West Bengal: School Education Deptt. issues Fresh Guidelines for Assessment

The School Education Department of West Bengal has issued fresh guidelines for the assessment of students studying in class 1st to 9th. The new guidelines will be applicable to all public and private schools in the state.

The State School Education Department has accepted the proposal presented by the Syllabus Committee. As per the fresh guidelines, the students will now be able to appear for the test. The officials have sent directions for the entire process to be completed by the second week of December.

The guidelines read, “The first and second class examinations will be subject-based for 30 marks. The third to the fifth class examination will be for 40 marks in each subject. Each subject of the sixth to ninth class will have 50 marks. Students will appear for the test of the question paper while sitting at home. The answers will be evaluated by the teachers of the school as per the new issued guidelines.” 

Syllabus committee officials said, “It will depend on the schools whether the students of class X will appear for the school exams or they will be assessed based on activity task and will be promoted to next year on that basis.”