This year, huge numbers of errors in totaling marks in class 12th CBSE examinations have been reported. And a huge number of applications for verification of marks have reached to an unprecedented level. One of the students in New Delhi, who has scored above 90% in all the subjects, was horrified when she learned to have scored 68% in mathematics. Another student, who has scored very well in English, Business Studies and Fine Arts, got a setback when she scored 42% in mathematics.
A Mumbai student, Md. Affan, who had scored over 80% in all his subjects, scored just 50% in Mathematics. After verification, his revised marks came as 90. Another economic student who was failed with 9 marks ended up with 45 after verification.
The results were declared on 28th May 2017 with the overall pass percentage 82%. Which is little less from last year’s 83%. Raksha Gopal of Amity International School has topped the CBSE board exams with 99.6%, Bhumi Sawant De from Chandigarh DAV school stood 2nd with 99.4% and Aditya Jain from Bhawan Vidyalaya stood 3rd tied with Mannat Luthra at 99.2%.
A senior officer of the CBSE board admitted that the number of applications for verification of marks has been unprecedented, but he didn’t reveal the exact report. The Central Board allows verification of marks and re-evaluation is possible only after a court order. A senior official of the board agreed that there were mistakes in the process and said that the difference is due to various reasons. One of the main reasons is mistakes in totaling of marks. Other reason could be the incorrect transfer of marks to the title page and detachment of supplementary answers books.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results of class 12th examination on 28th May after a delay due to court proceedings. The Delhi high court had ordered the CBSE board to continue with the moderation policy, which had been scrapped by the board.
Moderation policy in the system refers to a practice in which students are given extra marks when there have been differences in the sets of question papers.
Meanwhile, this is the first time ever; the number of applications for marks verification has been huge as compared to last years. Out of the total candidates, 10.98 lacs candidates gave class 12th examination at more than three thousand centers across India. On Friday, the Delhi High Court orally observed that the CBSE board should not have done away with its re-evaluation policy as it also makes mistakes in evaluation of answer papers. High Court Justice Mr. Sanjeev Sachdeva said, “The board should not have done the mistake. You (CBSE) too make mistakes”.
It is obvious that very important questions arise here. What is happening to the education system of our country and on the national board of the country? Is CBSE losing its credibility?
