Madhyamik board proposes moving 2027 Class 10 exams to March because of the census
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education wants the exams held from March 2 to 16 instead of February 15 to 25, as teachers will be on census duty in February.
West Bengal's Class 10 board exams in 2027 could start two weeks later than planned. The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has asked the state's School Education Department to let it hold the Madhyamik exams from March 2 to March 16, instead of February 15 to 25, because the teachers who run them will be needed for the census.
"This is a proposal. Nothing has been finalised yet," board president Laltu Das told PTI on Tuesday. "We have sent the proposal to the education department. Let's see."
The house-to-house count for Census 2027 runs across most of India, including Bengal, from January 25 to February 28, 2027, under the schedule notified by the Registrar General of India last week.
Under the proposed schedule, papers would run from 10:45 am to 2 pm, with 15 minutes to read the question paper before writing begins at 11 am. Until the department decides, the February dates stand. No change has been reported to the Higher Secondary (Class 12) exams, which are run by a separate council.
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