In a path-breaking move that brought cheer to hundreds of thousands of students across India, the HRD ministry announced plans to end the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) Class-10 final examination from the 2010-11 academic year.
Secondary schools (up to Class 10) will, however, have an online or offline (as the student chooses) “on-demand” assessment option available at the end of Class 10 to enable students to acquire a board certificate for entering pre-university courses or transferring to another state board. A nine-point grading system is now in place for CBSE Class 10 evaluation.
