HS exam dates announced ...Pending papers scheduled for June 29, July 2 and July 6

Mita Mukherjee, TT, 20.05.20, Calcutta: The 15 pending papers of the Higher Secondary examinations have been scheduled for June 29, July 2 and July 6, education minister Partha Chatterjee said on Tuesday.

Not more than 80 to 100 examinees will write the test at a single centre, he said.

The examinations were initially scheduled for March 23, 25 and 27 but had to be deferred because of the coronavirus outbreak.Physics, nutrition, accountancy, education economics, chemistry and geography are among the 15 remaining papers. The minister said it is yet to be decided which paper will be scheduled on which date.

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education will prepare the new timetable.

The seating arrangements in the examination centres will change as students will have to maintain physical distance.

“We may need more invigilators as the number of exam halls will have to be increased to maintain social distancing,” an official of the council said.

Every examinee will have to wear a mask and each one of them will have to carry a bottle of sanitiser to the examination hall. All the venues will be sanitised before holding the examinations on all the three days.

The examinations will be held at 2,500 centres, the minister said. As many as 2.07 lakh candidates were to write the test on March 23. Nearly 2.44 lakh and 2.16 lakh candidates were to write the exams on March 25 and 27, respectively.