New Delhi: Doing away with disparity in marking system of various education boards, Union Human Resources Development Ministry has asked the boards to scrap the marks moderation policy, under which extra marks were awarded to students in certain papers considered to be difficult.
In a meeting called by the HRD ministry, Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), Indian School Certificate (ISC), Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) and state boards unanimously agreed to do away with the marks moderation policy.
This, in turn, will bring down the high cut offs for admission at prestigious colleges and universities.
As per the marks moderation policy, up to 15% extra marks were awarded to students in certain papers, which were considered difficult. CBSE will do away with this policy starting this academic session.
The move comes after CBSE, last year, had requested the HRD ministry to create consensus on phasing out of marks moderation policy, which inadvertently led to spike in marks obtained by students of certain boards.
The discussion revolved around removing disparity in scores “so that commonality is achieved in the declaration of results.”
The secretaries present also agreed on giving “grace marks for students falling short by a whisker”.
“Such cases will be reflected on the website, thus making the entire procedure transparent. The discussion also included the formation of a common curriculum across the country,” said the source at CBSE.