New Delhi: The results of Class 10 exams, conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), will be out today, introducing the new grading system, but students are worried wondering how they will ascertain their exact scores.
Grading system
"The grading system is good as well as bad. Now because of the new system we won't know our exact percentage," said Ankita Mehra, a Class 10 student of Summerville School in Vasundhara Enclave.
"Even if there's a difference of two to three per cent between two students, the grade system will place them on equal footing. On the other hand, the move is favourable for the average and above average students," she said.
Aishwarya Kushary, from the same school, feels the new system has come at a "cost" to their independence.
"As we are marked on everything from behaviour to attitude, this system is being introduced at the cost of our freedom," Kushary said, adding that she's nervous about the results. "This is a new system, I'm a bit nervous about my grades," she said.
Under the new system that began this year, internal assessment marks are added to the board examination scores.
The CBSE has made the Class 10 board exams optional from next year. A system for internal assessment will be there for students not willing to give the board examination.
Students will get grades instead of percentage. The grades will be given on a nine-point scale, ranging from A1 (excellent) to E2 (dissatisfactory) with D being the minimum pass grade.
A1 represents above 91
