MUMBAI: SSC students will be evaluated on the basis of 50% of their Class IX and X marks each, the state announced on Friday.
For admission to first-year junior colleges, the state will give more weightage to scores of a common entrance test (CET) it will conduct, even though it is optional. The first round of online admission will be open only to students with CET scores. SSC results are expected by June-end, said education minister Varsha Gaikwad.
SSC exams were cancelled last month and now all students have been promoted to Class XI. Over 16 lakh students had registered for the exams. Meanwhile, the state will take a call on conducting higher secondary certificate (HSC) exams after the central government decides on holding Class XII exams, the state informed the Bombay high court on Friday. A petition seeking cancellation of Class XII exams is in the Supreme Court. The state also sought two weeks’ time to file its affidavit in response to a petition challenging the state’s decision to cancel SSC exams. The court had passed a detailed order on May 20. The next hearing is on June 1.
On the assessment methodology for SSC, Gaikwad said 50% weightage will be given to the final scores of students in Class IX. The remaining 50% will be given to students based on their written exams (30%) and internal assessment (20%) in Class X. The students will be evaluated on the basis of six subjects of 100 marks each.
Each school must set up a seven-member results committee, headed by the principal, to tabulate the marks. Schools must submit the tabulated marks to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE). Malpractices by schools in assessment will be dealt with sternly. Students will get two attempts for class improvement, if not satisfied with their final Class X results.
A CET will be held for students of all boards seeking admissions in state colleges. The 100-mark CET will be optional and based on the Class X state syllabus. The CET will be announced based on the Covid situation in the state, said the minister.
The first round of admissions will be opened for only students with CET scores. Thereafter students armed with Class X marks will be considered, Gaikwad said, adding no student will be without a Class XI seat.
