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Latest News |
| 29th
January 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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Grading system in CBSE Class XII
New Delhi: After the decision to start grading system
in Class X board examinations, the government may introduce
a similar system in Class XII, human resource development
minister Kapil Sibal said on Thursday.
Sibal said the idea has already been mooted and a committee
has been set up. It will examine how grading could be
introduced at Class XII.We had a brainstorming session
on this,the minister told reporters here on the sidelines
of a meeting on the school education programme . After
the committee gives its report, it will go the Central
Advisory Board for Education and then to the Council of
Boards of School Education in India (CoBSE).
The HRD ministry has already introduced grading system
in Class X under the CBSE from this year. The nine-point
system starting from A1 (a grade for students who have
done exceptionally well in the exam) to E2 (unsatisfactory
performance). He said consultations were being held with
stakeholders to arrive at a conclusion on introducing
the grading system in Class XII. Sibal said that quality
should be at the forefront of the education system, and
access to quality education must be available for all.
He said the nation cannot move forward with good education
being limited to the elite class. AGENCIES
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