<p>The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) is planning to introduce the semester system in classes 11 and 12 from the 2024-25 academic session, officials said.</p>.<p>WBCHSE president Chiranjib Bhattacharya told <em>PTI</em> on Thursday that the council has drafted a proposal and submitted it to the government.</p>.<p>The new state education policy, the draft of which was announced after the recent cabinet meeting, suggested having semester-based education at the higher secondary level besides splitting the exam into two phases.</p>.<p>"We have submitted a proposal to the government already. It aims at bringing the two-year exam system under the four-semester module, conducting two board exams after the third and fourth semesters and holding the third semester exam in multiple-choice question (MCQ) mode," he said.</p>.<p>West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, however, has no plans to switch over to the semester system for classes 9 and 10, WBBSE president Ramanuj Ganguly told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"As things stand now, the existing system of conducting secondary examination will continue. We don't have any intention to introduce the semester system till the tenth standard," he stressed.</p>.<p>The draft policy, made by an "empowered committee specific to the state of West Bengal," had accepted the recommendation which suggested retaining the existing 4+4+2+2 structure.</p>.<p>As per the 4+4+2 formula, a student will spend four years in foundation, another four years in upper primary (preparatory stage), two years (classes 9 and 10) in secondary. The draft policy suggested two years at the higher secondary level to be entirely semester-based. </p>
<p>The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) is planning to introduce the semester system in classes 11 and 12 from the 2024-25 academic session, officials said.</p>.<p>WBCHSE president Chiranjib Bhattacharya told <em>PTI</em> on Thursday that the council has drafted a proposal and submitted it to the government.</p>.<p>The new state education policy, the draft of which was announced after the recent cabinet meeting, suggested having semester-based education at the higher secondary level besides splitting the exam into two phases.</p>.<p>"We have submitted a proposal to the government already. It aims at bringing the two-year exam system under the four-semester module, conducting two board exams after the third and fourth semesters and holding the third semester exam in multiple-choice question (MCQ) mode," he said.</p>.<p>West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, however, has no plans to switch over to the semester system for classes 9 and 10, WBBSE president Ramanuj Ganguly told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"As things stand now, the existing system of conducting secondary examination will continue. We don't have any intention to introduce the semester system till the tenth standard," he stressed.</p>.<p>The draft policy, made by an "empowered committee specific to the state of West Bengal," had accepted the recommendation which suggested retaining the existing 4+4+2+2 structure.</p>.<p>As per the 4+4+2 formula, a student will spend four years in foundation, another four years in upper primary (preparatory stage), two years (classes 9 and 10) in secondary. The draft policy suggested two years at the higher secondary level to be entirely semester-based. </p>