The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education ( WBBSE ) has proposed postponing the 2027 Madhyamik (Class 10) examinations from February to March, citing the deployment of teachers for the upcoming Census exercise. The revised schedule has been sent to the state School Education Department for consideration, and a final decision is awaited.

“This is a proposal. Nothing has been finalised yet. As teachers who will conduct exams will have to be deployed for the enumeration exercise in February,” Das said.

The proposed examination timings are 10:45 am to 2 pm, with the first 15 minutes reserved for reading the question paper. Students will begin writing their answers at 11 am.

Why are the Madhyamik dates being reconsidered?

The proposed change comes against the backdrop of the Census 2027 exercise, which is scheduled to begin on January 25 and continue until February 28.…