The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) which organises the Uchcha Madhyamik examination, popularly known as the Higher Secondary (HS) exam, for class 12, said it will take penal action if any candidate writes political messages or drawings on the answer papers.
WB Madhyamik Board Exams 2022: Examiners of WBBSE Madhyamik examination for Class 10 have found slogan of the ruling Trinamool Congress ‘Khela Hobe’ (there will be a game) written on the answer sheets of a section of students. West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has decided to take penal action against examinees if they replicate the same in the ongoing Class 12 exam.
Penal action against candidates writing political messages
WB board conducted the Class 10 exams last month. According to PTI, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) which organises the Uchcha Madhyamik examination, popularly known as the Higher Secondary (HS) exam, for class 12, said it will take penal action if any candidate writes political messages or drawings on the answer papers. The board commenced HS exams on April 2 and will continue until April 27.
"Examiners have been instructed not to evaluate such answer papers. Penal action will be taken (against those who will write such matters). A high-powered committee formed by the Council will decide on the quantum of punishment," WBCHSE President Chiranjib Bhattacharya told PTI on Wednesday. Writing political slogans, campaigns or controversial issues that violate the rules and guidelines of the WBCHSE will invite strict action, Bhattacharya said.
Educationist Nrisingaprasad Bhaduri, according to PTI, has welcomed the decision. No ruling party should politicise the education sector and influence impressionable minds, said Bhaduri, also a noted Indologist. Meanwhile, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education President Dr Kalyanmoy Ganguly was not available for comment despite several attempts.
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