Failing candidates for the class 12 West Bengal exam took to the streets of Siliguri in the northern part of the state on Monday, demanding that they pass. Some rioters shouted slogans and blocked passageways in the Fulbari and Champasari areas for about an hour, disrupting traffic movement, a police officer said. The blockade was lifted after being persuaded by police officers, he said.
Among those organizing protests were students from Fulbari High School, Sri Guru Bidyamandir, Deshbandhu Hindi High School, Terai Tarapada Adarsha Bidyalaya and Hakimpara Girls High School. One of the excited candidates from Fulbari High School said: “For most of the past two years, offline classes have not been possible. The syllabus was completed in haste by the teachers. Shouldn’t the congregation be a little more lenient? What will happen to our career?”. An estimated 88.44 percent of the 7,20,862 candidates passed the West Bengal Higher Secondary Examinations (Class 12) this year, the results of which were announced on June 10.
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education President Chiranjib Bhattacharya told a press conference that 90.19 percent boys and 86.19 percent girls have become successful. In 2020, HS exams had to be suspended midway through the spate of COVID-19 infections. The exams were also canceled last year due to the situation caused by the pandemic.
In 2021, after days of protests from several unsuccessful students over the criteria passed for evaluation, the West Bengal Higher Secondary Council had announced that all candidates of the class 12 exams would be given the minimum scores needed to pass the exam. to pass. Speaking to PTI, Bhattacharya said: “Unlike last year, exams were held this year. It is not possible to assign a qualification score to all students. This year, 11.6 percent of candidates failed to pass the exam, which was held at home centers across Bengal,” he said.
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