As per the official announcement, the WB Madhyamik Exam 2021 for Class 10 students and West Bengal HS Exam 2021 for Class 12 students have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was done by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today.
The state government-appointed expert committee will decide on the evaluation criteria to be followed for marking students for Class 10 and 12th. She also added that Evaluation Criteria will be announced in 7 days.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee held a press conference in which she announced the state government’s decision to cancel the Madhyamik and Uccha Madhyamik Board Exams of the state. In the press meet, Ms. Banerjee said that the decision to cancel the WB 10th and 12th Exam 2021 was taken after consultation with stakeholders.
The state government on Sunday had also sought public opinions and suggestions on the issue via email. As part of this exercise, the state government received 34 thousand emails of which 74% suggested cancellation of the Madhyamik Exam while 83% sought cancellation of HS Exams.
