The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) are recently coming up with significant initiatives for the betterment of the students. If recent reports are to be believed, the board is now planning to include practical in the humanities subjects from 2020. Besides, school teachers will also have a greater say in the award of marks for practical and projects. The decision has not been officially announced as yet. Students shall note that, as of now, the same old marking pattern will be followed and the scheme, if implemented, will only come into effect from the next academic year. Ahead of JEE & NEET 2019, Horlicks India Boosts Students With This Emotional #BottleOfLove Ad. 

Last month, CBSE has issued a notice announcing that class 10 Hindi practical marks have now been converted into an internal marking scheme. According to the notification, school teachers can award practical marks instead of having to allocate an external examiner. A senior official reported to TOI that there could also be an increase in marks allotted to practical in subjects where they are already part of the examination system. RBSE Board Exam 2019 to Begin From March 7; Flying Squads to Keep a Watch on Practical Examinations. 

CBSE 2020 Exam Reforms

1. To introduce practical or projects in subjects such as languages, which currently have only theory papers.

2. New exam reforms will be implanted in the next academic year so that the schools get enough time to adjust with the revisions.

3. If implemented, school teachers will participate to allot the practical marks.

4. Practical marks will be increased up to 40 per cent.

5. The percentage of objective type questions is likely to increase as well.

CBSE is currently hosting the practical examinations and is slated to conduct the theory papers from February 2019. The practical exams at present are held in schools, but marking is done by an external examiner delegated by the board. The teachers can have a say on 15 marks, and the remaining 15 marks would be decided by the external examiner to maintain the balance.

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