No clarity on evaluation method of students as CBSE Class 10 exams cancelled

The Ministry of Education Wednesday announced the postponement of class 12 exams and the cancellation of class 10 exams. While the decision on holding class 12 exams will be taken after analysing the situation on June 1, the CBSE has not clarified how they will assess students of class 10.

In a press note, the board said that the results of class 10 “will be prepared based on an objective criterion to be developed by the board”. However, there has been no mention of any guidelines or tentative plan for the evaluation method.

Sanyam Bhardwaj, controller of examinations, CBSE, told



indianexpress.com, “The decision to cancel class 10 board exams has been taken less than a month before the scheduled board exams which were to begin on May 4. The board will work on devising the evaluation method as soon as possible and inform the schools accordingly so that they have enough time to complete the processes necessary for releasing the results in time.”

Last year, class 10 and 12 students who had appeared for all the exams were evaluated based on their performance in the exams. But, the alternative marking scheme applied to those who had missed one, two, three or all the exams.