CBSE names centres for percentage scores

Updated on: Tuesday, June 07, 2011

A Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) delegation met the state school education minister on Thursday to explain the new school-based assessment introduced by the board this year. The board also set up four centres in the city and Navi Mumbai where students interested in seeking admission to state board junior colleges can get their actual percentages.

CBSE chairperson Vineet Joshi and principals of some of affiliated schools met education minister Rajendra Darda and made a presentation to clarify that report cards for both categories of examinees – board and school-based assessment – were same and grades of those seeking admission to state colleges would be converted into percentages.

Avnita Bir, principal of RN Podar High School, Santa Cruz, who was part of the delegation said, “We met education department officials to iron out all problems our students can face. The chairperson ensured that none of our students should lose out due to the new system. We showed them how our report cards for school-based tests and board exams are same and also explained to them the new system on the basis of which students were evaluated.”
The CBSE board on Thursday allotted four centres – RN Podar High School, Santa Cruz, DAV School, Nerul, DAV School, Airoli and Apeejay School, Nerul – from where students can get actual scores. The four centres would send applications of students to the board, which in turn will send the scores. Students from across the country and schools abroad, interested in taking admission to colleges in the state, can obtain their percentages from these centres. Alvina Sheikh, from DAV High School, Nerul, said, “I wanted to seek admission in SIES College for commerce in Nerul as I don’t want to study in a school now.”

While the school-based assessment was introduced this year, the CBSE last year replaced percentages with grades. Data released by the central board for five regions on Thursday revealed that all five regions recorded a threefold increase in students scoring CGPA 10 (grade A1 in all subjects). Moreover, students with a CGPA 10 in Chennai region increased by three times over last year, from 4, 801 to 15, 363. The region includes Maharashtra and nine other states and union territories.

MC Sharma, controller of examination, CBSE, said the reforms have helped students. “The continuous and comprehensive evaluation introduced this year in class X helped reduce stress and boost students’ confidence levels.” Agreed Bir, “Students were evaluated on co-scholastic aspects like life skills as well. We received a very positive feedback, the jump in grades is very encouraging.”

CBSE names centres for percentage scores

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