Lok Sabha Question No. 4321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Board Exams
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, DHARMENDRA YADAV, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  January, 2019

## Board Exams

## 4321.   SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  intellectual  curiosity  and  flexibility  are marginalised  by  the  requirements  of  Board  exams  and  students  are  ill  equipped  to handle the tests of real life;
- (b) if  so,  whether  most  of  the  educationists  and  experts  believe  that  the  Board  exam system  in  the  country  is  leaving  students  increasingly  less  prepared  to  compete international market place which is a failure of the long term academic, economic and political consequences for the country;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  study  in  this  regard  to  find  out  the reasons for failing students during the Board exams;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) the corrective initiatives taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) and (b): No  such  information/report  has  been  received  in  the  Ministry  of  Human Resource Development so far.  The National Curriculum Framework (NCF)-2005, which sets the  guidelines  and  direction  for the  development  of  syllabi and  textbooks  at  all  the  school stages, however, emphasises on shifting from content based testing to problem solving and competency based testing. It has also placed emphasis on developing creative potential and promoting positive outlook amongst students. Education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and majority of schools and school examination Boards are under the jurisdiction  of  the  State/Union  Territory  Governments,  it  is  for  the  respective  State/Union Territory  Governments  to  take  appropriate  action  in  the  light  of  the  recommendations contained in the NCF-2005.  So far as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is concerned,  the  question  papers  sets  by  the  Board,  test  the  students  in  the  areas  of  (i) Remembering, (ii) Understanding, (iii) Application, (iv) High Order Thinking Skill and (v) Evaluation, which equip the students in dealing with real life situations and enable them to be prepared for competing in international market.

(c): No, Madam.

(d): Does not arise.

(e): In  order  to  increase  focus  on  quality  of  elementary  education,  the  Central  Rules  to The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  have  been amended on 20 th February  2017 to include reference on class-wise, subject- wise Learning Outcomes.  Learning  Outcomes  are  assessment  standards  indicating  the  expected  levels  of leaning  that  children  should  achieve  for  that  class.  These  outcomes  can  be  used  as  check points  to  assess  learning  at  different  points  of  time.  The  learning  outcomes  would  help teachers to understand the learning levels of children in their respective classes individually as well as collectively.

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