Candidates who failed in the 12th examination of West Bengal Board on Monday took to the streets of Siliguri in the northern part of the state to demand pass marks. Some protesters raised slogans and blocked the main road in Phulbari and Champasari areas for nearly an hour, disrupting traffic, a police official said.
Those protesting included students of Phulbari High School, Sri Guru Vidyamandir, Deshbandhu Hindi High School, Terai Tarapada Adarsh Vidyalaya and Hakimpara Girls High School. One of the agitating candidates from Fulbari High School said, “Offline classes could not be conducted for more than the last two years. The teachers completed the syllabus in a hurry. Shouldn’t the council show some leniency? What will happen to our careers?”. This year, 88.44 per cent out of 7,20,862 candidates passed the West Bengal Higher Secondary Examination (Class 12), the results of which were declared on June 10.
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary education President Chiranjib Bhattacharya had told in a press meet that 90.19 percent of boys and 86.19 percent of girls have been successful. In 2020, the HS exams had to be postponed midway due to the rise in COVID-19 infections. Last year also, the exam was not conducted due to the pandemic situation.
In 2021, after protests by several unsuccessful students over the criteria adopted for evaluation, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary had announced that all the candidates of class 12 board examinations would be given the minimum marks required to qualify the examination. Speaking to PTI, Bhattacharya said, “Unlike last year, this year the exam was conducted. It is not possible to provide qualifying marks to all the students. This year, 11.6 per cent candidates could not clear the exam conducted at home centers across Bengal.
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