WB Board Exams 2022: Shut internet services to prevent Madhyamik & Uchha Madhyamik paper leak

WBBSE Class 10 board exams will commence from March 7 and end on March 16, 2022. Whereas, WBCHSE Class 12 exams 2022 will be conducted from April 2 to April 20, 2022.

WB Board Exams 2022: In order to curb cheating, paper leaks during Board Exams 2022, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has proposed to shut internet services during Class 10, 12 board exams 2022. According to the official schedule released by the state board, WBBSE Class 10 board exams will commence from March 7 and end on March 16, 2022. Whereas, WBCHSE Class 12 exams 2022 will be conducted from April 2 to April 20, 2022.

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Last year, the government canceled the West Bengal 10th, 12th board exams amid the devastating waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Various cases of alleged exam leak after commencement of exams and cheating during exams were reported, according to News19.

Reports suggest that in order to discuss preparations being done in regards to WB board exams 2022, Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi conducted a press conference with the district governors and police superintendents of each district in the state. The members mainly discussed the arrangement for offline Class 10, 12 exams.

During the meeting, the school education department proposed the idea of shutting down the internet services while showing a PowerPoint presentation. According to the report, the state closed internet services within 100 metres of exam centres earlier too.

As per the school education department, more than 11 lakh candidates will appear for the Class 12 exams. The number of Class 12 exam centers is more than Class 10 exam centers, it said.

The authorities also informed that they are not planning to change the schedule of upcoming offline board exams in West Bengal considering that the COVID-19 situation has improved in the state.

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