KOLKATA: Reforms in Higher Secondary examination, modelled on CISCE and CBSE’s semester system, may not be possible before 2023 or 2024. The HS council will first attempt to bring back the pen-and-paper examination mode in 2022. The new president of the council, Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, who took over from Mohua Das on Monday, said this after had an hour-and-a-half closed-door meeting with her. Das had helmed the council for eight years.
“It may not be possible before 2023, 2024,” Bhattacharjee said. He, however, made it clear that “in future, the HS council will also reform the examination mode like other boards.”
Bhattacharjee said, “publishing of review results is almost done. Hopefully, the issues will be sorted out by August 20.”
Das, meanwhile, dismissed all speculations regarding her “removal” following protests over HS results. Speaking about the new president, she said, “He is well experienced. As he is from engineering background, so in future hopefully, he will be able to build a strong technical back-up for the council.”
