Amazing! 12-year-old, who never went to school, qualifies for board-exam
A 12-year-old girl, who never enrolled in school and only studied at her home was allowed by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) to sit for the Madhyamik Examination 2019 as an external candidate. WBBSE President Kalyanmoy Ganguly said Saifa Khatun qualified the eligibility test conducted for external candidates in August. The minimum age to appear for the examination is 14.
Those who are determined always achieve their goals
Khatun, who hails from Howrah district, secured 52% marks in the eligibility test, results of which were announced on October 11. Saifa's case was "unprecedented" in the history of Madhyamik Examination (Class 10 board examination) in the past two decades. Another board official said the girl's father Mohammed Ainul had moved the WBBSE to allow her to sit for the Madhyamik Examination 2019.
About the record set by Saifa
The last such instance of an external candidate appearing in the board examination before the minimum age was in the early 90s, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education official said.
