CBSE Class-12 2022 Improvement Exams Marks Have Two Options

 

CBSE Class-12 Improvement Exams Marks Have Two Options

Supreme Court Nullifies CBSE Policy To Treat Class-12 Improvement Exams Marks As Final & Directs To Offer “Better Of Two” Options
 

 

The Supreme Court of India countermand on Friday, 7^th January 2022 Clause 28 of CBSE Policy which held that marks in the CBSE Improvement Exams will be considered ‘Final’ for the assessment of Class-12 Board Exams in the current session of 2021-22. The Court further directed that CBSE should offer the option of the “better of the two marks obtained” for the assessment and final declaration of the results to the students of Class-12.

 

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was directed by the Supreme Court of India in December to reconsider the policy of CBSE of treating the marks in the CBSE Improvement Exams of Class-12 as ‘Final’ over the marks tabulated as per the Standard Formula of Assessment of Class-12.

 

Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and C.T. Ravi Kumar stated that the CBSE Class-12 students are only seeking for retention of their original marks results and the admissions in colleges/institutions after Class-12 will be affected if the lesser marks scored by them in the Improvement Exams will be considered ‘Final’.

 

The CBSE, in its counter-affidavit, explained the Supreme Court that it has made a partial revision of its policy to the extent of allowing students who got 'Fail' in Improvement Exam to retain their 'Pass' result which they got as per the Standard Assessment Formula. The Bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and C.T. Ravi Kumar had asked the Counsel for CBSE to seek instructions from CBSE on the issue of reconsideration of its Improvement Exam Policy.

 

In Supreme Court today, the Counsel for CBSE Adv Rupesh Kumar informed the Court that since students are assessed in their Improvement Exams, the marks obtained therein would be considered final. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar asked the Counsel what the justification was for CBSE not to allow students to retain their original marks. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar asked "Give us justification why it is not possible? Have you filed an affidavit stating why it is not possible? Whichever (marks) is suitable for a candidate, what is the issue in that? In the past you have done it, what is wrong in doing it again? What is the difficulty in doing it this year when it has been done in the past?"

 

The Justices noted that "The CBSE has not given any justification for departure" and struck down the clause that marks in later exams will be considered final. The CBSE shall provide an option to the candidate to accept the “better of the two marks obtained” for the final declaration of the Class-12 results. CBSE had earlier partially revised its policy to the extent of allowing students who got 'Fail' in the Improvement Exam to retain their 'Pass' result which they got as per the Standard Assessment Formula.

 

Case Title: Sukriti & Ors v CBSE & Ors | WP(c) 12