Tanvi Gupta, content writer at Edumarz/27th May 2022
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As the CBSE class 10 and 12 board tests are almost finished, there are worries over the eventual outcomes. The group of 2022 was extraordinary as it was the solitary time that the Board chose to hold two tests for understudies in the same class.
Cause
This was done as a careful step as in 2021 the board couldn’t hold tests and needed to advance understudies because of elective rules. On the off chance that the pandemic would have impacted tests, the board would have involved the term 1 outcomes as last, nonetheless, the circumstances stayed fine and CBSE has directed the two terms.
CBSE’s Proposal
The board says that the eventual outcome for class 10 and class 12 will comprise of term 1, and term 2 tests, as well as the inward evaluation. The specific weightage of each segment isn’t clear yet. CBSE had said that it would illuminate later what area holds how much rate in the last score.
Conundrum of Weightage
Guardians and academicians had requested that the board diminish the weightage given to term 1 tests – the very first MCQ-based board tests – after instances of cheating had come to light. It was asserted that many schools shared inquiries early with understudies while numerous others requested that understudies mark their responses ‘c’ which was subsequently changed over into a, b, or d, contingent on the right choice. CBSE had not yet affirmed these charges, nonetheless, guardians and academicians requested it would be out of line to give high weightage to term 1 tests amid such claims.
Insistence by Students
Students conjointly need a formula of ‘best of either term’ which means, a student would have the flexibility of choosing that of the 2 terms (term one or term 2) they need to use. This follows from the rule once CBSE permits students to select the simplest of 5 eras of six to calculate the final percentage. Since this can involve complicated calculations, it can be relatively more durable to implement.
CBSE Proclamation
This demand from students was also echoed when CBSE said it would calculate students’ scores even if they missed either semester. Students who missed the 1st-semester exams can still take the 2nd-semester exams. Students receive their results like any other student. This also applies if a student has not taken the exams in term 2; however, there must be important reasons for not taking the examination. If the explanations are justified, CBSE can determine how to calculate the result for such students.
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A Situation Of Quandary
A complex situation for CBSE, as to how will they calculate the final results for 10th & 12th students