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Schools Education Boards : Core Syllabus and Question Paper Design On Agenda
Education boards across the country have come together under the HRD ministry to suggest ways to bring in changes and practices that will be common to all of them.
With most students competing in national level exams, four core committees have been formed to work towards creating a level playing field for all. The panels will look into common core syllabus, question paper patterns, teacher training, and exam schedules and tackling unfair means. The boards have also decided to declare results by May 31 so students do not lose out on the chance of getting admission in national institutes.
On October 28, ministry officials had met members of the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE), a body of more than 55 education boards from across the country. The committees consist of chairmen of various boards and members of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). They will meet two or three times and submit its report before December 31.
We could look into ways to have a common curriculum across all boards so that all students are on common ground when they compete in national level tests, said Y S K Sheshu Kumar, joint secretary, HRD ministry and incharge chairman, CBSE.
The committees will also explore ways to develop common subject codes and roll number patterns. One committee will be dedicated to working out ways to have common question paper patterns across boards. This will ensure equal weight is given to various components in exams to avoid inflation of marks. Currently, some boards do follow a common question paper design for maths and science.
The committee on teacher training will look at the best ways for capacity building. There are various higher education institutes in the country like the IITs, IIMs, IISC and mental health institutions which can be a great resource for training and nurturing the teachers, said Kumar. They have proposed to identify 30 such institutes.
The boards will share exam schedules and the ways in which they tackle unfair practices. With technological advances, there is a need to exchange information on what can be done to tackle unfair means during exams, said Gangadhar Mhamane, chairperson, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
(ToI)
On October 28, ministry officials had met members of the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE), a body of more than 55 education boards from across the country. The committees consist of chairmen of various boards and members of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). They will meet two or three times and submit its report before December 31.
We could look into ways to have a common curriculum across all boards so that all students are on common ground when they compete in national level tests, said Y S K Sheshu Kumar, joint secretary, HRD ministry and incharge chairman, CBSE.
The committees will also explore ways to develop common subject codes and roll number patterns. One committee will be dedicated to working out ways to have common question paper patterns across boards. This will ensure equal weight is given to various components in exams to avoid inflation of marks. Currently, some boards do follow a common question paper design for maths and science.
The committee on teacher training will look at the best ways for capacity building. There are various higher education institutes in the country like the IITs, IIMs, IISC and mental health institutions which can be a great resource for training and nurturing the teachers, said Kumar. They have proposed to identify 30 such institutes.
The boards will share exam schedules and the ways in which they tackle unfair practices. With technological advances, there is a need to exchange information on what can be done to tackle unfair means during exams, said Gangadhar Mhamane, chairperson, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
(ToI)
