School Boards

Board of Intermediate Education of Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) has warned students from Class XI and XII not to write any slogans supporting or opposing Telengana state on their answer sheets. The board has also clarified that those students who will write slogans like ‘Jai Telangana’ and ‘Samaikhya Andhra’ on their exam paper would be treated as fail and will also get charged for malpractices during examination.

Owing to lack of sufficient number of government schools in the state the Ministry of Human resource and Development has decided to alter its Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) scheme, for universalisation of secondary education in Bengal. Instead of funding all government aided schools which are less than five percent in the state the MHRD will now select and fund some privately run, government aided schools.

The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has cancelled social science paper of the Class X examination at the Mahatma Gandhi Vinay Mandir school in Mandal town of Ahmedabad district. The board authorities have taken the decision after 11 students the School were caught copying during the board examination. 

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced a new grading system for Class X students from the academic year 2009-10. The idea behind the proposed grading system was to minimise unnecessary pressure and classification among students on the basis of marks.

Following the introduction of new grading system for Class X students from this year, CBSE has now set up panel of experts to solve schools’ grievances and complaints regarding question papers formally. The board has promised to examine the complaints within 24 hours of the particular examination.

Taking a considerate approach towards students suffering from the developmental disorder- Autism, the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has announced an extra time concession during the Secondary School Certificate (SSC, Class X), exam starting on March 5.

Despite being one of the world’s largest examining body, the UP Board is having a tough time dealing with the state’s very own and very notorious copying mafia. With the high school and intermediate examinations starting, the Board has a tough challenge ahead to keep the mafia at bay, especially at a time when they have already succeeded in stealing exam question papers from a school in Bulandshahr, making it a matter of urgent concern.

Exams for Class X and XII students of the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) have commenced yesterday. This year the Class X students will be assessed as per the new grading system of CBSE.

The central board has initiated a new grading system for Class IX and X students from the academic year 2009-10. According to the new system grades will be given on a nine point scale depending upon the performance of the student in each subject.