The state government has postponed the WB Madhyamik exam and WBCHSE 12th exams 2021 in wake of the ongoing pandemic situation.
WB Board Exams 2021: The student's wing of the CPI(M) on May 26, 2021, urged West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu to ensure that students of WB Madhyamik exam and WBCHSE 12th do not lag behind examinees of other boards in the wake of the decision to postpone the secondary and higher secondary exams of the state due to COVID-19 situation. Students Federation of India (SFI) state unit secretary Srijon Bhattacharya and state president Pratikur Rahman wrote a letter to Basu asking the state government to register its strong protest against the "conspiracy by the Centre to make online education mandatory for every student".
The letter to the minister reads, "You have informed about postponing the secondary and higher secondary examinations due to the Covid-19 situation (and not cancellation). We also agree in principle that without evaluation, students cannot be allowed to qualify in the exams. But you have to see that our candidates don't lag behind in the overall evaluation and during future stages of their career. The fate of our candidates must be decided in conformity with the decision of other boards in the country about their examinees," the letter reads.
SFI also expressed its opposition to the UGC mooted "blended mode of learning" which suggests completion of 40 per cent of the curriculum through online mode, saying it should not be enforced in the state.
"For long, the Centre has been trying to thrust online way of learning and taking advantage of the COVID-19 situation, the New Education Policy has emphasised the need for online education. Though the West Bengal government had opposed the NEP last year, the opposition was weak and ambiguous. We want a more vocal and categorical protest," the SFI said.
There are also problems like the cost of data pack and net connectivity in rural areas, for which too much dependence on mode of education is not feasible, the letter reads.
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