Class 10 Boards may be back, says Prakash Javadekar

Union human resources development minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that the government is thinking of re-introducing compulsory Class 10 board examination. He, however, clarified that if such a decision is taken, it will only be applied from the next academic year.

“I want to start CBSE Class 10 board exams because all other students, other than CBSE are appearing for Board exams. But for CBSE, it is an option. So why ” Mr Javadekar said at an event.

The minister clarified that the government will only bring in change during the 2017-18 academic cycle and not this year. Mr Javadekar said that the government is also planning to bring in a new system under which educational institutions are regulated.

He added that apart from NAAC ratings, the ranking of the educational institution in the HRD ministry’s NIRF rankings will be taken into consideration to grade them.

The minister said that for the best institutes there will be maximum autonomy and minimum regulation, for the next category there will be a balance of autonomy and regulation. For those institutes which are a behind these two categories would have more regulation and less autonomy, Javadekar said. He also said that the selection of world class educational institutions, on which the HRD ministry is working will be done in challenge mode.