Maharashtra govt announces evaluation criteria for Class 12 state board students

The Maharashtra authorities has introduced the coverage for allotment of marks to the state board students of Class 12, as its exams have been cancelled this 12 months owing to the coronavirus pandemic.

State School (*12*) Minister Varsha Gaikwad made the announcement. To assess the efficiency of a pupil, his/her scores in college-based assessments in Class 12 and 11 inner exams, and the common of finest three performing topics in Class 10 of the board exams will probably be thought-about, she mentioned.

“After several rounds of consultations with various stakeholders, we have finalised the assessment mode & the policy for tabulation of marks for Std 12th HSC board students. Given the pandemic situation, state board is permitted to pass all students,” Mr. Gaikwad mentioned in a press release.

“For an objective and true reflection of a student’s performance, his/her scores in college-based assessments in Std 12th & Std 11th exams, and the best 3 performing subjects in Class X board exams will be considered,” she added.

For the theory portion, scores in one or more (unit test/first semester exams/practice exams) theory papers of Class 12 will carry 40 % weightage, whereas marks in the final exam of Class 11 and the average of the best three performing theory papers of Class 10 will have 30 % weightage each, the minister said.

The overall assessment will be the measure of a students’ performance in theory papers & orals/practical/internal assessments. Marks for the latter will be actual basis as per the board’s prevailing policy, Mr. Gaikwad said.

“It is no doubt an ad-hoc arrangement, but one that attempts to capture the spirit of continuous assessments using credible data points. It also offers some semblance of ‘normal times’, with computation of Std 10th, 11th marks based on assessments held during pre-COVID times,” she mentioned.

According to her, any candidate who shouldn’t be glad with the marks allotted, can seem within the subsequent couple of examinations for enchancment in scores to be carried out by the board.

A end result committee headed by the school principal and comprising six lecturers will probably be accountable for the finalisation of outcomes and secure holding of data, she mentioned, including that though the duty was difficult, she was assured that the universities and the lecturers would reside as much as the duty.

She mentioned the identical mode of evaluation will probably be used to evaluate the efficiency of a candidate showing for minimal competency vocational programs, bifocal vocational programs and programs aligned with the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF).

Separate evaluation plans have additionally been finalised for personal/repeater candidates and people showing for remoted topics. All students and their dad and mom are additionally requested to learn the coverage particulars rigorously, she mentioned.

For Improvement Scheme candidates, the cancelled board examination of 2021 will not be counted as a missed alternative, and so they can nonetheless avail their eligible variety of makes an attempt, she mentioned, including that schools have been requested to satisfy the timelines for varied actions to permit the board to declare ends in a well timed method.

“It has been a school year like no other. The 2020-21 batch has had to adjust a lot. But it has managed to weather the storm with help of our able teachers,” the minister famous.

Maharashtra has been pushing for an Uniform Assessment method throughout India for Class 12. Opting for an evaluation technique much like the one devised by the central schooling boards will definitely assist, she mentioned.

In the final week of May, the Maharashtra authorities had introduced the evaluation criteria for the state board students of Class 10, as its exams have been cancelled because of the pandemic.