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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the deadline for practical examinations, projects, assessment and grades till 2024 after schools requested more time to upload marks.
An official notification of the Board has referred to the circular dated 11.12.2023 regarding uploading of marks on the portal for practical examinations, projects, internal assessment and internal grades for 2024 and thereafter. The notification states that despite repeated reminders, some schools have not completed the mentioned activities within the stipulated time limit. These schools are now requesting the Board to provide the facility of uploading marks for the said examinations and evaluation.
Schools have been given time till March 31, 2024 to upload the marks of their practical exams/projects/internal assessment/internal grades etc.
All the remaining schools have been requested to complete these works by the stipulated date. The notification emphasized that no extension beyond this deadline will be given.
Practical examinations were conducted from January 1 to February 15, 2024, for both classes 10 and 12 in affiliated schools. CBSE,
CBSE to test open-book exams for classes 9-12
CBSE officials have announced plans to conduct a pilot run of Open-Book Examination (OBE) in selected schools for classes 9 to 12 later this year. The idea was discussed during the board meeting in December 2023. Officials clarified that this format will not be used in class 10 and 12 board exams.
In open-book exams students can use their own notes and textbooks.
The pilot program will assess higher-order thinking skills. Designing and testing of the open book test will be completed by June 2024, with pilot testing in schools scheduled for November–December 2024.
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Published: 09 March 2024, 02:32 PM IST
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