CBSE class X exam sees improved results
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its class X results late on Monday evening. It has been reported that the performance of students has improved this year with many getting A1 grade or full 10 grade points.
As CBSE had directed schools against disclosing the percentage of successful students to the public, several schools preferred to talk in terms of grades of their students. According to a Times of India report, many schools in Pune claimed 100% success.
With 283 students, the Army Public School (APS) in Camp reported 100% success. Teachers feel that the improvement in performance may be a result of a simplified approach to teach complex concepts that make learning easier by way of projects and fun activities. It relieves students of the pressure to secure maximum marks, as they are now being graded. (Read more)
Jnana Prabodhini Prashala's 81 students appeared for the board-based evaluation and recorded 100% results. The average score was increased to 93.62% from last year's 89%. Other schools that reported 100% results include DPS, DAV Public School, Saraswati Educational Society's Gurukul School, Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) CME and KV, Ganeshkhind, Aundh, City International School, Pimpri, among others.
CBSE had given the option to choose from the board exams and school-based exam. This means students can either appear for the board exam or go for internal assessments/school-based tests. The directive was aimed at mitigating the stress caused by the hyped board exam. Nonetheless, most students opted for the tried and tested board exam.
As per the TOI report, 75% of students in CBSE schools opted for the board exam this year. In states like Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu who even denied admission to CBSE wards in its junior colleges, 64% of Chennai students opted for the board, while Maharashtra saw 3081 out of the 21,000 students going for the school-based exams. In Nagpur region, hardly 10 students of CBSE schools (except Kendriya Vidyalaya) out of 4,075 students opted for the school exam. (Read more)
CBSE will give a Certificate of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation to those students who have taken the board exam. The certificate will comprise evaluations of their performances in Class IX and Class X. The performance in Individual subjects will be reflected in the form of Grades A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 and D. Candidates falling within the range of A1 to D are qualified for admission to higher classes. Candidates obtaining Grades E1 and E2 are categorized as ‘Eligible for Improvement of Performance' (EIOP). Those who wish to give the improvement exam can apply before June 22. The tentative date of this exam is July 16. (Read more)
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