CBSE Class 10 Board Exams 2021 results: CBSE takes BIG decision

As the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has cancelled the class 10 Board exams 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it shared the moderation parameters with schools for the calculation of the CBSE 10 Result 2021. The board shared the brackets on which the marks of the students would have to be moderated on. This step has been taken to provide a standardized and more unbiased result for the students. These parameters were mentioned in the CBSE's official notice earlier.

Schools are required to compute the result and share the same with the CBSE by June 5 and the results 2021 are scheduled to be announced on June 20.

The result calculation work is underway and the committee members have been instructed to meet online to discuss the results. 

According to the CBSE policy, while 20 marks for each subject will be for internal assessment as every year, 80 marks will be calculated on basis of the students' performance in various tests or exams throughout the year.

"The students will be assessed out of maximum 100 marks for each subject. As per the policy of the board, 20 marks are for internal assessment and 80 marks are for year-end board examinations.

CBSE 10th Result 2021: What is the CBSE's moderation parameter?

Moderation is the process by which the CBSE will adjust the marks scored by students bases on a general parameter. This varies from the difficulty level of the paper to the general performance of students in a given district, school or even national level in the particular subject. For this year, the board has decided to refer to historical data for moderation policy.

The CBSE has shared with schools the historical performance of students in various subjects based on theory marks in the past three years. The year-wise average of total marks of main subjects has been then calculated and the year with the highest average has been taken as the reference year. Once that is determined, CBSE has then shared a percentage range of candidates in various brackets.

For instance, say there are a total of 100 students in Class 10 in a school. The school is to ensure that there are only 8 students in less than 26 marks, 15 in 26 to 40 marks and so on. The division has been shared by the board and schools are required to comply with the same.

The CBSE had on April 14 cancelled class 10 exams and postponed class 12 exams in view of surge in COVID-19 cases.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The board exams are usually conducted in February-March. However, the board had decided to conduct them in May-June this year due to the pandemic situation. Schools across the country were closed in March last year to contain the spread of COVID-19 ahead of a nationwide lockdown.