Class 10, 12 board exams to get easier

NEWDELHI: Board exams are set to get easier as the New Education Policy (NEP) moots lowering the stakes of these tests, which lead to a lot of stress among not just students by also parents.

According to the New Education Policy, the board exams for classes 10 and 12 will be continued. Board exams will be made ‘easier’, as they will test primarily core capacities and competencies.

Boards may over time also develop further viable models of Board Exams, such as - annual/ semester/modular Board Exams or offering all subjects beginning with mathematics, at two levels.