Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- The first day of the Higher Secondary examination conducted by the WBCHSE passed off peacefully in West Bengal on Thursday.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamul Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee has congratulated the examinees.

Elaborate police arrangements were made to ensure the candidates reach the examination centres without any hassles. The West Bengal State Transport Corporation had also deployed more buses to facilitate the examinees.

This is the first 4th-semester examination in the newly introduced Higher Secondary examination pattern. The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has for the first time in the country, introduced the semester system at the higher secondary l...