West Bengal board proposes shifting 2027 Madhyamik exams to March
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education suggests moving the Class 10 exams due to teacher deployment for the upcoming Census.
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has proposed postponing the 2027 Madhyamik examinations from February to March, according to The Economic Times.
Board president Laltu Das said the proposal is due to teachers being deployed for the upcoming Census enumeration exercise in February.
The board has sent a revised schedule to the state education department for consideration. The proposal suggests conducting the Class 10 exams from March 2 to 16, instead of the previously scheduled dates of February 15 to 25.
Das told PTI that nothing has been finalised yet. He noted that the Census exercise is scheduled to begin on January 25 next year and continue until February 28.
Under the proposed schedule, examinations would be held from 10.45 am to 2 pm. This includes 15 minutes for reading the question paper, with answer writing starting at 11 am.