COVID-19 fallout: CBSE
board exams of only 29 main subjects; all students of Classes 1-8 to be
promoted
Manash Pratim Gohain| TNN
| Apr 3, 2020, 16:22 IST
The Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) is going to conduct exams for only 29 main subjects
of the 41 pending Class X and XII Board exams which were suspended following the
COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent suspension of academic activities and
lockdown.
NEW DELHI: The Central
Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is going to conduct exams for only 29 main
subjects of the 41 pending Class X and XII Board exams which were suspended
following the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent suspension of academic
activities and lockdown. The union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal announced this
on Wednesday. CBSE it its statement said that if will issue instructions for
marking and assessment for the other postponed subjects for which there will be
no further exams. The Board has also decided to promote all students of classes
I to VIII to the next class and also asked schools which could not complete
their term-end exams for Classes IX and XII to promote the students to the next
grade based on their school-based assessments.
Pokhriyal on Wednesday
said: “Have advised CBSE to conduct board exams only for 29 main subjects that
are required for promotion and crucial for university admissions. Whenever CBSE
is in a position to hold board exams, it shall conduct for 29 subjects by
giving adequate notice. For rest of the subjects, CBSE will not hold board
exams and instructions for their marking, assessment will be issued soon.”
CBSE was not able to
conduct exams on eight examination days due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation
after March 18. Further, due to the law and order situation in North East Delhi
district the board was not able to conduct exams on four examination days,
while a very small number of students from and around this district were not
able to appear in exams on six examination days. In all there were two Class X
exams and 39 papers for Class XII which include 28 language papers were
postponed for the aforementioned situations.
Now the Board has decided
to conduct examinations for only main subjects which include six papers for
Class X and 11 papers for Class XII students of North East Delhi district, 12
papers for all India students post the lockdown.
The Board has also
decided not to conduct any exams for the students of Class X and XII from
schools located outside India whose were affected due to lockdown and
suspension of academic activities. The system of marking/ assessment for the
purpose of declaring results will be worked out by the Board shortly.
While stating that it is
difficult to announce the new schedule for the 29 exams to be conducted at
present, it assured the students and it will give predict the “notice of about
10 days to all stakeholders before starting the Board examinations,” and also
stated that “any decision that the board will take with regard to the conduct
of examinations will be taken by undertaking extensive consultation with higher
education authorities and by keeping all aspects related to entrance exams,
admissions dates, etc. in mind.”
While the Board has
decided to promote all the students from Classes I to VIII to the subsequent
classes, the senior students of Class IX and XI too this year will be proposed
based on school-based assessments including project work, periodic tests, term
exams, etc. conducted so far.
"For any child who
is unable to clear this internal process, (in any number of subjects), the
school may utilize this period for providing remedial interventions, and school
may give the opportunity of appearing in school-based test/s, online or
offline. The promotion of such children may be decided on the basis of such
tests."
Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/covid-19-fallout-cbse-board-exams-of-only-29-main-subjects-all-students-of-classes-1-to-8-will-be-promoted/articleshow/74966556.cms
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