West Bengal Class 12 Semester 3 Exams Scheduled with New Guidelines for 2027
The West Bengal Higher Secondary Education Council has scheduled the Class 12 Semester 3 board exams from September 21 to October 14, 2027, for over 7.18 lakh students across 825 centres. Exams will run mostly from 11 am to 12:30 pm, with specific timings for Music, Visual Arts, and vocational subjects. Strict rules include prohibiting electronic gadgets, deploying two invigilators per room with a 20:1 student ratio, and CCTV surveillance. Question papers will be available in multiple languages, and machine-based evaluation will be used for answer sheets.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 39/100.
Outlets measured: thetelegraph, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 19 Sept, 01:45 pm. Other outlets followed.