The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has officially announced that all the candidates who appeared for the Class 12 exam have passed this year.
The decision came after students who failed in the exam started agitation in various districts. They blocked roads with burning tyres, vandalised their schools and gheraoed the teachers. Earlier, on July 22, the result of Higher Secondary was declared. Among 819,000 students enrolled for the exams, 97.69%
Following students’ protests, another 18,000 were declared successful. The students were asked to get in touch with their respective schools for a review. On Monday, the council said all students had passed initially passed it. The president of WBCHSE, Mahua Das said “Ours is a humanitarian government. Around 97% of candidates had initially passed. Those who were unsuccessful have been allowed to pass after review,”
This year, both the Class 10 and 12 exams were cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation. Students scheduled to appear for the Class 12 board exams were evaluated on the basis of their Class 10 results, marks in Class 11 annual exams, and marks of their projects and practicals in Class 12.
“There was some technical miscommunication as schools didn’t send us the marks of students who didn’t clear the Class 11 exams. But later, all students were promoted to Class 12 on the basis of a government order,” said Das. However, teachers have raised concerns that this could set a bad precedent. Earlier, all the students cleared Class 10 as well.
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