more-inThe Central Board of Secondary Education has tweaked the passing criteria for Class X students writing their final board exams from March 5. Last academic year, students had to secure 33% in the internal assessment and the board exam separately to make the cut. The same pass criteria norms would apply to candidates if they had additional subjects, provided that the additional subjects comprised of 20 marks internal assessment and board examination which consisted of 80 marks. However, the notification stated that there would be no exemption from the separate pass criteria for vocational subjects as the internal assessment consists of 50 marks. “In these subjects, the mandatory pass criteria for securing 33%, both in internal as well as board examination shall apply,” the notification stated.

Source: The Hindu February 27, 2018 19:30 UTC