For the class 10 and 12 board exams, the CBSE has not yet determined how much weight will be given to each question. It was stated last week that this would be determined following the completion of the final exam.
A few days after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the Term-1 results for classes 10 and 12, a group representing several private schools in the Capital wrote to CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi urging him to reduce the weightage of CBSE Term-1 and Term-2 examinations for the 2021-22 academic year due to allegations that several schools used malpractices to assist students in scoring higher.
It’s true that the CBSE hasn’t decided on the weighting for the Term-1 and Term-2 tests yet; however, a circular issued last week stated that the decision will be made after the final test has been completed.
It is alleged that the Term-I examinations were conducted at home centres, which led to many schools resorting to unethical means, according to the National Progressive School Conference (NPSC), which represents over 122 private schools in the city.
Term-1 will consist of a 90-minute multiple-choice questions (MCQ) test. Term-2 will be a two-term board exam this year due to the pandemic, which will be administered in two sessions. Term-2 theory examinations will begin on April 26 and will last for two hours, consisting of a two-hour subjective exam.
In a letter to the CBSE chairperson, the National Public Service Commission requested that Term-1 examination scores be given a 20-30 percent weighting in the final board result. “Unfortunately, the performance of students at schools where exams were administered with complete honesty and integrity fell short of the aforementioned standards of excellence in performance (schools).
This has had a negative impact on the morale of all parties involved, including employees “Sudha Acharya, chairperson of the National Public Service Commission and principal of ITL Public School in Dwarka, wrote the letter.
Schools had been given a limited amount of time to prepare students for the Term-1 exam, according to Richa Sharma Agnihotri, principal of Sanskriti School. She also stated that there were concerns about the exam’s administration across different schools. “It has also been reported that there are schools where children have received perfect scores as a result of the exam’s implementation.
Giving the exam a high weight because of these reservations will be unfair to other children who did their best on the exam “She went on to explain. Jyoti Arora, principal of Mount Abu Public School in Rohini, observed that the environment during the Term-1 examination was not conducive, which she believes may have contributed to some students being unprepared for the examination.
There has also been support for a reduction in the weighting of Term-1 exams from several government school administrators; however, the reasons for their support differed.
When compared with subjective tests, multiple-choice questions (MCQ)-based examinations are inefficient, according to Awadhesh Kumar Jha, principal of Sarvodaya Co-educational Vidyalaya in Rohini, Sector 8. In response to inquiries for comment, a CBSE spokesperson pointed to the board’s Saturday circular as a source of information.
A written statement issued by the CBSE after the announcement of Class 12 Term-1 results stated that the weighting of Term-1 and Term-2 performances will be determined at the time of the announcement of the Class 12 Term-2 results in due course.
Published By : VATSAL KOTHA
Edited By : KRITIKA KASHYAP
