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CBSE Not To Award Any Division, Distinction To Students In Class 10, 12 Board Exams
Swarajya Staff
Dec 01, 2023, 01:37 PM | Updated 01:37 PM IST
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The Central Board of Secondary Education will not award any division or distinction in class 10 and 12 board exams.
The decision was announced by CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj in an official release.
"No overall division, distinction or aggregate of marks shall be awarded," Bhardwaj said in a release.
The board announced earlier that it was set to conduct the exams for the students of class 10 and 12 from 15 February.
"If a candidate has offered more than five subjects, the decision to determine the best five subjects may be taken by the admitting institution or employer," the CBSE official said in the release.
"Further, it is informed that the Board does not calculate/declare/ inform percentage of marks. If the percentage of marks is required for higher education or in employment the calculation if any, may be done by admitting institution or employer," the release said.
The information was announced in response to various persons who were questioning the criteria for calculating the percentage of the students in the board's examinations
Earlier, the CBSE had discontinued the practice of releasing merit lists to avoid unhealthy competition.
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