Lok Sabha Question No. 121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Increasing Board Exam Fee
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## Increasing Board Exam Fee

## 121. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)  has steeply increased the fees of Class X and XII board examinations for all students;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  facing  a  stiff  resistance  from  All  India  Parent's Association  regarding  the  decision  taken  by  the  board  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether All India Parent's Association has raised their grievances or submitted any request to the Government/ Board to review its decision; and
- (e) if so, the response of the Government/Board in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) and (b): The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  increased  the examination fees of class X and XII board examination 2020 for all students on no profit no loss principle as under:

|       | Examination fee before fee hike                    | Examination fee before fee hike                                     | Examination fee before fee hike                                     | Examination fee after fee hike   | Examination fee after fee hike                  | Examination fee after fee hike                  |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Class | All India Scheme (For All CBSE affiliated schools) | Delhi Scheme. (SC/ST candidate Govt. & Aided Schools of Delhi only) | Delhi Scheme. (SC/ST candidate Govt. & Aided Schools of Delhi only) | Schools in India                 | SC/ST candidates of Govt. Schools of Delhi only | SC/ST candidates of Govt. Schools of Delhi only |
| 10 th | 750/-                                              | 350/-                                                               | (#)                                                                 | 1500/-                           | 1200/-                                          | (*)                                             |
| 12 th | 750/-                                              | 600/-                                                               | (#)                                                                 | 1500/-                           | 1200/-                                          | (*)                                             |

(#)  Out of examination fee of Rs.350/- for Class X and Rs.600/- for Class XII till 2019, only Rs.50/- was paid by SC/ST candidates of Govt. Schools and Aided schools of Delhi

Govt.  and  balance  Rs.300/-  and  Rs.550/-  respectively  was  paid  by  Govt.  of  NCT  of Delhi.

- (*)  For  examination  2020,  Govt.  of  NCT  of  Delhi  has  paid  the  full  examination  fee  in respect  of  all  students  of  Delhi  Govt.  Schools,  Grant-in-Aid  schools  &  the  Patrachar Vidyalaya to CBSE.

The reasons for the increase in the examination fee are given hereunder:

-  Substantive increase in cost of paper, printing, transportation;
-  Increase in the cost of evaluation of answer copies and remuneration and TA/DA to the teachers/invigilators/evaluators;
-  CBSE has taken some specific measures for safe conduct of examinations which has increased the expenditure;
-  Now,  CBSE  is  not  conducting  competitive/professional  examinations  like NEET,  JEE(M)  and  UGC(NET)  examinations  etc.  any  more.  Earlier additional resources from these examinations were used to subsidize the board's examinations;
-  CBSE  is  a  self  financed  and  self-reliant  Board  and  generates  its  own resources.  It does not take any funds from the consolidated fund of India or any other authority for its expenses; and
-  The CBSE is holding examinations all over the country and abroad in 25 countries. Almost 5000 examinations centers are fixed in India and abroad and  to  ensure  the  smooth  conduct  of  examination  in  all  the  centers,  fee increase was very essential.
- (c) and (d): No, Sir.
- (e): Does not arise.

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