CBSE students to get five shots at improving grades
Karthika Gopalakrishnan , TNN 1 October 2009, 06:11am ISTPrint Email Discuss Bookmark/Share Save Comment Text Size: |
CHENNAI: Students of Class X, who will appear for the board exams in March, 2010, will have an opportunity to
amend their score five times
over in case they perform poorly.
In a circular dated September 29, 2009, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has stated that the practice of declaring Compartment/Fail' would be discontinued. Candidates, who had obtained grades E1 or E2, could improve their performance through five subsequent attempts. "For example, a candidate who appears in the board examination in March 2010 can appear in July 2010, March 2011, July 2011, March 2012 and July 2012 only in subjects in which he/she has got grade E1 or E1 till he/she gets qualifying grades (D and above) in all the subjects, excluding additional subject as per Scheme of Studies and becomes eligible for award of Qualifying Certificate," the circular stated.
It went on to add that a subject-wise percentile score or rank at the national level would be provided to schools on demand. Though students' performance would be assessed using the conventional method of numerical marking, only subject-wise grades would be shown in the Statement of Subject-wise perfomance' to be issued to all candidates.
The circular made the observation -- as did school teachers in the city -- that the CBSE had been preparing to introduce the grading system over the years by implementing it in a phased manner up to Class VIII. The introduction of the system in Classes IX and X would have several advantages, such as eliminating unhealthy competition among high achievers, minimising improper classification of sudents based on marks, and reducing societal pressure to provide the learner with more flexibility and focus on a better learning environment.
Many parents welcomed the move. Ratna Ganesan, whose son studies in Class VIII, said it would ease the pressure off students. "I think the grading system is fine because children can suffer a complex if their scores fall by one mark or half a mark. I don't think there is much difference between 91% and 92%. If a student scores above 90%, that itself is a good score, I feel."
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CBSE’s option to students spells trouble for teachers
Kolkata The decision of the CBSE to make Class X board examinations optional from 2010 may have made students a happy lot, schools fear over coping with the sweeping change in the examination pattern from the ensuing academic session. Most of the school principals are of the opinion that either the Class X examination should be made compulsory or be scrapped. Making it optional, they feel, will complicate the situation even as an attempt has been made to make the system stress-free.
Schools argue that making the examination optional is not going to serve any purpose and would increase the complexity for the school administration to deal with two different set of students —- one who will be taking the examination and other who will opt out of it.
“Due to the tough competition, very few parents will allow their children to opt out of the Class X examination. Today, I met five parents who are unwilling to opt out of examinations and asked me not to allow the students to do so,” said Malini Bhagat, principal of Mahadevi Birla for Girls Higher Secondary School.
Sharmila Bose, principal of Birla High School for Girls, argued that if would be a better decision to scrap the Class X exams altogether. “I don’t think that the students required to be tested twice both at the class X level and Class XII level and keeping an option of opting out increases confusion,” said Bose.
“We will give more stress on school examination,” said Anandita Chaterjee, principal of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
Principals of a number of city schools said that no official circular has reached them and whatever information they have got is from the newspapers and media reports.
Even officials at the Kendriya Vidyalay Sangathan, the administrative unit of 55 Kendriya Vidyalayas in the state, point out that they are not aware of any circular of the examination system.
Schools argue that making the examination optional is not going to serve any purpose and would increase the complexity for the school administration to deal with two different set of students —- one who will be taking the examination and other who will opt out of it.
“Due to the tough competition, very few parents will allow their children to opt out of the Class X examination. Today, I met five parents who are unwilling to opt out of examinations and asked me not to allow the students to do so,” said Malini Bhagat, principal of Mahadevi Birla for Girls Higher Secondary School.
Sharmila Bose, principal of Birla High School for Girls, argued that if would be a better decision to scrap the Class X exams altogether. “I don’t think that the students required to be tested twice both at the class X level and Class XII level and keeping an option of opting out increases confusion,” said Bose.
“We will give more stress on school examination,” said Anandita Chaterjee, principal of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
Principals of a number of city schools said that no official circular has reached them and whatever information they have got is from the newspapers and media reports.
Even officials at the Kendriya Vidyalay Sangathan, the administrative unit of 55 Kendriya Vidyalayas in the state, point out that they are not aware of any circular of the examination system.
HC: Experience over degree for school job
HC: Experience over degree for school job
NEW DELHIi: The Delhi High Court has said that the experience of an applicant should be counted over qualification during selection as physicalGiving preference to experience over qualification, a division bench of Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Reva Khetrapal set aside an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) upholding the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan's decision rejecting the application filed by Girish Ahuja for the post of PET.
Ahuja served as ground training instructor for 20 years and obtained a certificate from the Central government in order to apply for the post in August 2007.
The Bench rejected the association's argument that his experience in the Indian Air Force could not be considered as equivalent qualification for the post of PET since it was not equivalent to diploma in physical education or BPED.
After Ahuja retired from the Indian Air Force, he later applied for the post of PET in Kendriya Vidyalaya, under the ministry of human resource development (HRD), in August 2007, but his application was rejected by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan that runs the schools on the ground that he was not holding a degree required to be a physical training teacher in a school.
Ahuja claimed his experience was certified by the ministry of labour as well as the ministry of personnel, public grievance and pension.
KVs to hike fees from October
NEW DELHI: The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), following ministry of human resource development's (MHRD) approval, has decided to hike the
fees in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs). The new fee structure will come into effect from October 1, 2009.
While the hike would be effective across all classes, the maximum hike is for the science stream in Classes XI and XII, which would see a hike of around Rs 500. According to the KV website, the new tuition fee effective from next month for boys in class XI and XII science stream would be Rs 400, while humanities and commerce would be Rs 300. The fee for boys of Class IX and X would be Rs 200.
According to sources in the HRD ministry, the fee hike has been approved following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations for Central government employees. As per the new pay structure, parent can seek reimbursement of Rs 1,000 per child upto a maximum of two children for their education.
A senior official of HRD ministry said: "The hike has already been factored in the pay structure where Rs 1,000 for one child and Rs 2,000 for two children would be reimbursed subject to furnishing of the fee receipts. So, central government employees are not going to be adversely affected by the fee hike. Moreover, education for students from the below poverty line families and girl students is free and will remain so. The primary aim of the hike is for infrastructure development.''
fees in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs). The new fee structure will come into effect from October 1, 2009.
While the hike would be effective across all classes, the maximum hike is for the science stream in Classes XI and XII, which would see a hike of around Rs 500. According to the KV website, the new tuition fee effective from next month for boys in class XI and XII science stream would be Rs 400, while humanities and commerce would be Rs 300. The fee for boys of Class IX and X would be Rs 200.
According to sources in the HRD ministry, the fee hike has been approved following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations for Central government employees. As per the new pay structure, parent can seek reimbursement of Rs 1,000 per child upto a maximum of two children for their education.
A senior official of HRD ministry said: "The hike has already been factored in the pay structure where Rs 1,000 for one child and Rs 2,000 for two children would be reimbursed subject to furnishing of the fee receipts. So, central government employees are not going to be adversely affected by the fee hike. Moreover, education for students from the below poverty line families and girl students is free and will remain so. The primary aim of the hike is for infrastructure development.''
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