The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is looking forward to make Class X board exams compulsory once again, four years after the students were given a choice of opting for a system of continuous and comprehensive assessment. The matter came up last week at a meeting and many of the members argued for bringing back the pre-2011 system of compulsory board exams because of a public perception that the students were being assessed too liberally.
Before the school-based internal assessment was introduced, every CBSE student had to appear for the Class X board exam. Now, under the CCE system, schools conduct four ‘formative’ and two ‘summative’ assessments in an academic year. The formative assessment which carries 40 percent marks, is also applicable for students who opt to sit for students how opt to appear for board exams.
Government sources said that a decision on whether to amend the RTE Act in Parliament will be taken after the new education policy is framed by early 2016.
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