Odisha Matric Exams 2021: BSE Releases Assessment Methods For Award Of Marks

In view of the Covid pandemic situation and after discussion with various stakeholders, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has come up with an alternative mode of assessment for awarding marks to students in all its class 10 equivalent examinations in the State. The BSE has said that the results of all examinations will be tentatively announced by June 30.

Procedure For Assessments:-

Annual HSC Examinations

1. The evaluation of marks will be done based on n the class 9 and 10 examinations. As per the order released by the BSE, the assessment of will carried out by considering the marks secured by a candidate in half-yearly and annual exam in class 9 and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th practice tests in class 10.
2. Board will take into consideration the two highest marks in each subject from the three practice tests conducted in Class-X. 
3. 40% weightage will be given to highest marks secured in Class-IX. 
4. Two highest marks in all subject out of three practice tests conducted in Class-X will be given weightage of 30% each. In case any candidate has appeared in only one practice test, then 70% weightage will be given in the mark secured in Class-IX examinations (half yearly and annual).
5. Results of Annual HSC Examination conducted by B.S.E., Odisha of last four years i.e. 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 of the schools will be analysed and basing on the best performance of the school in last four years, maximum no. of different grades bagged by each school shall be found out.
6. Basing on the grades as drawn at supra (k), marks shall be allotted to each candidate in graded manner.
7. The work of online entry of marks by mentor schools will be supervised by the respective District Education Officers with the assistance of BEOs/ ABEOs
8. All total 2766 schools have been selected as Mentor school to which some near by schools have been attached.
9. Headmaster of Mentor School shall upload the marks of individual schools attached to it with the support Headmaster/ school teachers of attached schools.

School Ex-Regular & Correspondence Ex-Regular

1. These candidates have appeared the exam once or more than once in previous years starting from Annual HSC Examination, 2014
2. The Board shall analyse the examination results of these candidates in which they appeared.
3. A data base of this category of candidates shall be prepared taking into account the best marks secured by the candidate in each subject
4. Following the principle of “Average Mark”, the scores of pending subjects will be determined in order to process their results.
5. The candidates having no mark at all in any past examinations shall have to appear in offline examination when it will be held.

Correspondence Regular

These candidates have to appear at examination, offline when it shall be held.

State Open School Certificate Exams

• Fresh Category: - These candidates have to appear at examination offline when it shall be held.
• Back Category: - The method of assessment for this category will be identical to that of school ex-regular candidates of HSC Examination.

Madhyama Regular

1. These candidates have appeared Class-IX Annual Examination and PreBoard examination in Class-X.
2. 40% weightage will be given to Class-IX Annual Madhyama Examination and 60% weightage shall be given to Class-X Pre Board Examination.
3. The results of the schools for last four years will be analysed.
4. Basing on the best performance of the Tol during last three years, maximum no. of different grades bagged by the Tol will be found out.
5. Basing on the no. of grades determined as at “g” above, the marks shall be allotted to each candidate in graded manner.

Madhyama Ex-Regular

The method of assessment will be similar to that of Ex-Regular category of High School Certificate Examination.

The BSE has clarified that in case any candidate is not satisfied, he/she can appear in the examination to be conducted offline by the Board after the pandemic situation improves.