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.
Buoyed by the success of government schools in CBSE exams consecutive success for three years in succession, the Delhi government is considering starting three senior secondary schools on private schools pattern.