Everyone is a winner

Schools,however have raised concerns regarding admissions to Class XI and the allocation of streams in Class XI. Earlier,marks scored by the students would be the criteria for allocation of streams but after the grades,allocation will be difficult as “many students will get the same grade or grade point.” This problem however will be faced by students who were studying in schools only till Class X. Such students will have to transfer to another school. But principals seem to have found a way for this. “We will see the grade point first and then if there are many students getting the same grade,then we will either give a test or choose on the basis of viva,” a city school principal said.

Meanwhile,while a new era in education system took off,the city too did not have any toppers this time round. All a student could get to know was the grades,grade points and the cumulative grade point average. Stress levels touched a new low as counsellors recorded decreased number of calls from students. The grades were awarded on a nine-point scale for each subject. If a child scores anything between 91 and 100 per cent in a subject,he will be awarded an A1 and a grade point of 10. Similarly,a child getting anything between 81 and 90 per cent marks in a subject will be awarded A and a grade point of 9. An average of all the grade points will then be taken and calculated under CGPA.

The CBSE also came up with a formula to calculate the “indicative percentage” of the child in each subject. “To calculate the indicative percentage in each subject or over all percentage,the grade point or the CGPA will have to be multiplied with a factor of 9.5.

The practice of declaring compartment or fail has also been discontinued from this year as part of the examination reforms introduced by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal last year.

“If a student gets less marks,it shakes his/her confidence,” said D K Bedi,Principal of Apeejay School,Pitampura. “It is good that there will be no marks from this year onwards. I have seen students who go into depression just because somebody else has gained .5 per cent more than him. This puts an end to bad competition,” he added. However,the CBSE has a provision of declaring the marks “on a special request”.

This was also the last year of the Class X Board exam. With the CBSE extending the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) to Class X,the 2010-2011 batch will have no Board exams. However,students studying in schools that are only up to Class X will still have to sit for the CBSE Board exam.

However in Delhi,the percentage of students getting the qualifying certificate was 89.04. There has been an increase of 0.44 per cent in the overall percentage of candidates eligible for Qualifying Certificate as compared to 2009 results. This year,the overall percentage of candidates eligible for the Qualifying Certificate is 89.28 as against last year’s percentage of 88.84. In the Capital,the percentage of students who qualified — got a grade of D or more — is 89.04. This year too the girls outscored the boys — 88.15 per cent of boys qualified as against 90.05 per cent girls in the Capital.

This year,students’ performance had been assessed using conventional numerical marking mode,and then it has been converted into the grades on the basis of the pre-determined marks ranges.

The candidates who have got an E or below in any subject will get five attempts to improve the performance. “It will start from July 17 this year. The next dates are March 2011,July 2011,March 2012 and July 2012,” the official said.

Meanwhile,in the class XII CBSE results,girls outshined boys once again this year. The credit goes to government schools. With a pass percentage of 88.87 per cent this year,the government-run schools have registered an increase of 1.73 per cent from last year’s 87.14 per cent. The record-breaking scores,officials said,have helped nudge Delhi to the number two position nation-wide.

For students seeking admissions in Delhi University after,the percentages they get matter a lot as the cut off lists in various colleges determines their fate. Meanwhile,the CBSE also started its post-results counselling sessions.