HC seeks State’s response to grace marks
KOCHI, JULY 25, 2019 00:00 IST
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State government on an appeal seeking to implement fully the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development’s recommendations, including limiting awarding of grace marks to borderline cases and showing marks for extracurricular activities separately on the mark list in the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations.
The appeal was filed by Roshan Jacob from Pathanamthitta and two others against a single judge’s verdict declining to issue a directive to implement the recommendations. The petitioner said a single judge had only directed the State government to implement the recommendation regarding doing away with the practice of awarding moderation marks in examinations.
Though the recommendations were made in 2017, the State government was yet to implement them. In fact, all other States had implemented the recommendations.
If the marks given for extracurricular activities were shown separately on the mark list, these could be seen from the mark list.
As a result, all students, whether they came from State boards or the CBSE, would get an equal opportunity for getting admission to higher studies based on their academic excellence. The admission to higher studies would not depend on the grace marks awarded at the whims and fancies of the state board authorities, the petitioners contended.
KOCHI, JULY 25, 2019 00:00 IST
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State government on an appeal seeking to implement fully the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development’s recommendations, including limiting awarding of grace marks to borderline cases and showing marks for extracurricular activities separately on the mark list in the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations.
The appeal was filed by Roshan Jacob from Pathanamthitta and two others against a single judge’s verdict declining to issue a directive to implement the recommendations. The petitioner said a single judge had only directed the State government to implement the recommendation regarding doing away with the practice of awarding moderation marks in examinations.
Though the recommendations were made in 2017, the State government was yet to implement them. In fact, all other States had implemented the recommendations.
If the marks given for extracurricular activities were shown separately on the mark list, these could be seen from the mark list.
As a result, all students, whether they came from State boards or the CBSE, would get an equal opportunity for getting admission to higher studies based on their academic excellence. The admission to higher studies would not depend on the grace marks awarded at the whims and fancies of the state board authorities, the petitioners contended.
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