Kolkata, October 11, 2007
From next year, Higher Secondary examinees will be given 15 minutes extra to read the question paper before the examination begins.
The West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education unanimously took this decision at its internal meeting on Thursday. Candidates appearing for the Class XII board examination under the council will be given the question paper at 10am. Students will start writing the examination at 10.15 am and will have to submit their answer scripts by 1.15pm. This rule will also be applicable for candidates taking the HS examination under the old syllabus. Even Class XI students, who will be taking the annual examination in their schools, will be given 15 minutes extra for reading the question paper, according to the directive of the council.
The CBSE board already has the provision for its students for reading the question paper. Explaining why the council brought in this change, council secretary Debashish Sarkar said, “It is a step towards easing the stress of students. If students get extra time, they would be able to read the question paper thoroughly and decide calmly which question they would be able to answer well.”
The National Curriculum Framework had suggested that all national and state boards take steps to ease stress among students. Since 2005, the HS council has introduced nine major changes to relive students’ stress. “The learning process and examinations are the two main reasons for stress in students’ lives. The council will bring many more changes in these areas in future to further alleviate the problem,” said Sarkar
Mou.Chakraborty@hindustantimes.com
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