The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has recently announced that the exams of classes 9-12 for the academic session 2020-21 would begin on March 19. Instead of three exams during an academic session, this year, students would take only two exams, the first in March and final exams in June (for classes 9 and 11) and in the board exams for classes 10 and 12 in May, for which the state education board had already declared the schedule.
“This year, we could not take any exam due to the pandemic. But with the reopening of schools, it was decided to take two exams instead of three, where one exam will be conducted in March and second or final annual exam for class 9 and 11 in June,” GSHSEB Chairman A J Shah told the media.
The GSHSEB has announced the exam schedule, with the first one for classes 9-12 being conducted from March 19 till 27 and annual exams for classes 9 and 11 from June 7-15.
Also, the board has directed schools to frame question papers for the first exams only as per its instructions and format given to the schools. “The schools will prepare question papers depending upon the curriculum covered by them, and also the distribution of marks should be as per the board’s directions for annual examinations. Accordingly, schools can prepare the question papers covering 70 percent of the curriculum declared by the board,” the GSHSEB stated in its circular issued to all district education officers.
Further, for the internal evaluation, average marks of first and second exams are taken, but this time since there are only two exams, the marks of the first exam would be considered.
The GSHSEB, earlier this month, has declared the schedule for class 10 and 12 board exams which would commence from May 10. Class 10 exams are scheduled between May 10 and May 20, and class 12 Science stream exams would be held from May 10 to May 21.
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