West Bengal Class 11 examination live news: To stop the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Friday announced that they have canceled the annual examination of Class 11 and students will be promoted to Class 12, due to current prevailing COVID19 situation.

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The WBCHSE has decided to promote all students of class 9 to class 11. The government, however, observed that Higher Secondary Examination 2021 for class 12 will be held as per the schedule and at their home center i.e at their same school campus from 12 noon to 3:15 pm.

The news agency ANI took to micro-blogging site Twitter and wrote: "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education cancels annual examination of Class 11, students to be promoted to Class 12, due to current prevailing COVID19 situation."

The development comes at the same time when the West Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee ordered shutdown of all shopping malls, beauty parlours, restaurants, bars, sports complexes, gyms, spas and swimming pools in the state with immediate effect until further orders, amid the surge in coronavirus COVID-19 cases.

According to the order, all forms of social, cultural, academic, entertainment-related gatherings and congregations have been prohibited in the state for the time being. Bazaars, market places will be allowed to operate twice every day -- from 7 am-10 am and 3 pm-5 pm.

Essential services to continue in West Bengal during COVID curbs. Medical shops, medical equipment outlets, grocery stores, along with home delivery services, have been kept out of the order's purview. "The restrictions will be in place till the administration reviews the situation again," a senior official told PTI.

Any person violating these measures will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides action under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and other legal provisions as applicable.