Kolkata : The secondary OR Class-10 board exams in West Bengal began on March 7 as 11,18,821 candidates wrote their first language paper at 4,194 centers across the state.
The exam was conducted from 11 am to 3.15 pm covid protocol. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination hall after one hour and 15 minutes after the commencement of the examination.
An official of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education said that the first day went very smoothly.
The person also informed that CCTVs have been installed in many centers across the state. Estimate That some students have hidden textbooks and are roaming around the building with chits of paper.
The official said the government has temporarily suspended internet services in some areas of the state to prevent unethical activities.
The move was taken after some examination centers in Malda and Murshidabad districts of the state allegedly leaked secondary question papers on social media platforms in 2019 and 2020.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended her best wishes to all the examinees.
“Good luck to the secondary aspirants, 2022. This is the first big exam of your life. Be confident, you will surely achieve success. Appeal to all to cooperate in the smooth conduct of the huge exercise. Best wishes, my dear students,” He tweeted.
Last year, the exam could not be conducted due to the rise in Covid-19 cases.
Students were awarded marks on the basis of an assessment format, which took into account internal assessment performance among other parameters.
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