Board exams 2021: West Bengal to hold class 12 Higher Secondary exam in July, class 10 Madhyamik in August

West Bengal class 12 board exams 2021 will be held in the last week of July and Madhyamik or class 10 board exams in second week of August. This year, the duration of the board exams will be 90 minutes instead of 3 hours, announced CM Mamata Banerjee. 

New Delhi: In a major announcement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the state will hold its class 12 Higher Secondary board exams and class 10 Madhyamik exams 2021 in July and August respectively. With this, West Bengal has become one of the first states in the country to announce dates for board exams. As per the announcement, tests will be held only for the compulsory subjects, while the schools will give marks for the additional subjects based on internal assessment. "We understand the importance of these two examinations and so we are the first state to announce the schedule. Higher Secondary examination will be held ahead of Madhyamik in the last week of July. We decided to conduct the Higher Secondary exam first, as it is the gateway to higher studies and the students need to sit for the all-India level entrance tests," Banerjee said.