May 25 2017 : The Times of India (Chennai)
CBSE likely to move SC against moderation order
Manash Gohain
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New Delhi
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1.5Cr Students In Suspense; Class XII Results May Be Delayed
The fate of at least 1.5 crore school-leaving students hangs in balance as chaos over moderation of marks grows. Amid indications that CBSE may move the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court order asking it not to do away with the moderation policy this year, several other school boards are likely to delay announcing Class XII results as they wait and watch the developments.The Uttar Pradesh board decided on Wednesday to follow whatever decision CBSE takes on the issue while the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, which normally declares its results by mid-May , also seems to have adopted a similar strategy .
Adding to the uncertainty is CBSE's silence on whether the moderation muddle will hold up its Class XII results.Delay in results will have a spiralling effect, hitting the admission calendar. Besides, a move to apply mod eration, or not apply it, will impact candidates across boards.
On Wednesday, HRD ministry decided to seek legal opinion on the Delhi HC's order. Sources said CBSE is likely to move a special leave petition in Supreme Court against the verdict.
The court order has complicated matters for CBSE, as it along with 31 education boards had reached at a consensus on April 24, 2017 to not moderate marks and around seven boards have already declared their results based on that understanding.
Thirty-two education boards including the CBSE and CISCE had agreed to create a “level playing field for all students“ and to buck the trend of college admission cutoffs reaching unprecedented highs in recent years.
Following the HC's order, the matter was discussed in a meeting called by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar with secretary, school education and chairperson of CBSE on Wednesday morning.
“In the meeting it was decided that a legal opinion is to be taken on the matter as well as explore other options. Further course of action can be taken only after the legal opinion, which is awaited.The fact that some of the schools boards, for example Punjab, have already declared their results without moderation is creating confusion,“ said a senior HRD official. While HRD sources said that “results should not be delayed be cause of this issue,“ according to CBSE sources, nothing is certain till a final decision is taken on the matter by the Board.
“If CBSE decides to act as per the HC's order there could be issues with other boards which have declared their results and in case CBSE seeks a review of the court's order, that could also delay the results,“ said a CBSE official Schools feel that such decisions should not have been taken in haste. Most of them added that the high scores in board results were also a matter of concern.
“Any new measure should have been taken in consultation with all stakeholders school teachers, subject experts, among others. Such decisions are not taken unilaterally and if the government was planning any such move it should not have been in the middle of the exams, but from next year. Now with the high court's order, whole thing has gone astray,“ said Tania Joshi, principal, Indian School.
“There should be grace marks as it increases the morale of the students. Grace marks to the extent of giving 33 marks to a student who scored 28 and helping himher to pass is fine. But when a child scores 65% in the pre-boards and 95% in the board exams, that raises questions,“ said Meena Sharma, principal of government girls school, sector 17, Rohini.
Adding to the uncertainty is CBSE's silence on whether the moderation muddle will hold up its Class XII results.Delay in results will have a spiralling effect, hitting the admission calendar. Besides, a move to apply mod eration, or not apply it, will impact candidates across boards.
On Wednesday, HRD ministry decided to seek legal opinion on the Delhi HC's order. Sources said CBSE is likely to move a special leave petition in Supreme Court against the verdict.
The court order has complicated matters for CBSE, as it along with 31 education boards had reached at a consensus on April 24, 2017 to not moderate marks and around seven boards have already declared their results based on that understanding.
Thirty-two education boards including the CBSE and CISCE had agreed to create a “level playing field for all students“ and to buck the trend of college admission cutoffs reaching unprecedented highs in recent years.
Following the HC's order, the matter was discussed in a meeting called by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar with secretary, school education and chairperson of CBSE on Wednesday morning.
“In the meeting it was decided that a legal opinion is to be taken on the matter as well as explore other options. Further course of action can be taken only after the legal opinion, which is awaited.The fact that some of the schools boards, for example Punjab, have already declared their results without moderation is creating confusion,“ said a senior HRD official. While HRD sources said that “results should not be delayed be cause of this issue,“ according to CBSE sources, nothing is certain till a final decision is taken on the matter by the Board.
“If CBSE decides to act as per the HC's order there could be issues with other boards which have declared their results and in case CBSE seeks a review of the court's order, that could also delay the results,“ said a CBSE official Schools feel that such decisions should not have been taken in haste. Most of them added that the high scores in board results were also a matter of concern.
“Any new measure should have been taken in consultation with all stakeholders school teachers, subject experts, among others. Such decisions are not taken unilaterally and if the government was planning any such move it should not have been in the middle of the exams, but from next year. Now with the high court's order, whole thing has gone astray,“ said Tania Joshi, principal, Indian School.
“There should be grace marks as it increases the morale of the students. Grace marks to the extent of giving 33 marks to a student who scored 28 and helping himher to pass is fine. But when a child scores 65% in the pre-boards and 95% in the board exams, that raises questions,“ said Meena Sharma, principal of government girls school, sector 17, Rohini.
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