The Bihar School Education Board has introduced Lenient and Step-Marking as a part of the evaluation pattern of the Class 10th and 12th Board Exams. The Board has also released notification regarding declaring the results earlier this time. Also, tech-driven initiatives have also been introduced.
The Board, along with other measures, also trained teachers for the new system of evaluation. This year, three computer operators who will be trained in software developing will be appointed at every evaluation center. For avoiding any cases of cheating, the answer sheets will consist of bar-code scanning system.
Speaking of the new measures, BSEB, Anand Kishor said, “Changing the evaluation practices has two-point agenda. It will not only increase the pass-percentage but will also increase the numbers gained by toppers. From Bihar board, toppers get 86-87 per cent marks while other boards give marks above 90 per cent. This can prove to be disadvantageous for our students while applying for higher education colleges.”
According to the new guidelines, for every correct answer full marks will be alloted for every subject. Earlier, students were not awarded full marks for few particular subjects namely History, languages etc. Additionally, marks will be awarded to students for getting steps right.
Kishor added that this will improve the results and also strictness shall not be compromised. “Since 2017, the pass percentage has dropped drastically. Nearly, 8 lakh students failed in exams due to strict evaluation processes.”
Kishor informed that over 60% questions in the paper will be objective-type questions which will be easy to attempt, “While we can not have an exact figure since the evaluation process is still on, but one can expect many toppers in 90+ marks zone from Bihar board this year as well as the pass percentage will be increased considerably.”
He also informed, “As compared to previous years, the result is going to be more error-free. With more tech-involvement, students can expect the result to be declared earlier than previous years.”