Board plans grade system for Matric
Odisha government is planning to push reforms in the 2014 HSC examination on the footsteps of the pattern followed by CBSE.
Although Gujarat and Karnataka state boards have already reformed their education system, the state government plans to implement the same reforms to check rising cases of depression and suicide cases among students.
The Board of Secondary Education ( BSE), Odisha, is planning to reform the Matric board examination system by introducing the grade system replacing marks from 2014.
The school and mass education department organised a symposium on reforms in examinations and evaluation by the Board of Secondary Education here on Thursday. Educationists, politicians, teachers and students expressed their views on various reform proposals.
According to the proposal, a grading system will replace the existing division.
Students will be evaluated in nine point grades. Grades & Percentage: A1 (91-100), A2 (81-90), B1 (71-80), B2 (61-70), C1 (51-60), C2 (41-50), D (33-44), E (21-32), F (0-20). Students with E and F grades, will get an opportunity to improve their scores. There will be no PASS or FAIL.
It is also planning to include more objective or multiple choice questions for better evaluation of answersheets. There are also plans to revamp the evaluation system and fix accountability for wrong evaluation of answersheets.
School and mass education minister Rabi Narayan Nanda said, “We want to make the whole system student-friendly. We have sought suggestions from teachers, parents, students and experts. We would implement the reform initiatives based on the suggestions.”
For the first time, students will get a chance to appeal for re-evaluation of answer-sheets. A student has to apply for it within seven days of publication of results by paying Rs 700. If a student secures more than six marks after re-evaluation, then action will be taken against evaluators and Rs 700 will be collected from them. Besides, the evaluation of answer-sheets will be done by a group of evaluators and one scrutinizer who will check answers of separate questions.
