CBSE 10th assessment policy 2021 may not be effective, but is best solution in current scenario

Due to the cancellation of the CBSE Class 10th Board examinations, the assessment of 80 marks will be done by the school:

• based on the marks scored by the students in the different tests/exams conducted by the school during the year, and
• the marks should be in consonance with the past performance of the school in Class 10^th Board examinations.

The CBSE will consider the following exams for awarding the marks to student:

In case schools have conducted more than one test/exam within each category, the result committee may fix the weightage to be given to each test/exam within the category subject to the overall maximum marks for that category.

While the strategy could be the best possible solution in the current scenario, it cannot be ruled out that it still not 100 per cent reliable. Students who, themselves or their families, were struggling with the virus could not appear for the internal assessments, little did they know that all these marks will later be counted for preparing the final results. Thus, the concern shared by stakeholders is that this policy leaves room for subjectivity and ambivalence.

Schools have been instructed to ensure that the marks awarded align with the average of schools’ best performance in the past three years.

The board has asked schools to form an eight-member result committee consisting of principal and seven teachers for finalizing the results. Five teachers from the school should be from Mathematics, Social Science, Science and two languages, and two teachers from neighbouring schools should be co-opted by the school as the external members of the committee.

According to media reports, Shayama Chona, former principal of DPS R.K.Puram said, “There is too much importance given to exams in our country. Class 10 results are not the deciding factor in a student’s career. They should be ranked basis their performance in assessments conducted throughout the year.”