West Bengal: Higher secondary exams cancelled; next date to be announced later

Partha Chatterjee, State Education Minister on Friday said that remaining papers of West Bengal Higher Secondary Exam/ Class 12 Exam which were supposed to be conducted on July 2, 6, and 8 have been cancelled in wake of increasing COVID-19 cases in state. This comes a day after West Bengal extended lockdown till July 31, although a new set of relaxations will be anunced. 

However, Chatterjee, said that next date will be anunced later.

"West Bengal Higher secondary exam which was supposed to be conducted on 2nd, 6th, and 8th July has been cancelled, next date will be anunced later," Partha Chatterjee said.

board examination process in state was delayed due to outbreak of coronavirus and followed lockdown.

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West Bengal extends Lockdown

lockdown to curb spre of coronavirus has been extended in West Bengal and will w last till July 31, although a new set of relaxations will be anunced.  current phase of lockdown in state is due to end on June 30.

Educational institutions are alrey shut till July end. Suspension of public transport services like train and metro services will remain in place.

anuncement comes after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held an all-party meeting at state secretariat in Kolkata over Covid-19 situation in state. Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh, Maj Howlar from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Swapan Banerjee from Communist Party of India, Prip Bhattacharya from Congress were among those who participated in meeting.

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Meanwhile, West Bengal registered its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, recording 542 fresh infections, to push tally to 16,190 as number of fatalities also jumped by 10, officials said. A total of 10,535 patients have recovered from respiratory ailment, a bulletin issued by health department said

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(with inputs from ANI)