New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training, NCERT, has proposed a new evaluation model for Class XII Board exams. This will include marks from Classes IX to XI, alongside an increased emphasis on vocational and skill-based training. The proposal is the result of a report titled “Establishing Equivalence across Education Boards,” which suggests incorporating cumulative performance metrics: 15 per cent from Class IX, 20 per cent from Class X, and 25 per cent from Class XI.
According to the NCERT’s proposal, a student’s performance from Class IX onward will be factored into their final Class XII Board results. The report, submitted by PARAKH, a regulatory centre set up by NCERT, to the Ministry of Education in July 2024, advocates for a standardised assessment approach across all educational boards in India, India Today reported.
After discussions with 32 boards over the past year, the report recommends making vocational and skill-based subjects mandatory, including Data Management, Coding, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Music, Arts, and Crafts, to foster holistic learning, as outlined in the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).
The proposed assessment system will assign specific weightage to marks from different classes. Class XII results will account for 15 per cent of Class IX performance, 20 per cent from Class X, and 25 per cent from Class XI, with the remaining 40 per cent based on Class XII itself.
The evaluation for Class XII will be split into formative and summative assessments. Formative assessments will include self-reflection, student portfolios, teacher assessments, project execution, and group discussions, while summative assessments will consist of traditional term-end examinations.
The report further details how scores should be distributed across classes: in Class IX, 70 per cent from formative and 30 per cent from summative assessments; in Class X, a 50-50 split; in Class XI, 40 per cent from formative and 60 per cent from summative assessments; and in Class XII, 30 per cent from formative and 70 per cent from summative assessments.
The new assessment design for Classes IX to XII will operate on a credit-based system, assigning weightage in terms of credits for each content unit. Students in Classes IX and X must accumulate 32 subject-specific credits (out of a possible 40), while those in Classes XI and XII must earn 36 subject-specific credits (out of 44). The remaining credits can be gained through online courses like MOOCs or research and community-based projects.
