The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has rolled out a new semester-based education system for plus two level institutions statewide. To facilitate the transition, the council has organized workshops for headmasters and principals aimed at familiarizing them with the system’s features and evaluation methods.
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- West Bengal Council introduces semester-based education system for plus two level.
- Camps scheduled to familiarize headmasters and principals with new system.
- Workshops in Kolkata set for May 16 (north) and May 17 (south).
- Similar camps to be conducted across the state from May 18 to June 19.
- Semester system to be implemented from 2024-25 academic session for class 11.
- Class 12 to follow suit in the 2025-26 academic session.
- New system comprises four parts: semesters 1, 2, 3, and 4.
- Class 11 structured as semesters 1 and 2, class 12 as semesters 3 and 4.
- Schools encouraged to offer challenging coursework and extracurricular activities.
- Board exams to be held after completion of third and fourth semesters, per state education policy draft.
