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Latest News |
| 15th
July 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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SSC parents too not pleased with policy
Mumbai: Parents of state board students have joined ICSE
parents in criticising the government over its ‘best
five’ policy for junior college admissions. Ironically,
the best five system is intended to benefit SSC students
and give them an edge over students from other boards
during college admissions.
According to the best five policy, the final percentage
for SSC students is calculated based on the scores in
the best five out of six subjects. “This policy
undermines the very credibility of the education system.
It will encourage students to neglect one subject while
studying for the board exams. According to the best five
system, a student with a higher overall percentage may
fare worse than a student with a lower overall percentage.
Under no circumstances should the best five policy be
passed,’’ said Sujata Gangurde, a parent of
Parle Tilak Vidyalaya and president of Mahapalak Sanstha,
an organisation working for students.
Laxmikant Vaidya, whose child appeared for the SSC last
year, feels the best five system is a flawed one. “For
instance, if a student gets 89% under the best five system,
including science, and another student gets 95% without
counting marks in the science stream. If both apply for
the science stream in junior college, the one with 95%
will have a better chance of making it to the college
than the one with 89%. This is unfair, as the student
with 89% has included science in the best five subjects
whereas science has not been counted for the student with
95%’’ says Vaidya.
He feels the best five policy is a short-term solution
and not a long-term one. “The government needs to
work on a comprehensive solution to normalise the marks
scored by students of various boards,’’ says
Vaidya, who is the vice president of the Mahapalak Sanstha.
“Over the last few years, the government has been
announcing admission policies at the last minute. This
time round they should come out with a well-thought out
decision so that they are not challenged in court and
the admissions aren’t delayed,’’ he
added.
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