Delhi Board of School Education conducts first meeting

Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister informed that DBSE will discourage rote-learning, bring continuous formative assessments and promote growth mindsets in students.

Delhi Board of School Education’s (DBSE) general body held the first meeting on March 31 in which matters regarding the registration and the constitution of the board were discussed.

“The agenda of the first meeting included appraisal regarding the registration of the DBSE under the Society Registration Act, 1860, the constitution of the DBSE and its functioning from the academic session 2021-22, and the appraisal of the members/nominated members of the general body of the Board,” it said.

According to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, “DBSE will discourage rote-learning, bring continuous formative assessments and promote growth mindsets in students.” He further said that the purpose of DBSE is three-fold. First, the Board will move away from the practice of rote-learning and move towards giving a holistic picture of each learner, which goes beyond scholastic ability in subjects to include values and skills required in the future such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration. Secondly, it will emphasize on continuous formative assessments. And third, it will encourage a growth mindset among students, which would be strengthened by making it a part of regular assessment.