CBSE: Board exam on vocational subjects in Feb
Board exams for vocational subjects of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducted in the second half of February. The CBSE, on Wednesday, announced that it has decided to hold exams for skill education (vocational) and related subjects in the second half of February for the ensuing board exams of Classes 10 and 12 to be held in 2019.
The board clarified that examinations for all the core academic subjects such as languages, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, economics, business studies, accountancy and economics, among others, will continue to be held in March.
The decision has been taken after Delhi University directed the board to ensure declaration of results including results of re-evaluation, taking into account cut-off dates for admission to colleges. After that order, the HRD ministry had directed CBSE to consult colleges for the same.
The notification issued by the board stated: There are 40 skill education subjects being offered in class 12 and 15 in class 10. There are also other subjects such as typography and computer applications (English), web applications, graphics, office communication, etc, where there are very few students.
These will also be included among the exams in February as these subjects have a larger practical component and shorter theory papers.
CBSE officials said, "This slight advancement of date sheet of the board will facilitate slightly earlier declaration of both – the main results and the re-evaluation results – as compared to earlier years. In class 12, the only compulsory subject is languages, while in class 10, the compulsory subjects are languages, mathematics, science and social sciences. The students are free to choose any combination of subjects in addition to the mandatory subjects as per scheme of studies."
Unlike most other Boards, the CBSE does not have any streams or fixed combination of subjects at senior secondary level. Currently, the examination date sheet of CBSE begins from March and extends to seven weeks or more, to accommodate all possible combinations of subjects. Due to this, declaration of results happen until the fourth week of May and the re-evaluation process gets completed only by July end. By this time, admissions to many universities is almost complete", officials said.
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