Human resource development (HRD) minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday denied his ministry intervening in the ongoing moderation policy row and said any “change” should not be “abruptly” implemented in the middle of the academic session. Moderation policy refers to a practice in which students get extra marks in subjects regarded ‘unusually difficult’, or if there have been differences in the sets of question papers. “We will not intervene in the moderation policy issue. The HRD minister’s comments came against the backdrop of an order by Delhi High Court directing CBSE to continue with the moderation policy, which was scrapped last month after CBSE along with 32 other boards formed a consensus on the issue. The Delhi High Court had also said the decision by the CBSE “would have a drastic effect on the students” and “rules can’t change once the game has begun”.

Source: Hindustan Times May 28, 2017 11:48 UTC