WB govt against making 10th Board exams optional

He said the 10th board examination could not be done away with as it helped in the evaluation of a student and indicated which course of study he should pursue.

“There are numerous secondary schools and more schools will come up in future. The 10th board examinations are required to bring a parity in standards of these schools.” Dey said a single school board at the national level was not acceptable as it would rob the primary education system of cultural diversity.

“Having a single board for the 10th standard examination will not help in a country like ours which has a federal structure. Much of the cultural diversity will be lost if such a board is set up,” he said.

In reply to a question,Dey said the state government would convey its views to the Centre on the issue. “We have done it when the Right to Education Bill was being drafted. We will do it now as well.”