Board Exams Must be Scrapped Permanently. It’s the Only Way to Fix an Exam-obsessed Education System
3 years, 8 months ago

Board Exams Must be Scrapped Permanently. It’s the Only Way to Fix an Exam-obsessed Education System

News 18  

The breaking news last week for the exam-centric Indian society was that there will be no year-end Board exams for Class 10 and those for Class 12 students stand postponed. Some may argue not conducting Board exams will lead to a further drop in the quality of Indian school education. To compete in these high-stress summative assessments called Board exams, one needs exclusive cramming time and repetitive practice sessions which the ‘performing’ schools get their students to do and parents support that endeavour with extra hours and resources that go with it. And, this is the right time to do it because the ‘iron is hot’—we have not had these irrelevant Board exams, at least for Class 10, for two years and the National Education Policy 2020 is also firmly in place to steer the system.

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Parents Association urges govt. to reconsider deferment of CBSE exam system in A.P.
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Parents Association urges govt. to reconsider deferment of CBSE exam system in A.P.

The Hindu  

Members of the Parents Association of Andhra Pradesh on September 15 said that the government should reconsider its decision of delaying the implementation of the Central Board of Secondary Education examination system in the 1,000 State-run schools affiliated to the Central syllabus. In a statement, PAAP State president Narahari Sikharam, secretary G. Eswariah and State honorary president M. Kota Reddy …

Devi Kar | Let’s scrap board exams, it’s ruining India’s young
8 months, 1 week ago

Devi Kar | Let’s scrap board exams, it’s ruining India’s young

Deccan Chronicle  

When they first start going to school, they are fresh-faced, bright-eyed, bursting with questions and full of the joys of life. Every year, without fail, this mammoth exercise is carried out and at one end of the spectrum we have schools where children are expressing themselves in their mother tongue but using the Roman script. And let us not forget …

To hold exams or not: It isn’t an easily answerable question
9 months ago

To hold exams or not: It isn’t an easily answerable question

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court issued an interim stay on a Karnataka high court order which had allowed ‘board examinations’ to be conducted for classes 5, 8, 9 and 11 in schools in Karnataka. The Karnataka state government decided last year that annual examinations will be conducted for the four classes mentioned earlier. It goes back to the Right to Education Act …

Board exams in Karnataka: Students in a fix
10 months ago

Board exams in Karnataka: Students in a fix

The Hindu  

“On Wednesday, I had a Hindi exam. On March 12, the Supreme Court set aside the interim order of a division bench of the High Court of Karnataka, which had given the State government a green signal to conduct board exams for the summative assessment of students of classes 5, 8, and 9. Though the apex court said that “the …

Is the decision to conduct school board exams twice a year right?
1 year, 4 months ago

Is the decision to conduct school board exams twice a year right?

India Today  

In what may have a reformative impact on the school education and examination system, the Union ministry of education’s decision that board exams for classes 10 and 12 will now be conducted biannually seems to have set the pace for a shift from rote learning and for modernising the system. Additionally, this change could reduce the immense pressure that typically …

Board Exams Can be a Nightmare For You but They are Not Going Anywhere Soon
2 years, 10 months ago

Board Exams Can be a Nightmare For You but They are Not Going Anywhere Soon

News 18  

What is it about the board exams that is unshakeable, indispensable and almost sacred that any effort to change its nature or importance meets with stiff resistance. This strong belief that the school education system will collapse without them is perhaps the reason that any attempt to tinker with board exams is viewed with suspicion and condemned. It must also …

How will the cancellation of Class 12 board exams affect the academic year?
3 years, 5 months ago

How will the cancellation of Class 12 board exams affect the academic year?

India Today  

Board exams play a pivotal role in a student’s academic life, and later in her/his professional life. That’s why, to many households in India, the cancellation of the Class 12 board exams was news of big relief. In fact, students’ score in the board exams is not only a major selection criterion in most of the reputed Indian universities, but …

The Hindu Explains | What methods can Boards employ for evaluation after cancellation of exams?
3 years, 8 months ago

The Hindu Explains | What methods can Boards employ for evaluation after cancellation of exams?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Faced with a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, the Central government cancelled the Central Board of Secondary Education’s Class X examination and postponed the Class XII examination scheduled to be held from May 4. While the government has bought itself time to address the wildfire spread of COVID-19 by getting public examinations out of the way, …

CBSE, Education Ministry Discuss Postponing Board Exams 2021
3 years, 9 months ago

CBSE, Education Ministry Discuss Postponing Board Exams 2021

News 18  

The Ministry of Education is mulling to postpone the CBSE class 10 and 12 board exams. The Central Board of Secondary Education and the Ministry of Education have held a meeting yesterday in which several aspects regarding conducting board exams were discussed. While the meeting remaining inconclusive and no final decision has been taken yet, however, there were discussions on …

Delhi’s Education Board Will Prepare Children for a Fast-changing World
3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi’s Education Board Will Prepare Children for a Fast-changing World

News 18  

Remember the old Bajaj Electricals’ ad where an old man is singing ‘jab main chhotta ladka tha….’, as he reminisces about the bulb remaining a constant fixture throughout his life? As the board examinations occupy centre stage in the psyche of the parents, teachers and students themselves, the entire education system has moulded itself to match the needs of these …

Should Board exams be conducted in one go this year?
3 years, 11 months ago

Should Board exams be conducted in one go this year?

