Sun Apr 15 2018
No moderation of marks this year, says CBSE
Manash.Gohain@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:
Unless a marked difference is noticed in the Class XII CBSE
Board exam results compared to previous years’, there will be no
moderation of marks this year. The main reason for introducing a single
set of question papers for the exams, which was criticised after
question papers were leaked, was to reduce the need for moderation of
marks post evaluation.
While a majority of the education boards, including the CBSE, has in principle agreed against “bunching” and “spiking” of marks for the 2018 Board exams, the CBSE
also expects that the moderation, if any, will be minimal. “As part of
examination reforms, the Board last year decided to do away with
moderation,” a CBSE source said. “It was decided a single set question paper ensures a standardised difficulty level.”
Majority of the state education boards with single
set question papers won’t need to moderate marks as well. However, in
case of major differences from that of previous years, the boards have
to look at moderation of marks.
“In case of a major ambiguity, the committee will
have to work out a policy. So we can’t say there will be no moderation
at all, but the level will be much lower, if needed at all,” a CBSE official said.
The HRD ministry in October 2017 asked all the state Boards to avoid the practice of artificial inflation of marks.
In response, 23 states and UTs have assured the
board that except in case of ambiguities, they will not inflate marks.
The states are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana,
Tripura, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Daman &
Diu & Puducherry.
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