CBSE’s uniform assessment policy for Classes VI to VIII withdrawn
TIMES OF INDIA
04.02.2018
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has withdrawn its policy of uniform assessment for Classes VI to VIII, following objections from child rights’ body, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
According to the notification released, the CBSE has stated that “As per the decision of the governing body of the board, the earlier circular regarding the uniform system of assessment, examination and report card for Classes VI to VIII stands repealed.” The NCPCR argued that the evaluation policy was in violation of the Right to Education Act (RTE).
The earlier circular had stated that “to increase the confidence in the students to start preparing for Class X board examination when they join the upper primary stage in Class VI, the CBSE has decided to implement the uniform system of assessment, examination pattern and issue of report cards for Classes VI to VIII also on the similar pattern.”
As per the earlier system, the assessment and examination structure for Classes VI to VIII will now comprise two terms, each consisting of 100 marks per subject. The system of continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) for Class X has also been done away with after the central government decided to reintroduce board examination for the class from this year. TNN
Only analog watches allowed in ICSE exams
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has barred Class X and XII board examinees from wearing smart and digital watches and has decreed that they can wear only analog wristwatches to the exam hall. The council does not let students use calculators in Class X exams, but allows its use in the Class XII boards. But in the ISC exams, students can use calculators of only one particular make. The council now wants to preclude any chance of students taking advantage of technology to cheat their way through exams. TNN
TIMES OF INDIA
04.02.2018
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has withdrawn its policy of uniform assessment for Classes VI to VIII, following objections from child rights’ body, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
According to the notification released, the CBSE has stated that “As per the decision of the governing body of the board, the earlier circular regarding the uniform system of assessment, examination and report card for Classes VI to VIII stands repealed.” The NCPCR argued that the evaluation policy was in violation of the Right to Education Act (RTE).
The earlier circular had stated that “to increase the confidence in the students to start preparing for Class X board examination when they join the upper primary stage in Class VI, the CBSE has decided to implement the uniform system of assessment, examination pattern and issue of report cards for Classes VI to VIII also on the similar pattern.”
As per the earlier system, the assessment and examination structure for Classes VI to VIII will now comprise two terms, each consisting of 100 marks per subject. The system of continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) for Class X has also been done away with after the central government decided to reintroduce board examination for the class from this year. TNN
Only analog watches allowed in ICSE exams
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has barred Class X and XII board examinees from wearing smart and digital watches and has decreed that they can wear only analog wristwatches to the exam hall. The council does not let students use calculators in Class X exams, but allows its use in the Class XII boards. But in the ISC exams, students can use calculators of only one particular make. The council now wants to preclude any chance of students taking advantage of technology to cheat their way through exams. TNN
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