75% attendance mandatory for students appearing Class 10,12 CBSE exams
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India on Monday announced compulsory 75% attendance for candidates appearing for Class 10 and 12 board exams.As per the circular, “Class 10 and Class 12 are two-year programmes of Class IX and Class X, and Class XI and Class XII respectively. Accordingly, all subjects should have been studied for 2 years by a student to become eligible for appearing in the examinations.”“It is mandatory for the students to have a minimum 75% attendance,” read the notice.According to Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations, “In all the subjects offered by the CBSE, internal assessment is an integral part of the assessment as per NEP-2020. It is a 2-year-long process. If a student does not attend school, his/her internal assessment cannot be done. In the absence of performance in the internal assessment, a student’s result cannot be declared. Such students, even if they are regular students, will be placed in the ‘Essential Repeat Category’.”If a student fails to comply with any of the conditions, he/she would not be eligible for examinations in additional subjects in Board examinations as a private student.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India on Monday announced compulsory 75% attendance for candidates appearing for Class 10 and 12 board exams.
As per the circular, “Class 10 and Class 12 are two-year programmes of Class IX and Class X, and Class XI and Class XII respectively. Accordingly, all subjects should have been studied for 2 years by a student to become eligible for appearing in the examinations.”
“It is mandatory for the students to have a minimum 75% attendance,” read the notice.
According to Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations, “In all the subjects offered by the CBSE, internal assessment is an integral part of the assessment as per NEP-2020. It is a 2-year-long process. If a student does not attend school, his/her internal assessment cannot be done. In the absence of performance in the internal assessment, a student’s result cannot be declared. Such students, even if they are regular students, will be placed in the ‘Essential Repeat Category’.”
If a student fails to comply with any of the conditions, he/she would not be eligible for examinations in additional subjects in Board examinations as a private student.
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