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CBSE releases marking scheme for Class 10 students, results likely on June 20
Usually, out of 100 marks for each subject, 20 marks are for internal assessments, which have already been tabulated by schools as per the existing policy, and the remaining 80 are for the year-end board examinations.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday announced that Class 10 students will be marked on the basis of internal tests and assessments held throughout the year, days after it announced the cancellation of the board exams in view of the Covid-19 surge across the country. The results are likely to be announced on June 20, the board added.
Usually, out of 100 marks for each subject, 20 marks are for internal assessments, which have already been tabulated by schools as per the existing policy, and the remaining 80 are for the year-end board examinations. The board has now announced that this 80-mark component will be calculated on the basis of different internal exams held during the year.
The board has also certified the weightage that is to be given to each of these tests. For instance, period or unit test will have 10 marks, half-yearly or mid-term exams will be of 30 marks, whereas pre-board exams will be of 40 marks.
CBSE Controller of Examination Sanyam Bhardwaj also directed composition of a ‘Result Committee’ in each school comprising of the school principal, five teachers from the school, and two external teachers from a neighbouring school.
If schools have conducted more than one of the above mentioned tests, the result committee can decide the weightage of each test.
“If any candidate has not appeared in any of the assessments conducted by the school, the school may conduct an offline/online or a telephonic one on one assessment and record documentary evidences to certify the recommendations,” Bhardwaj said. Since all schools will have a different question paper, the board has asked them to “internally moderate the marks to account for the school level variations by using a reliable reference standard.”
Schools have said that they would be analyzing the circular in the coming days and work on it. Tania Joshi, principal of The Indian School, said that the board had laid out clear instructions with “well-defined” parameters which will help schools.
“Including external teachers in result committee is a good step towards ensuring transparency. It will be a little cumbersome to manage everything including moderation and tabulation of marks. So we will hold a meeting among us to decide how to go about it. We will also be holding sessions with parents for their queries on the matter,” she said.
For government schools, however, the notification comes with a concern due to the ongoing lockdown and rising cases.
“The notification has come at critical juncture because cases are rising along with fatalities among teachers as well as their families. The board has asked us to form the result committee by May 5 and finalise the rationalize document by May 10. How can we do so with the ongoing lockdown and the fear of the disease with a shortage of beds and oxygen? CBSE should delay the process by a month,” said Awadhesh Kumar Kha, principal of Sarvodaya co-ed Vidyalaya in Rohini Sector 8, who lost a teacher to Covid on Saturday.
Class 10 student Sudhanshu Poddar, who studies at a government school in Rohini, said, "We would have performed better in the board exams because students always take those more seriously than the internal exams. But considering the pandemic, I think this is the best possible situation. Still, I wish I could have appeared for my first board exam and scored higher marks."
