Lok Sabha Question No. 1972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Evaluation of CBSE Papers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1972 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th JULY, 2018

## Evaluation of CBSE Papers

## 1972. SHRI D.S. RATHOD: SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of serious mistakes committed by the evaluators in evaluation of exam papers of CBSE;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  action  proposed  in  this  regard indicating the number of cases reported during the last three years;
- (c) whether such cases have also been reported from Gujarat;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to compensate the students affected by this wrong evaluation; and
- (e) theremedial measures taken/being taken by the Government to check recurrence of such cases in future?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) and (b): The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  has  informed  that  there  are many manual activities involved in the evaluation process of the Class X & Class XII examination and thus, there are probability of mistakes. A system has been put in place in which an opportunity is given to the students to apply to the CBSE to rectify mistake,

if  any.    The  guilty  teachers  are  identified  and  show  causenoticesissued  to  them.  The number of cases reported during the last three years aretabulated below:

| Year   | No. of Candidates   | No. of Answer Book   | No. of Cases applied for Re- evaluation process   | %of (d) against (c)   | No. of Mistake Cases after Re- evaluation   | %of (f) against (e)   |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| (a)    | (b)                 | (c)                  | (d)                                               | (e)                   | (f)                                         | (g)                   |
| 2016   | 10,51,999           | 55,33,398            | 78,522                                            | 7.46                  | 5,849                                       | 7.44                  |
| 2017   | 10,76,761           | 57,43,830            | 99,661                                            | 7.26                  | 7,345                                       | 7.36                  |
| 2018*  | 27,88,712*          | 1,50,17,256*         | 66,876                                            | 5.75                  | 4,632                                       | 6.92                  |

- (c) and (d): The number of cases reported from Gujarat during 2018 is given below:

|   Total No. of Re-evaluation cases received in 2018 |   Total mistake cases |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|                                                 220 |                   204 |

In cases where marks are increased or decreased, a fresh marks statement shall be  issued  to  such  candidates  after  surrendering  the  old  Marks  Statement  by  the candidate(s) concerned.

- (e): The Board has taken series of tough measures in disciplining the schools and other  associated  functionaries  including  use  of  technology  and  it  is  expected  that systemic  improvement  aimed  at  quality  evaluation  in  more  transparent  manner  will reduce recurrence of such cases in future.

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