West Bengal Postpones Class 12 Third‑Semester Exams by a Week
The state education council moved October 5–7 papers to October 12–14 to avoid clashes with bypolls scheduled on October 6 in Nandigram, Rejinagar.
Overview
- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education issued a notification on September 10, 2026, shifting third‑semester Class 12 exams from October 5–7 to October 12–14.
- Officials said the change responds to bypolls set for October 6 in the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly constituencies, where many schools will serve as polling venues.
- All rescheduled exams will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on their new dates.
- The council published subject groupings for each new day: mathematics and allied courses on October 12; cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data science on October 13; and biological science, political science and costing and taxation on October 14.
- Rescheduling around elections is a routine administrative step because polling reassigns school buildings, invigilators and security staff, so students and schools must adjust travel, supervision and venue plans though the rest of the exam timetable remains unchanged.