No pre-final tests for Class 10, 12 students in West Bengal, announces CM Mamata Banerjee
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Students in West Bengal appearing for the Class X and Class XII exams will not be required to sit for their pre-final tests at the school level, state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday.
"Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic situation, the State Education Department has decided that students currently studying in classes 10th and 12th will not have their pre-final tests," she said.
Uncertainties have been looming for students regarding the examinations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In the view of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were speculations that the Central Board of Secondary (CBSE) might delay board exams 2021 by a month or two or cut short the syllabus. However, keeping in mind the entrance examinations such as NEET, JEE, etc, the board is likely to conduct class 10, class 12 board exams 2021 earlier than expected. There is no official announcement has been made in this regard from CBSE.
West Bengal reported 3,872 new COVID-19 cases and 4,431 discharged cases, according to the State Health Department on Wednesday.
The total number of cases stands at 4,16,984 in the state including 32,836 active cases, 3,76,696 discharges and 7,452 deaths.
The Chief Minister also announced that three new police battalions in the state one for Rajbangshi community from north Bengal, Gorkha Battalion for people in the hills and Jangal Mahal Battalion for the people from south western part of the State, will be formed by January 31.
The chief minister also said that her government will recruit 16,500 teachers soon and that the recruitment process will begin from December and January through offline interviews.
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