WB Board Exams 2025: Around 5.9 lakh students appear for higher secondary exams
Press Trust of India | March 3, 2025 | 10:17 PM IST | 1 min read
The West Bengal Board Exams 2025 began at 798 exam centres from Monday.
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Download NowKOLKATA: Around 5.9 lakh students appeared for the higher secondary exams, which began on Monday at 798 centres across West Bengal, officials said.
Council of Higher Secondary Education president Chiranjib Bhattacharya said, "136 centres out of 798 are sensitive.
" To prevent unfair practices in the examination , mobile phones were not allowed in the examination centres, following the instance of one candidate using AI technology for copying in the recently held secondary examinations . Bhattacharya said,
"The exam centres were also put under CCTV surveillance and metal detectors were kept at the entrance of every centre." He added that this year there are 45,571 more girl students than boys. The plus-two board exams will end on March 18.
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