Class 10, 12 board exams unchanged under New Education Policy: no room for confusion: NCERT

There is provision for the conduct of board examinations for class 10 and class 12 students under the new National Education Policy (NEP). The policy explicitly states that these examinations will proceed without any alteration, said Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Dinesh Saklani on Tuesday.

For students in Class 5 and Class 8, examinations are designed to prepare them for the transition into secondary education. According to Saklani, a second chance will be available for those who do not perform satisfactorily on these exams. This reflects a considerate approach, allowing students an opportunity to improve and ready themselves for further academic challenges.

Saklani reassured, "There's no need for any confusion regarding the board examinations, as it's clearly mentioned in the policy." 

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The NCERT Director’s remarks aim to dispel doubts and affirm the stability and continuity of the examination system for these crucial academic stages.

According to the NCERT Director, there is 5+3+3+4 structure and there are two phases in secondary where there is 9 and 10 in the first and 12th in the second phase.

Meanwhile, a three-day National Workshop on the implementation of NEP 2020 in Odisha was held today.

Union Education Minister said that already the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) to revolutionise our education has been unveiled. The NCF will serve as the basis for Odisha’s State Curriculum Framework.  

NCERT will have to ensure that the curriculum, syllabus and teaching-learning material is fully contextualised to Odisha’s civilisational and cultural ethos, history, heritage and knowledge traditions. Moreover, the State Curriculum Framework will be a true embodiment of ‘Odia Asmita.’

On Monday, the Odisha School and Mass Education Department had issued a notification clarifying the age regarding admissions into class 1.

As per the notification, the age of the child for admission in Class 1 shall be 6+ years as of 1st September of that academic year.

For the academic year 2025-26 onwards, all primary schools will open an additional Pre-school class called "Sishu Vatika'. In the pre-school class, children in the age group of 5-6 years will be admitted for pre-preschool education.