Govt may bring back CBSE Class X board exam, amend no-fail policy today
Prakash
Javadekar, top bureaucrats to meet state education ministers, and
independent experts who are part of the CABE, to hammer out a consensus
New Delhi:
The Union government is likely to take a call on Tuesday on bringing
back Class X board exams for the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) students and scrapping the no-fail policy in elementary schools
across India.
Human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar and top bureaucrats are meeting state education ministers and independent experts, who are part of the Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE), in New Delhi to hammer out a consensus. CABE is the highest advisory body on education policy matters in the country.
While 21 states and Union territories are demanding the abolition of the no-fail policy, six states, mostly ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies, are supporting the continuation of the no-detention policy under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Under the provision, no children in the 6-16 age group can be failed in schools till Class VIII.
While those demanding abolition of the provision are arguing that the policy has affected learning outcomes in schools int he absence of any accountability, those who support it are of the view that the discontinuation of the provision will lead to more drop-out in schools and foster exam phobia among young students.
The HRD ministry is likely to walk a middle path and amend the RTE Act to allow individual states and Union territories to keep or reject the no-fail policy at the state level.
On bringing back the CBSE class X board exams, the ministry may place CBSE’s feedback in the meeting. It may take a call to allow CBSE schools to restart the board exam but with a caveat—the final mark or grade will carry 80% weight from the board exam and 20% from classroom assessments under the continuous comprehensive evaluation system in place for the last six years, said an HRD ministry official, who declined to be named. Mint has seen a ministry note with CBSE feedback on possible reintroduction of the class X board exams.
The CBSE class X board was made optional during 2009-10 when the United Progressive Alliance was in power.
CBSE contributes around 10% of the total students in class X across India. Less that 14,000 secondary schools in the country follow the CBSE board. CBSE runs under the purview of the Central government and is one of the 30-odd school boards in operation in the country.
Human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar and top bureaucrats are meeting state education ministers and independent experts, who are part of the Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE), in New Delhi to hammer out a consensus. CABE is the highest advisory body on education policy matters in the country.
While 21 states and Union territories are demanding the abolition of the no-fail policy, six states, mostly ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies, are supporting the continuation of the no-detention policy under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Under the provision, no children in the 6-16 age group can be failed in schools till Class VIII.
While those demanding abolition of the provision are arguing that the policy has affected learning outcomes in schools int he absence of any accountability, those who support it are of the view that the discontinuation of the provision will lead to more drop-out in schools and foster exam phobia among young students.
The HRD ministry is likely to walk a middle path and amend the RTE Act to allow individual states and Union territories to keep or reject the no-fail policy at the state level.
On bringing back the CBSE class X board exams, the ministry may place CBSE’s feedback in the meeting. It may take a call to allow CBSE schools to restart the board exam but with a caveat—the final mark or grade will carry 80% weight from the board exam and 20% from classroom assessments under the continuous comprehensive evaluation system in place for the last six years, said an HRD ministry official, who declined to be named. Mint has seen a ministry note with CBSE feedback on possible reintroduction of the class X board exams.
The CBSE class X board was made optional during 2009-10 when the United Progressive Alliance was in power.
CBSE contributes around 10% of the total students in class X across India. Less that 14,000 secondary schools in the country follow the CBSE board. CBSE runs under the purview of the Central government and is one of the 30-odd school boards in operation in the country.
Source: http://www.livemint.com/Education/SR6AToBI1jzo4Vaffn2YWO/Govt-may-bring-back-CBSE-Class-X-board-exam-amend-nofail-p.html
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