JOIN USSC asks CBSE, CISCE to place on record objective parameters for assessment of Class 12 marks in two weeks
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to submit an objective criteria to assess Class 12 students within two weeks even as it appreciated the decision to cancel the CBSE board examinations.
“We are happy with the Centre’s decision to cancel the board exam (CBSE and ICSE boards). But what is the objective standard principle you will apply," a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari asked Attorney General K K Venugopal.
The court stressed the decision in the matter should be taken urgently within two weeks as many students want to take admissions in foreign universities.
The court noted the criteria for final assessment has not been mentioned by a letter circulated by the Centre for adjourning the matter.
The A-G sought time to place for the purpose, saying the objective criteria will be determined by CBSE. He said the petition filed by advocate, Mamta Sharma for cancellation of board exams may be disposed
The bench, however, said that it would only dispose of the matter after the objective criteria was placed on record.
The ICSE board counsel, for his part, sought four weeks’ time to place the objective criteria on record. The court, however, declined to give four weeks to both CBSE and ICSE.
“If you want, you can do overnight, but we are giving you two weeks. All interactions are happening online, do it in two weeks," the bench told the counsel.
The court also noted, last year decision was taken promptly in this regard.
Petitioner Sharma contended that some state boards were still going ahead with the exams.
"We have interest of the students in our minds, irrespective of the board. Let this be resolved first and then we will consider the other state board exams," the bench said.
A meeting headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1 decided to cancel CBSE board examinations in view of second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.