New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to order the CBSE and CISCE to provide the option of hybrid medium (both online and offline) for class 10th and 12th board examinations instead of only offline mode in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that education Don’t mess with the system.
Emphasizing on the need to discourage the habits of disrupting the examination process at the last minute, the apex court said that it would not be appropriate to disrupt the entire process of examination at this stage. The Supreme Court said that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) first semester examinations have started from November 16, while the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) board examinations for the first semester are to begin from November 22.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravikumar said, “Attempts to bring changes at the last minute and instill hope in the examinees should be discouraged.” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBSE, told the bench that offline All precautions have been taken to conduct board examinations through the medium and the number of examination centers has been increased from 6,500 to 15,000.
The top court was hearing a petition filed by six students appearing for the board examinations. In the petition, a request was made to direct CBSE and CISCE to issue a revised circular to conduct the 10th and 12th board examinations in hybrid medium instead of only offline medium amid the Kovid-19 epidemic. The bench told senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, appearing for the petitioners, that it was too late and the schedule of examinations cannot be changed at this stage.
Hegde told the bench that there is uncertainty right now and students should be given the option of hybrid mode to appear in the examination. The bench said, “Don’t play with the education system. Let the officials continue their work.” It further said that there will be a ‘chaotic situation’ in the country as around 34 lakh students will appear for these exams across the country.
Hegde told the apex court that COVID-19 is an emerging situation and several aspects, including the possibility of conducting online examinations, were considered earlier. “If you had come early, we could have looked into it,” the bench said. The tendency to come last should be discouraged.” Hegde said at the beginning of the hearing that he is not against anything and his only request is that the hybrid medium option should also be available to the students appearing for the board examinations. To be done Hegde said that according to experts, there is a possibility of spreading the virus in such a place where many people gather.
Mehta said that about 34 lakh students will appear in the 10th and 12th board examinations. He said, “The CBSE examinations have already started on November 16.” He said that the authorities have taken care of the concerns expressed about the possibility of spreading the corona virus. “Let us be very practical about this,” the bench said. The exams have already started. Now how can it be made online.
The court asked to investigate afresh the complaints of some students related to marks in the 12th examination
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed a committee of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to conduct a fresh inquiry into complaints regarding marks awarded to some students who have passed class 12 to a school in Gujarat. The top court said that the concerned committee of CBSE should examine the complaint and give reasons for accepting or rejecting the contention of the students. Students have raised questions on the allocation or rationalization of marks given to them.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravi Kumar said, “We would like to ask the Committee concerned to examine afresh the complaint of the petitioner, reject or accept the contention of the petitioners questioning the allotment/rationality of marks awarded to them.” The court issued this order while hearing a petition by some class 12 passed students who have claimed that their actual performance is as per the 30:30:40 formula of CBSE. They were not given marks on the basis of
The students have also alleged that the CBSE has failed to properly implement the methodology of the dispute redressal mechanism related to the results. The bench said that the committee should resolve the matter within two weeks. Also, the matter was listed for hearing after two weeks.
The counsel appearing for the petitioners argued that there is a difference between the marks awarded to these students on the basis of their actual performance and the marks given in the results. “It is their complaint (of these students) that they were not awarded marks as per the evaluation policy approved by the court,” he argued. The petitioners are not challenging the evaluation policy in any way.
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