Doing away with moderation policy brings Haryana board results down
BOARD’S DATA SHOWS THAT RESULTS HAVE ACTUALLY IMPROVED IN PAST THREE YEARS, BUT IT IS NOT BEING REFLECTED DUE TO SCRAPPING OF MODERATION POLICY
ROHTAK: While the opposition has been attacking the government over the deteriorating results of students in Class 10 and 12 board examinations, data compiled by the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) shows that results have actually improved in the past three years, but it is not being reflected due to scrapping of moderation policy.
As per records, only 39% students had managed to clear the Class 10 Haryana Board exams in 2011.
But due to moderation policy, 45 grace marks were given to the students bringing the overall pass percentage up to 68%.
In 2012, the pass percentage of 41% shot up to 65% after a total of 40 grace marks were given to all Class 10 students.
Similarly, the pass percentage of Class 12 students had touched 73% in 2014 after the board hiked grace marks.
POLICY SCRAPPED IN 2015
From 2015, however, the government scrapped the moderation policy and only 1% grace marks are being awarded to those who are missing to make a cut by only that much margin.
“Under the moderation policy, all students irrespective of their scores were being given generous grace marks. This used to make our results look good, but in actual, the results were very
poor. Now, only 1% grace marks are given to those hanging on the edge. And unlike CBSE that gives grace marks in practicals too, BSEH is giving grace marks only in theory,” board chairman Jagbir Singh said.
This year’s Class 10 and Class 12 results were 51.15% and 63.84%, respectively, which when compared to previous years before 2015, can make one believe that the results are going down. But in fact, the results in the schools have considerably gone up when compared with pass percentage of previous years without moderation. Ha ryan a education minister Ram Bilas Sharma said the government adopted zero tolerance to mass copying and usage of other means, which is also “among the factors affecting the results.” Principals of various schools and education experts have blamed the government’s no-detention policy for the low pass percentage in Class 10 and 12 board exams. Under the policy, all the students have to promoted to next class up to Class 9.