The Hindu  

With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the academic year 2020-21, for the first time, students of classes X and XII are set to face Board examinations based on knowledge gained almost entirely from virtual teaching. With your experience as an administrator of school education and in conducting Board examinations, what would be your suggestions to make these exams less stressful for …

#EducationMinisterGoesLive: Students push for postponement of board exams 2021, entrance tests
4 years, 1 month ago

#EducationMinisterGoesLive: Students push for postponement of board exams 2021, entrance tests

India Today  

Soon after Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal announced the live interaction with the students on December 10, students have taken Twitter by a storm, pushing for the postponement of the upcoming board exams and entrance tests. Postpone board exams, JEE, NEET: Students Many students have requested the education minister to postpone the board exams 2021 till May or June because …

Board exams in 2021 will be in written mode only and not online: CBSE
4 years, 1 month ago

Board exams in 2021 will be in written mode only and not online: CBSE

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Board exams in 2021 will be in written mode only and not online, Central Board of Secondary Education officials said on Wednesday even as consultations on dates for conduct of the examination are still underway. The officials of the board also said that if students were not able to sit for practicals in classes before the exams, alternatives …

National Education Policy 2020: How NEP is a step towards freedom in education
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020: How NEP is a step towards freedom in education

India Today  

"Change in inevitable and adaptability to change makes a society future ready", said James Peebles while receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 2019. Higher education to witness major changes: The National Education Policy, 2020 marks a monumental development in the country's human resource transformation that aims to disrupt the existing Indian education system with ambitious and generational …

NEP's proposal to make board exams easy will not emphasise on rote learning: Manish Sisodia
4 years, 5 months ago

NEP's proposal to make board exams easy will not emphasise on rote learning: Manish Sisodia

India Today  

According to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the proposal of making board exams easy in the National Education Policy 2020, which was recently approved by the Union Cabinet, will not address the issue of rote learning for school students. Reforms part of “wishful thinking” During the interview, he also said, “By saying that board exams will be easy, we …

Board exams to be allowed twice a year as per new NEP 2020: HRD Minister
4 years, 5 months ago

Board exams to be allowed twice a year as per new NEP 2020: HRD Minister

India Today  

The new National Education Policy passed by the cabinet on Wednesday did away with the 34-year-olf education policy and it brought with it a large number of changes. HRD Minister and Education Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal said in an interview with IANS that board exams for classes 10 and 12 would be easier and students will be allowed to appear …

Sisodia calls National Education Policy confused, silent about how to achieve outlined reforms
4 years, 5 months ago

Sisodia calls National Education Policy confused, silent about how to achieve outlined reforms

India Today  

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday that the new National Education Policy recommended a highly-regulated” and “poorly-funded” education model, while it is either confused or silent on how the reforms outlined in it will be achieved. Certain prominent features in NEP 2020 Some of the features which were a part of the National Education Policy unveiled on …

The key reforms under India’s new education policy
4 years, 5 months ago

The key reforms under India’s new education policy

Live Mint  

The new National Education Policy has put in place a slew of reforms to guide the sector. “Board exams will be made easier, as they will test core competencies rather than months of coaching/memorization,” the new policy says. It will offer a “high-quality common aptitude test” like the SAT examination, as well as specialized common subject examinations at least twice …

National Education Policy 2020: A Brief Guide On Changes In School, Board Exams And Higher Education Under NEP
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020: A Brief Guide On Changes In School, Board Exams And Higher Education Under NEP

ABP News  

New Delhi: The much-awaited New Education Policy 2020 was finally unveiled with a view to overhaul the education system and more focussed on testing actual knowledge instead of crammed learning. These major changes will redefine the education system in India by bringing it on par with the international standard as well. Education Loan Information: Calculate Education Loan EMI

Board exams to be based on knowledge and application, to discourage rote learning: Govt
4 years, 5 months ago

Board exams to be based on knowledge and application, to discourage rote learning: Govt

Live Mint  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday unveiled the National Education Policy that is expected to set the roadmap for the sector keeping in mind present employment scenario. Under the new education policy, Board examinations will be low stakes and test actual knowledge instead of rote learning and report cards, said education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a …

Are we obsessed with exams?
5 years, 1 month ago

Are we obsessed with exams?

The Hindu  

Recently, the Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education K.A. Purpose Looked at it holistically, the primary purposes of school education are to teach values to students, develop their thinking skills and learning abilities, equip them with knowledge and necessary skills in order to help them move to the next stage of education, and prepare them to face challenges in life. …

A ‘vacuum’ in education: We need to teach kids, not just hold exams
5 years, 5 months ago

A ‘vacuum’ in education: We need to teach kids, not just hold exams

Deccan Chronicle  

"India does not have a system of education,” proclaimed Prof. Krishna Kumar in his recent talk on “Teaching the Indian Constitution” at a conference in Kolkata. To take it chronologically — there are educational toys and games for the very young while for older students “fruitful educational experiences” that a regular school does not give, are on offer. Another company …

No board exam blues for tweens
5 years, 10 months ago

No board exam blues for tweens

Deccan Chronicle  

“Why should my 10-year-old daughter, studying in class 5, write a board exam now?” asked my housemaid this week. This triggered a volley of questions in me as to why the government took the decision of conducting board exam for classes 5 and 8 this year and then rescinded it. When the state government moved on the fast track by …

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