CBSE board examination draft norms: Punjab govt alleges Punjabi dropped from record of topics, board responds
The Punjab authorities on Wednesday alleged that the Central Board of Secondary Schooling (CBSE) had dropped Punjabi from the record of topics for the Class 10 Board exams within the new draft norms whereas the board officers maintained that the record was solely indicative and no topics could be dropped.
The CBSE officers clarified that the draft norms don’t point out 13 different languages and reiterated that they might proceed to be provided.
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The 13 different languages are Russian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok, Telugu, Arabic and Persian, they stated.
The CBSE on Tuesday authorized draft norms for conducting the Class 10 Board exams twice a 12 months.
The draft norms will now be put within the public area and the stakeholders can submit their suggestions by March 9, following which the coverage might be finalised.
Punjab Schooling Minister Harjot Singh Bains alleged that the brand new coverage was making an attempt to drop Punjabi from the themes’ record and claimed that his authorities wouldn’t tolerate any assault on the language.
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“We strongly object to the CBSE’s new examination sample scheme which makes an attempt to erase Punjabi. Punjabi should be designated as the principle language in Punjab and, additional, be included as a regional language for the remainder of the nation as it’s spoken and browse throughout a number of states. Any assault on Punjabi won’t be tolerated,” Bains stated in a video shared on X.
CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj, nevertheless, stated there could be no change within the record of topics.
“There isn’t any change within the record of topics provided at current. The record within the draft coverage is indicative. All topics provided at current will proceed within the Class 10 Board exams in each phases,” he stated.
CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh stated with the suggestions obtained from stakeholders and the general public, the scheme shall be additional refined.
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“The most important departure from the present dispensation of conduct of examinations could be that examinations of some topics are proposed to be performed 2 to three occasions in order that selections of the themes provided by college students might be accommodated. This would scale back the period of examinations,” Singh stated.
In line with the draft norms, Class 10 college students will be capable to take the CBSE Board examination twice in a tutorial session or select between the 2 — one in February and one other in Might — from 2026 onwards.
The primary section might be held from February 17 to March 6 and the second between Might 5 and 20.
Candidates will even have the choice to seem for each phases.
Moreover, college students might be allowed to skip particular topics within the second try if they’re happy with their efficiency within the first. They will skip explicit topics within the first section as nicely.
The Nationwide Schooling Coverage (NEP) really useful permitting all college students to take exams on as much as two events throughout any given college 12 months to get rid of the “excessive stakes” facet of the Board exams.
The CBSE has clarified that no separate supplementary examination could be performed underneath this method. As an alternative, the second section will function the supplementary examination for these college students who wish to enhance their scores.
