Bengal: 600 college students register in third gender class for increased secondary course

By IANS

KOLKATA: Around 600 college students have enrolled within the third-gender class throughout registration for the upper secondary course in West Bengal, president of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination (WBCHSE) Chiranjib Bhattacharya mentioned on Friday.

“The registration for the 11th standard for the current academic year had some first of its kind. This is the first time that the registration was done online. Secondly, in that online registration process, three gender options of male, female and third gender were introduced against the earlier two options of just male and female,” Bhattacharya advised IANS.

According to him, the enrolment within the third-gender class was primarily for the humanities stream.

“The enrollment for the arts stream under this gender category is roughly around 480 and the remaining are in the science and commerce category,” he confirmed.

He additionally mentioned that though he’s but to get the precise break-up of the geographical areas of the candidates on this depend, his hunch is that majority of the purposes have been from Kolkata or its adjoining districts for the reason that consciousness and sensitization ranges on this depend is increased in these areas in comparison with the distant districts.

Speaking on the event, the WBCHSE president additionally complimented the gesture of the tutorial establishments by way of which registration enrolment purposes have been forwarded.

“This year, instead of direct enrolment by the students, the counsel introduced the system of registration through the educational institutions. So, when these educational institutions have forwarded these applications, it can be well assumed that they have necessary infrastructure like separate toilets for the third-gender people,” he added.

When contacted, transgender rights activist and former member of the West Bengal Transgender Development Board Ranjita Sinha mentioned that that is absolutely a optimistic growth offered the appropriate and deserving individuals get the ability of this third-gender possibility.

“Let it not be just a gimmick for gaining political mileage, as it happened before with the community since the development board was formed where promises remained unfulfilled. Just for example, the promises for separate healthcare facilities are yet to be fulfilled. It is also to be seen that genuine third-gender community candidates are enrolled in the process,” Sinha mentioned.

KOLKATA: Around 600 college students have enrolled within the third-gender class throughout registration for the upper secondary course in West Bengal, president of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination (WBCHSE) Chiranjib Bhattacharya mentioned on Friday.

“The registration for the 11th standard for the current academic year had some first of its kind. This is the first time that the registration was done online. Secondly, in that online registration process, three gender options of male, female and third gender were introduced against the earlier two options of just male and female,” Bhattacharya advised IANS.

According to him, the enrolment within the third-gender class was primarily for the humanities stream.

“The enrollment for the arts stream under this gender category is roughly around 480 and the remaining are in the science and commerce category,” he confirmed.

He additionally mentioned that though he’s but to get the precise break-up of the geographical areas of the candidates on this depend, his hunch is that majority of the purposes have been from Kolkata or its adjoining districts for the reason that consciousness and sensitization ranges on this depend is increased in these areas in comparison with the distant districts.

Speaking on the event, the WBCHSE president additionally complimented the gesture of the tutorial establishments by way of which registration enrolment purposes have been forwarded.

“This year, instead of direct enrolment by the students, the counsel introduced the system of registration through the educational institutions. So, when these educational institutions have forwarded these applications, it can be well assumed that they have necessary infrastructure like separate toilets for the third-gender people,” he added.

When contacted, transgender rights activist and former member of the West Bengal Transgender Development Board Ranjita Sinha mentioned that that is absolutely a optimistic growth offered the appropriate and deserving individuals get the ability of this third-gender possibility.

“Let it not be just a gimmick for gaining political mileage, as it happened before with the community since the development board was formed where promises remained unfulfilled. Just for example, the promises for separate healthcare facilities are yet to be fulfilled. It is also to be seen that genuine third-gender community candidates are enrolled in the process,” Sinha mentioned.