ICSE, ISC registration dates extended for hill schools in Darjeeling district

TNN| Sep 15, 2017, KOLKATA: KOLKATA: ICSE and ISC 2018 candidates of Hills schools may finally get some relief. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations has written to all the heads of Darjeeling schools on Wednesday , assuring the entries and registration of candidates for the ICSE and ISC year 2018 and 2019 will be kept open on September 18-23 to let candidates complete the confirmation of entry and registration without payment of any late charge.

The Council has assured schools that they will keep the entries and registration of candidates for the ICSE and ISC year 2018 and 2019 open from September 18 to September 23 to enable candidates to complete the confirmation of entry and registration without payment of any late charge. 

In his letter, Council's chief executive and secretary Gerry Arathoon said that the CISCE is aware of the prolonged strikes in Darjeeling due to which students were not able to complete their entries for ICSE and ISC 2018 and registration for ICSE and ISC 2019. "Under the given circumstances an exception has been made. The council will keep the confirmation of entry, registration and eligibility modules open for the schools from September 18 to September 23," wrote Arathoon on Wednesday.

"Students from the hills are scattered all over state. We have done our part by welcoming interested students to join our school temporarily till situation normalizes in the hills. We have also extended help in registration for students of classes IX and XI (they will appear in the exam in 2019) while for students of classes X and XII (2018 exam batch) it is the confirmation of entries. 

Mount Hermon School has managed to complete entry of ICSE and ISC candidates 2018 from their Siliguri office. Council's decision will majorly help those candidates from foreign countries or outside Bengal many of who have not returned after summer holidays to join the schools," said principal of Methodist School Dankuni, Norton Emmanuel. Some of the boys from Mount Hermon School have started attending classes at Methodist School Dankuni while a few girls from the school are in classes at Calcutta Girls' High School.

Joy Halder, rector of St.Paul's School, welcomed the move. However, the problem of internet connectivity remains an issue. "Students from the Hills are scattered all over the state.We have done our part by welcoming interested students to join our school temporarily till situation normalizes in the Hills. We have also extended help with registration for students of classes IX and XI (they will appear for exam in 2019) while for students of classes X and XII (2018 exam batch) it is the confirmation of entries.