New Delhi: The Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) has proposals to make the Class-X
board exam optional and allow internal assessment in which the
patten of questions would be similar to those in the board
exam, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
To ensure that the quality of education is not
affected, the CBSE would ask the schools to complete the
required course of study of Class-IX and X as per the Board`s
scheme of studies and follow prescribed textbooks, Minister of
State for HRD D Purandeswari said in a written reply.
She said the schools would conduct internal
examinations on the basis of curriculum prescribed by the
CBSE. The pattern of question paper in the internal exam will
be similar to that in the board exam. The schools will also
strengthen continuous and comprehensive evaluation up to
Class-X, she said.
There is no proposal at present to set up one national
board for school education in the country, she said.
The CBSE has received 2,250 applications for fresh
affiliations for the 2010-11 academic session, she said in
reply to a separate question. Maximum 303 proposals have come
from Uttar Pradesh.
The board has at present 10,429 school affiliated to
it.
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