Following in the footsteps of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the state government on Friday announced evaluation criteria for its Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) students by giving 30 weightages to class X, Class XI and XII marks: 30:40 ratio.
All over 14 lakh students registered for HSC were declared passed after the April 27 exam was cancelled last month due to the rise of Covid. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had hinted at a marking policy similar to that of CBSE (30:30:40). State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said that the best of the three subjects would be considered for class X.
Maharashtra became the first state to announce its marking criteria for private students, which will be assessed on the ratio of 50:50 for Class X and Class XII. Other boards including CBSE still announce their evaluation policy for students appearing as private candidates, appearing for different subjects and repeat students.
For class XI, the final results of the students will be taken into consideration. Gaikwad said that both class X and XI have been given equal weightage of 30 per cent as both the academic years were pre-covid times.
In case of Class XII, written, oral, internal work, practical work of the students throughout the year will be considered. Junior colleges in the state except Mumbai had opened for the academic year 2020-21 from November 23, 2020. Educational institutions across the state had to be closed till March 2021 due to the rise in Covid cases.
Most of the colleges had conducted the online test, 1st semester examination for class XII. As per the government notification on the marking process, the colleges which were unable to conduct the written and oral examination can do it online or by telephone.
For private students, the marks of class X and XII will be considered in the ratio of 50:50. Anubha Sahai, advocate and president of India Wide Parents Association, said that the Maharashtra government is the only one to come up with a marking process for private students. He urged other states to declare the marking process for private candidates.
The teachers were of the opinion that the least weightage should be given to class XI (for regular students) as it is not taken seriously by the students. “The state should have given equal weightage to class X and class XII marks or like private students, Class XI could have been skipped,” said a Mumbai college professor.
The time limit for the evaluation work and uploading of marks will be issued by the board. The results to be declared by the board will be final and there will be no re-evaluation. The Supreme Court has directed all the states to declare the results by July 31 to maintain uniformity. CBSE to declare result on July 30.
