CBSE Class 10 examination to be held twice in a year

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
SRINAGAR, JUNE 26 (STC):
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced that Class 10 examination will be now held twice in a year. The class 10 students will now be required to take their board exams in February, but if they’re not satisfied with their scores, they’ll have the chance to retake the exam in May.
According to the CBSE guideline, the first phase is mandatory for the students and
it is being done to ensure that students take the exams seriously and the sanctity of the board exams is maintained.
It’s a move recommended in the new National Education Policy (NEP). “The first phase will be conducted in February and the second in May. The results for the two phases will be announced in April and June, respectively,” CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said.
As per the approved guidelines, Class 10 students must appear for the board exams in February as the primary attempt. Explaining the rationale behind making the first phase mandatory for the students, CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh said it is being done to ensure that students take the exams seriously and the sanctity of the board exams is maintained.
The May exam is not mandatory. The second phase, scheduled in May, will be optional for students who wish to improve their performance. In case a student appears for both phases, the best score of the two will be retained.
“If a student does not appear for three or more subjects in the first examination, he or she will not be allowed to appear for the second exam. Such students will be placed in the ‘Essential Repeat’ category and can take the examination only next year in the main exam in February,” CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh said.
“Students whose results in the first examination are compartment will be allowed to appear in the second examination under the compartment category. Additional subjects will not be permitted after passing Class-10, students will not be allowed in stand-alone subjects,” he added.
Aa reported in a cross section of media, students can choose to improve their scores in up to three subjects – Science, Mathematics, Social Science and Languages.
Notably, the guidelines envisage that both examinations will be conducted on the full syllabus meant for the year and the scheme of studies and scheme of examinations will remain the same. Internal assessment, however, will be conducted just once, before the main examination.
(Inputs from agencies)