik board derive a formula in absence of an evaluation sheet?” questioned a headmaster. Teachers’ organisations have also requested the minister not to cancel the Madhyamik examinations.