West Bengal board to reduce Class 10 syllabus by up to 35%

There will be a 30-35 percent reduction in the curriculum of all seven subjects for Class 10 students who will appear in the WBBSE Madhyamik board exam next year.

The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Wednesday announced that the syllabus for the class 10 board exams 2022 will be substantially reduced. The West Bengal board took the decision to reduce the syllabus as no classes were held on school campuses for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There will be a 30-35 percent reduction in the curriculum of all seven subjects for class 10 students who will appear in the Madhyamik Pariksha next year, the board said on Tuesday.