CBSE mulls changing Class XII paper format May make it more subjective; matter to be discussed with state boards
New Delhi, June 16, With daunting Delhi University college cut-offs leaving students in a fix, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) may go in for a revision of question paper design at Plus 2 level to make it more subjective. The Board’s Class XII exam scores primarily form the basis for college cut-offs. Talking to The Tribune today, CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi said the maddening cut-offs were a matter of great concern and it was time for serious introspection on this front. “These cut-offs are very worrying. The CBSE, state boards and the representatives of higher education institutions must seriously introspect on how to prevent such a scenario. The question paper design needs to be improved. Currently, it is objective. But we need to strike a balance between subjectivity and objectivity to ensure better gradation of our students,” Joshi said, when asked what might have led to cut-offs touching 100 per cent for the BCom Hons stream in some of Delhi’s best colleges. The mat...