<p>The CBSE class 10 results have been declared earlier than expected this year. The Central Board of Secondary Education attributes this to the introduction of the online marking system.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The CBSE is the only national education board in the country to have introduced the ‘On Screen Marking’, said a senior official.<br /><br />Examiners are given a ‘User ID’ through which they can log on to the On Screen Marking software.<br /><br />The answer sheets are already uploaded on the software. Each answer script has a serial number which enables easy retrieval.<br /><br />Under the system, an examiner evaluates 20 to 25 answer sheets a day, an official said.<br /><br />The software calculates the total number of marks. “An answer sheet cannot be forwarded to the head examiner if any question has been left unchecked,” the official said.<br /><br />CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi said the prime goal of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is to make the learning environment more fun instead of the traditional rote-learning in the classroom.<br /><br />Tech savvy<br /><br />“The On Screen Marking is the first step that the CBSE has taken towards making education more tech savvy,” he added.<br /><br />“The idea behind this initiative is to eradicate the time-consuming method of checking papers and strengthening the evaluation process by making it foolproof.”<br /><br />Earlier, examiners used to be under pressure to check the answer sheets in the limited time given to them, an official said.<br /><br />“This had an adverse effect on the quality of checking.” In case of any error in the marking, students applied for re-evaluation. This increased the workload and prolonged the evaluation process. <br /><br />The on screen marking system has been prevalent in countries such as the US, Hong Kong and South Korea, the CBSE said.<br /><br />The CBSE usually declares class 12 board results before announcing class 10 results.<br /><br /> This year, the CBSE declared class 10 results on May 20, and it announced class 12 results of Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram regions on May 26.</p>
<p>The CBSE class 10 results have been declared earlier than expected this year. The Central Board of Secondary Education attributes this to the introduction of the online marking system.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The CBSE is the only national education board in the country to have introduced the ‘On Screen Marking’, said a senior official.<br /><br />Examiners are given a ‘User ID’ through which they can log on to the On Screen Marking software.<br /><br />The answer sheets are already uploaded on the software. Each answer script has a serial number which enables easy retrieval.<br /><br />Under the system, an examiner evaluates 20 to 25 answer sheets a day, an official said.<br /><br />The software calculates the total number of marks. “An answer sheet cannot be forwarded to the head examiner if any question has been left unchecked,” the official said.<br /><br />CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi said the prime goal of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is to make the learning environment more fun instead of the traditional rote-learning in the classroom.<br /><br />Tech savvy<br /><br />“The On Screen Marking is the first step that the CBSE has taken towards making education more tech savvy,” he added.<br /><br />“The idea behind this initiative is to eradicate the time-consuming method of checking papers and strengthening the evaluation process by making it foolproof.”<br /><br />Earlier, examiners used to be under pressure to check the answer sheets in the limited time given to them, an official said.<br /><br />“This had an adverse effect on the quality of checking.” In case of any error in the marking, students applied for re-evaluation. This increased the workload and prolonged the evaluation process. <br /><br />The on screen marking system has been prevalent in countries such as the US, Hong Kong and South Korea, the CBSE said.<br /><br />The CBSE usually declares class 12 board results before announcing class 10 results.<br /><br /> This year, the CBSE declared class 10 results on May 20, and it announced class 12 results of Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram regions on May 26.</p>
