UP Board class 12 exams also cancelled
LUCKNOW : The state government on Thursday announced the cancellation of the UP Board class 12 intermediate examination due to Covid-19 and proposed a formula to award marks to the class 10 and class 12 students.
The class 12 board exam was earlier postponed till the second week of July. The examination conducting body, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Secondary Education Board), had cancelled the class 10 high school examination on May 29.
The decision on the class 12 exam was taken at a high-level meeting attended by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma and additional chief secretary (secondary education) Aradhana Shukla here on Thursday.
The chief minister took to Twitter to announce that in the current academic session, the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad will not conduct the board examinations of class 10 and 12.
Addressing the media, deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma said, “Taking inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to scrap CBSE class 12 examination, UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad also decided to cancel the class 12 intermediate examinations keeping in mind the safety of students. Thus, for the first time, the world’s biggest board will not conduct both class 10 and 12 board exams this year.”
A committee headed by additional chief secretary (secondary education) Aradhana Shukla has been set up to give a final shape to the formula to
award marks to the class 10 and 12 students.
Sharma said a total of 29.94 lakh (2.9 million) high school students and 26.10 lakh (2.6 million) intermediate students will benefit from the decision to cancel the exams
He said while all requisite arrangements for conducting the exams were in place, they were cancelled considering the health of teachers and students.
Sharma said that in view of Covid-19, the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad had already reduced syllabus by 30%.
The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad on Saturday (May 29) cancelled the board’s high school (class 10) examinations in the wake of the Covid-19 situation in the state.
The central government on Tuesday cancelled the CBSE class 12 examinations due to Covid-19.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Hours later, the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) also cancelled the ISC (Indian School Certificate) class 12 examination.
There were enough indications that the UP board will take a similar decision when chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma had welcomed PM’s decision in the larger interest of the students.
Formula proposed for class 10, 12 marks, panel set up
LUCKNOW: A formula has been proposed on how UP Board class 10 and 12 marks are likely to be calculated.
There’s a possibility that some changes could be made in this proposed formula at a later stage.
Deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma said it had been decided to promote class 10 and 12 board examinees. A committee has been formed under additional chief secretary (secondary education) Aradhana Shukla to come up with recommendations on the basis of which formula will be finalised to award marks to students, said Sharma.
While the proposed workable formula has been broadly prepared, the final marking pattern will be based on ACS Shukla’s recommendations, he said.
As per the proposed formula, the marks for class 12 will be determined on the basis of average marks obtained by a student in class 10 and 11, according to an official release.
If the class 11 marks are not available, the marks obtained in pre-board exams will be considered, the release added.
For the regular and private students of class 12 whose class 10 and 11 marks are not available, such students will be promoted with pass certificates only.
For class 10, the final marks will be determined on the basis of average of their class 9 marks and pre- board exam marks of class 10.
Likewise, those class 10 students whose pre-board and class 9 marks are not available will be promoted with pass certificates only.
The class 10 and 12 students of 2021 will also be allowed to take the exam of either one subject or all subjects in the next board exam to improve their scores if they wish to do so.