New Delhi, April 14, 2017 | UPDATED 15:05 IST
CBSE to do away with grace marks for class 12 board exams: HRD to take decision soon
The HRD Ministry has also called a meeting of all state school boards on April 24 in order to build consensus on a proposal to scrap the policy of 'marks moderation' or 'grace marks'.
In a sigh of relief for students, the Central board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon scrap the moderation of marks in Class 12 board exams.
If implemented, the moderation of marks would lead to lower cut-offs in college admission.
Reasons for this move:
According to media reports, the move comes after CBSE requested MHRD to develop a consensus on completely removing the marks moderation policy so that the process of getting admissions gets easier.Moreover, the HRD Ministry has called a meeting of all state school boards on April 24 in order to build consensus on a proposal to scrap the policy of 'marks moderation' or 'grace marks'.
More on modernisation of marks:
- The moderation of marks is a common practice adopted to "bring uniformity in the evaluation process"
- In simpler terms, marks scored by students are changed to align with the marking standards of different examiners
- While seeing the past trends, this practice has been blamed for inflation of results across school boards.
Here's what a senior HRD Ministry official told PTI:
"The ministry has called a meeting of all state education secretaries and chairmen of the state boards on April 24 and the issue is likely to be taken up there. The recommendations by the CBSE will be taken into account and we will see if a consensus can be arrived at with the states."Furthermore, last year during the DU admission saw two colleges setting cut-offs to 100 per cent for admission to their BSc (Computer Science) course.
Source : http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/no-more-grace-marks-in-class-12-board-exams-cbse/1/928861.html
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