Students of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII are likely to have their results based on their performance in the finals of class X and XI exams and class XII pre-board tests.
Principals told sources that the CBSE-appointed 13-member committee to recommend the criteria to evaluate Class XII students seems to be in favour of a 30:30:40 formula—30% weightage will be given to class X and XI final results, respectively, and 40% to class XII pre-board exams.
The committee is expected to announce the marking formula after submitting it to the Supreme Court on June 17. Last month, parents had filed a PIL in the SC seeking cancellation of CBSE Class XII exams due to the pandemic.
More weightage should be given to the Class XII periodic tests, pre-board marks, and internal assessments,” said a principal, adding that incorporating Class 11 marks will be unfair as students do not take standard XI seriously.
A city college principal said that CBSE can evaluate students from 2018-19 onwards as they continue their education in the same school after Class X. “State students migrate from school to college and marking them for Class X performance will be tedious,” said the principal, indicating that the state should not adopt the formula if implemented.
Students and parents are anxious about the CBSE assessment formula. “It was better to take an exam and get marks rather than be evaluated for previous years,” said a parent. States are looking at a uniform marking formula for all Class XII students. HSC students in Maharashtra are still awaiting their evaluation formula.
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