Boards exams twice a year, best score to be retained: Govt

NEP 2020: The board exams will assess the understanding and achievement of competencies rather than months of coaching and memorisation, the minister said.

By: Education Desk

New Delhi | Updated: August 28, 2023 04:31 PM IST

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Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan: Books based on NEP 2020 will be used from 2024 academic session

The NCF as per NEP 2020 is ready and textbooks for the same will be developed for 2024 academic session. (Express Photo/ File)

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Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan today announced that the new curriculum framework (NCF) as per National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is ready and textbooks for the same will be developed for the 2024 academic session.

As per the NCF, the board exams will be conducted twice a year and students will be allowed to retain the best score. This is being done to ensure students have enough time and opportunity to perform well. Students can then appear for a board exam in subjects they have completed and feel ready for.

The board exams will assess the understanding, and achievement of competencies rather than months of coaching and memorisation.

Class 11 and 12 students will have to study two languages from now on and at least one language must be an Indian language and choices of subjects will not be restricted to streams, students will get flexibility to choose.

“In due course of time, school boards are to develop capacities to offer ‘on demand’ exams in due course of time. Besides board exam test developers and evaluators will have to go through university-certified courses before taking up this work,” it said.

The new framework has also noted that the current practice of ‘covering’ textbooks in classroom will be avoided, while stressing that the cost of textbooks should be optimised.

(With inputs from PTI)

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