CBSE finds variation in students’ marks; asks schools to review internal assessment process

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has advised schools to review their internal assessment procedures. The board noticed a significant difference between the theory and practical marks of students in around 500 affiliated schools and highlighted a need for a thorough assessment of practical exams.

Through advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, the board detected the variation in the theory and practical marks of around 50% students in some subjects in board exams, it said in an advisory. The data of board exam results of previous years has been used.

“The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has detected, through advanced AI tools, a significant variation between theory and practical marks in certain subjects among 50% or more students in about 500 CBSE-affiliated schools, based on past years' result statistics,” it said.

Highlighting the need for ‘meticulous assessment’ during practical exams in schools, the board said that it has issued an advisory to such schools. “The aim is to implement a more robust, transparent, and reliable mechanism to ensure that the assessment process is realistic and adds substantial value to the students' academic journey,” CBSE explained.

According to the board, this will remind schools to give priority to ‘fairness’ and ‘accuracy’ in assessing practical exams, thereby enhancing the quality of education imparted in CBSE-affiliated schools.