More Class 10 students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) seem to be choosing board-based examination over the school-based one as they may want to join the State board pre-university colleges and be better prepared for competitive examinations later.
Of the total 32,487 CBSE Class 10 students in the State, 27,602 appeared for the board-based examination this year and 4,885 for the school-based one. Although the board-based examination is the preferred choice, the pass percentage in the school-based exam in the State — 99.83 — is marginally better than the pass percentage in the board-based examination, which is 99.64.
Manjula Raman, principal of the Army Public School, said she prefers students opting for the school-based exam over the board exam as it would give a more realistic view of the students’ performance. “But students prefer taking the board exam because they feel that the evaluation is more lenient and that their schoolteachers would be strict while correcting their papers if they opt for the school-based exam. There is a mental block among students when it comes to the school-based exam,” she said.
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Aditi Udupa, a student of Delhi Public School, Bangalore North, who opted for the board-based exam, said she did so as she wanted to join a pre-university college and also felt that the board exam would have more value as compared to the school-based exam.
However, some feel that the type of exam does not matter as the syllabus is the same. Manju Balasubramanium, principal of DPS North, said, “Neither of the exams make a difference but the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation system in particular is beneficial to the students as the pressure on them significantly reduces.”
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I made a schedule and made sure to follow it. Along with that, attending coaching and the aids provided by those teachers helped me understand concepts better. Along with studying, one should also have enough time to relax. I want to pursue aeronautical engineering in future.
Sneha Srinivasan, New Horizon Gurukul
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It is very important to stick to the timetable that one makes. I want to pursue fashion designing but I will pursue science at the pre-university level and later brainstorm on courses I want to take up.
Aishwarya Venkateshappa, Presidency School, Kasturinagar
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I did not have an organised daily schedule and the last-minute preparation left me feel under-prepared. I went for maths and science coaching, which was very helpful. I want to pursue engineering in future.
Jeevana R. Hegde, BGS National Public School, Bannerghatta Road
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I studied for two to three hours a day and put extra effort in Sanskrit as it was my weak point. I devoted two months after preparatory exam exclusively for studies. I want to pursue science in higher studies, but I am still undecided on what profession to choose.
Vinay Kumar, Delhi Public School, Bangalore North