The CBSE on Monday revealed an advanced choice that may change the board assessment system in the coming years. At present, CSBE exams are carried out for class 10 and 12 at the end of the year, however the board has now revealed that the examinations will be performed two times in the academic session 2021-22.

The academic session will be bifurcated into 2 terms– term I examinations of a duration of 90 minutes will be kept in November-December 2021 and term II exams will be kept in March-April 2022 at exam centres. Educators and trainees have shared a positive response to the boards decision.

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A Mumbai-based student counsellor, Swati Salunkhe thinks that this ought to have been done during the scholastic session 2021-22. “Students ought to take it up as a semester-based system which is followed in colleges. The exam pattern and paper monitoring procedures will also alter. Given that the announcement has actually been made much in advance, students and moms and dads are eliminated this year. Students will have a clear understanding of what they require to study for board 1 and board 2,” she adds.

” Though the formula is brand-new to use, our company believe that it is for the benefit of both students and instructors. The entire year had plenty of uncertainties and surprises, but a well-planned route map will ensure much better knowing results this year. Because classes are expected to continue online, dividing the syllabus and lowering into two will provide flexibility and much deeper understanding of concepts,” he adds.

Ajay Choubey, vice principal, Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Hari Nagar, New Delhi, says that the move is proper bearing in mind that Covid will impact the existing academic cycle.

Swati Salunkhe, student counsellor

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Sindhura Narayana, managing director of the Narayana Group, says that the proactive release of the unique assessment scheme for CBSE class 10, 12 provides much-needed clearness.

Sindhura Narayana, handling director, Narayana Group

” The arrangement to upload internal assessment marks on the CBSE website, if performed in a timely way, will enable discrepancies in marking by different schools to be determined and corrected ahead of time. The only point of concern is the authenticity of examination results in the case of trainees trying the term 1 and term 2 examinations from house. Some kind of proctoring will have to be imagined to make sure that no malpractice takes place throughout the examination,” she adds.

Students are likewise relieved that now they will have the ability to prepare better for the entryway exams as board exams will not inhabit their minds much. 17-year-old Bodhita Gautam Mishra, who will stand for board examinations in 2022, says that dividing the syllabus into two parts is a positive instructions in relieving trainees pressure.

Bodhita Mishra, Class 12 trainee, SR Public School, Kota

Aayush Pratap, a class 12 trainee of the 2020-21 batch, states that the brand-new plan is much better than what they experienced as board candidates amid the pandemic.

” Since the first board exam, which will be carried out in November/December 2021, will have only 50 per cent multiple-choice concerns (MCQs), it will a complete shift from the old pattern. Earlier, we utilized to modify the entire class 12 syllabus for both boards and competitive examinations.

Aayush Pratap, class 12 student (2021-22), GD Goenka School, Jammu

The only point of issue is the credibility of examination results in the case of trainees attempting the term 1 and term 2 tests from home.” Since the first board exam, which will be conducted in November/December 2021, will have just 50 per cent multiple-choice questions (MCQs), it will a total shift from the old pattern. Earlier, we utilized to modify the whole class 12 syllabus for both boards and competitive tests. Now, it will provide us more time to modify the syllabus for entryway examinations,” states Bodhita, who is a trainee of SR Public School, Kota.

The existing examination system at the end of the year promotes rote learning to a great degree.

“The scheme ideally ought to have been adopted in 2020 when the pandemic had actually hit the nation. Finishing the syllabus is a fight for teachers, especially throughout pandemics. The existing test system at the end of the year promotes rote discovering to a great level. Considering that colleges likewise follow a term system, this will prepare trainees much better for their upcoming academic life,” he includes. Aayush is a trainee of GD Goenka School, Jammu.