CBSE warns against capricious use of CCE

With the class X boards being abolished for good, chances are that Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation scheme will be introduced across schools more on a discretionary basis than as per CBSE guidelines. Thus, following reports of capricious implementation of the CCE, the CBSE has issued warning to all schools against the practice.

CBSE plans to implement the CCE from the next session onwards but certainly not without the ‘mentoring and monitoring’ mechanism, which will be a preamble to the new system from March this year. The aim of the mechanism will be to ensure uniformity in CCE practices across schools, once it is finally adopted.

Reports of schools extending daily tests and home assignments to students under the garb of the new CCE system have been confirmed by CBSE officials at many places. Not just students but their parents too are bogged down by the increased pressure this has created, instead of the expected cut down on stress related to education. 

It seems these schools have completely misunderstood the whole idea behind CCE. With everyday tests, quizzes and home assignments they end up increasing the burden on students and this is resulting in adding on to the confusion students are facing as far as the new system of evaluation is concerned.
Clarifying the whole idea of CCE, CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi said: 

"All projects, experiments and activities should happen strictly during school hours, they should not be passed on as homework. CCE is a way of evaluation and that should happen in front of the teacher, in school." 
Speaking about the mechanism Joshi said:

"This is not ‘inspector raj’ but the trained inspectors will conduct random surveys, interact with students and parents and will be responsible for ensuring that no biases creep into the system . CCE has been developed to help children and if the reverse happens, that means the system has failed. Moreover this mechanism will help ensure uniformity in CCE practices," 

He also said that all the schools would be informed by the CBSE to refrain from such practices which are not necessarily under the CCE. The monitoring mechanism for March 2010 plans to address this very problem schools are facing. It will aim at training the teachers, educationists and principals on the use of CCE.

Under the mechanism the schools will be clubbed in groups of 10 each and two to three current and former principals or educationists will be given the responsibility of acting as inspectors ensuring proper implementation of the system.