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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is taking a series of measures from the next board examinations to make them stress-free as most students view board exams with some degree of trepidation. Next year onwards, CBSE plans to help ease examinees stresses by giving them 15 minutes before the start of an examination to read the question paper thoroughly and get over their jitters.
Announcing this at a meeting of Parliament`s Consultative Committee for his Ministry on Tuesday, Union Human Resource Development Minister, Arjun Singh said the decisions taken in respect of examinations conducted by CBSE would include allowing students an extra 15 minutes before the commencement of the examination to study the question paper. The question papers would be set in such a way that they could be answered in two-and-a-half hours while the students would get three hours to answer them, he added.
Initiatives would also be taken to introduce an internal assessment system in mathematics, science and social sciences based on project work and assignment. This would give adequate thrust to continuous learning in classrooms and assessment of the performance of students on a holistic base covering a wide range of learning skills rather than one short examination at the secondary level.
According to Mr. Arjun Singh, CBSE already has provision for only one theory paper for each subject in the public examinations for Classes X and XII. Other State Boards have been asked to have only one question paper for each subject too. The Board has already initiated steps for finalising the pattern of grades, which would be introduced at the earliest. The schools had been asked to conduct only one pre-board examination, the Minister said.
Calling for a consensus while dealing with such a sensitive issue that involved not only the students but the entire nation, Mr. Singh said it needed a widespread discussion with an open mind.
He said that in the sphere of education we could not afford to have any culture that denied a democratic debate. Making examinations stress-free should not be a matter of debate but an ongoing discussion. He also suggested a debate in Parliament on the issue.
STRESSBUSTER
i Emphasis on continuous learning in classroom and assessment of performance on a holistic basis rather than one short examination at secondary level
ii An extra 15 minutes to study the question paper
iii The paper can be answered in 2-1/2 hours whereas the students will get three hours to complete it
iv Internal assessment system proposed for Mathematics, Science and Social Sciences
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