The formula has a 40:30:30 ratio, CBSE
developing IT system
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with a new way of declaring results for Class 12 students as the board examinations have been cancelled on the back of increased Coronavirus cases in India. Students’ evaluation will be done for respective marks they have achieved in each subject during year-end final theory exams. According to the policy for class 12 results, decided by a 13-member panel set up by the board, the theory paper evaluation formula is 30 per cent weightage will be given to Class 10 marks, 30 per cent to Class 11 marks and 40 per cent weightage to Class 12 marks obtained in unit test/mid-term/pre-board exams.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with a new way of declaring results for Class 12 students as the board examinations have been cancelled on the back of increased Coronavirus cases in India. The board has submitted a formula to the Supreme Court describing how they will evaluate marks for the students. The formula has a 40:30:30 ratio depending on the marks students have obtained in Class 12, Class 11 and Class 10
This means that 40 per cent of the overall score will be marked according to the theory exams conducted by schools as pre-board and mid-term exams. For Class 12, the marks students have achieved in internal assessments and practicals will also be taken in consideration. The other 30 per cent marks will be evaluated on the basis of marks obtained in class 11 and the remaining 30 per cent marks will be assessed from the Class 10 board results.
Class 12 marks evaluation
The board will consider how students have performed in each subject in their unit tests, mid-term or pre-board theory exams. Each school will have its ‘Result Committees’ which will take part in preparing the results for students. This committee will at a discretion decide if they have to only take pre-board exams into consideration for the full weightage or this can be divided into pre-board exams and mid-term exams.
Another aspect taken in account is the Class 11 component. Students’ evaluation will be done for respective marks they have achieved in each subject during year-end final theory exams. For marks to be awarded on the basis of class 10 results, the average of the theory marks of three main subjects in which the student has performed his best will be taken in account and computed with the main result. This average, according to the board, will be uniformly awarded to all students in class 12.
Standardisation process
The board has asked schools to internally moderate the marks and account for the school level variations in marking of students when it comes to the exams that have been internally conducted. Reference to the historical performance of students will be considered as an anchor. CBSE in its tabulation policy has highlighted that the subject wise marks assessed by the school for the academic year ending March 2021 will have to be within a range of +/- 5 marks that students have obtained in the school in the subject in the reference year.
Any student who falls short in one subject will be given a ‘compartment’ and the exam for it will be conducted after declaration of results. Students failing in more than one subjects will be kept in the ‘essential repeat’ category.
It is to note that students who are not satisfied with their marks and manner of assessment can get a chance to sit for a written examination. The board will conduct an exam for this case when the Covid-19 situation is conducive enough. Whatever marks students receive in this optional exam will be considered as the final score.
CBSE developing IT system to assist schools with tabulating class 12 results
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is developing an IT system to assist schools with tabulating class 12 results by easing down calculation work and reducing time taken, a top official said Friday.
The exams for both class 10 and 12 were cancelled by CBSE in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board has announced its alternative assessment policy for both the classes. While schools have been asked to submit class 10 marks till June 30, the deadline for schools to compile class 12 marks is July 15.
“Regarding the tabulation of marks for class 12, the CBSE has decided to assist the result committee and schools in preparation of result. Accordingly, an IT system is being developed in-house which will be made available to all the concerned schools sponsoring students for class 12 for calculation of results,” CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said.
“This system will ease down the calculation work, reduce time taken and so many other hassles. This system will also pre populate marks of Class 10 of the students passed from CBSE. Efforts will also be made to take other boards’ class 10 results data,” he added.
“CBSE will continuously communicate with all the schools to ensure that without any problem, result is prepared by the schools. CBSE will also establish a help desk to assist the schools in preparation of result of both class 10 and class 12 from next week,” Bhardwaj said.
According to the policy for class 12 results, decided by a 13-member panel set up by the board, the theory paper evaluation formula is 30 per cent weightage will be given to Class 10 marks, 30 per cent to Class 11 marks and 40 per cent weightage to Class 12 marks obtained in unit test/mid-term/pre-board exams.
The CBSE scheme further elaborated that for Class 10, the 30 per cent marks based on average theory component of best three performing subjects out of main five subjects will be taken.
According to the evaluation criteria announced for class 10 students, while 20 marks for each subject will be for internal assessment as every year, 80 marks will be calculated on basis of the students’ performance in various tests or exams throughout the year.
Magbook with news agencies.