Kolkata, Nov 11 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on
Wednesday announced that the students of class X and XII can appear
directly to the board final examinations and there will not be any Tests
this academic year due to covid-19 situation.
Addressing the media after presiding over a cabinet meeting at
Nabanna, the chief minister said this decision was taken in view of
the persisting pandemic situation, which forced the authorities to
suspend all the classes since March last to prevent spreading of coronavirus.
The decision will be implemented on students of West Bengal Secondary
and West Bengal Higher Secondary Education Board respectively.
The students can straightway appear for the board final examinations in 2021.
Ms Banerjee also announced in coming two months the education
the department will start appointing teachers in some 16,500 vacant posts.
She said some 20,000 candidates, both males and females, have passed
TET ( teacher eligibility tests) and the government will be appointing
into the vacant posts in coming December and January months.
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