Supreme Court Directs CBSE, CISCE To Place On Record Class 12 Assessment Criteria

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the CBSE and CICSE to place on record well-defined objective criteria for the assessment of students in two weeks.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was happy to note that the government has cancelled the Class 12 board exams, and directed the CBSE and CICSE to place on record well-defined objective criteria for assessment of students in two weeks. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari asked Attorney General KK Venugopal and advocate J K Das, appearing for the CISCE, to place on record the parameters within two weeks. “We are happy to note that the government has taken the decision to cancel class 12 board exams but we want that the objective criteria fixed for assessment of marks be placed before us,” the bench said. The bench clarified that it will not give more time for placement of objective criteria as many students will be taking admissions in colleges in India and abroad. The top court said that it will go through the objective parameters for the assessment of marks so that if anyone has objections they can be dealt with.