West Bengal Board: CM Mamata Banerjee announces cancellation of 10th & 12th exam

New Delhi: The West Bengal government on Monday 7 June canceled the Class 10, Class 12 board exams 2021 (West Bengal Board of Secondary Education) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (June 6) announced that the state government will form an expert committee for the West Bengal Board Exam 2021. The committee was formed to recommend whether state board exams should be conducted for secondary and higher secondary classes.

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CM Mamta Banerjee had said through a series of tweets, 'The future of our children is my biggest priority. In this regard, we have constituted an expert committee to take the decision to conduct class 10th and 12th board exams in 2021.

After CBSE, several states have canceled class 12 board exams in view of the COVID-19 situation in India. Firstly the cancellation of CBSE and CISCE class 12 board exam 2021 was announced.

After the cancellation of the 12th board examinations by CBSE, many state governments have announced the cancellation of the 12th board examinations. Significantly, in view of the second wave of Corona pandemic, the Central Government decided to cancel the CBSE Class 12 board examination on 1 June.

This decision was taken after an important meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister said that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the interests of the students. PM Modi said, "The health and safety of the students is of paramount importance and there can be no compromise on this."

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