Meet CBSE class XII Sikkim Topper

GANGTOK: 19 year old Chetan Koirala of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Balutar [Singtam] is the CBSE class XII state topper this year. He scored an aggregate of 93.8% in the Science stream.

He scored 90 in Physics, 95 in Chemistry, 95 in Maths, 96 in Computer Science, 89 in English and 98 in Physical Education.

“I am very happy and satisfied with my percentage, my parents, teachers, relatives and friends deserve the big thank you for always guiding and supporting me,” said Chetan, while interacting with reporters here in the capital, today.

The proud son of Khem Raj Koirala and Kesari Maya Sharma of Raley Basti, Samdung, Chetan is now preparing for the National Aptitude Test for Architecture to be held in Guwahati.

“I want to opt for architectural engineering as it is my childhood dream to become an architecture,” he added.

According to him, it was his hard work and consistent effort which made him become the state topper.

“I did not go for any kind of coaching or tuition classes, rather, I devoted more time on revision,” he adds.
He completed his class X from Samdung Secondary School in the year 2009.

(Now Daily)

Sikkim CBSE option from 2011

Gangtok,Sept. 7: The CBSE will make its qualifying public examination after Class X optional starting 2011, the government announced today, lifting a cloud of confusion hanging over students slated to appear for the test this academic year.

The statement makes it clear that the students now in Class X will have to take the test in March-April 2010 and the optional examination will come into force only in 2011.

But grades will replace marks as a barometer of performance from this year, according to the timeline for change unveiled today.

The new evaluation system will start with students currently in Class IX in Central Board of Secondary Education-affiliated schools, the board and the human resource development ministry have announced.

Students now in Class X will receive grades instead of marks based on their score in each subject in their board exam. “We want to end this pressure that makes all students study for six months for a single qualifying examination,” HRD minister Kapil Sibal said.

Starting with the current students in Class IX, the CBSE will divide the year into two terms, with continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) in each term on the basis of fixed guidelines.

The CCE — conducted by the school itself based on the CBSE guidelines — will start from October in the current Class IX.

In each term, the CCE will consist of two sets of formative assessments — based on the student’s performance in class discussions, quizzes, projects and laboratory work.

Apart from the formative assessments, students will have to appear in term-end summative assessment tests — also conducted by the school.

At the end of the year, each student will receive an overall grade in each subject — based on his performance in formative and summative assessments over the two terms.

If a student’s grades — from the CCE — at the end of Class X allow him to continue in the same school in Class XI in the stream of his choice, he need not take the optional board examination.

But if the student needs to change his school, he will need to appear for the optional CBSE-conducted test and present his grades in this test while seeking admission to Class XI in a new school.

The CBSE will also start aptitude tests that students can voluntarily take after Class IX and Class X to help them choose a stream in Class XI. Grades obtained in an aptitude test will, however, not be considered while seeking admission to Class XI.

Each grade has a corresponding grade point.

CBSE X board exam now optional

New Delhi, 31 Aug: From the current academic year, the tens of thousands of students studying in Class X need not burn the midnight oil or get stressed over the board exams ~ the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X examination has been made optional.
Making this announcement here late this evening, human resource development minister Mr Kapil Sibal told reporters: “The CBSE Class X exams are optional from the 2009-10 academic year.”
“I have said this earlier too,” Mr Sibal said after the 56th meeting of the Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE) here, attended by education ministers and officials from states.
He added that the examination would give way to a grading system and students would be evaluated throughout the year.
HRD ministry officials believe this move would help relieve the stress on thousands of students and their families.
Officials said all schools, which have Class XI and XII, need not conduct the Class X examination, but schools with classes up to standard X may conduct the board examination. Under the grading system, students would be given grades like A+, A, B, C, D and E. Mr Sibal said many state governments were happy about the new system, but they need to evolve a consensus in their respective state Assemblies to implement it in their secondary education boards.
The grading system is for the CBSE now and not for the state boards, Mr Sibal said.
Meanwhile, the Centre today asked the states to cooperate in implementation of the Right To Education Act as a whopping Rs 1.5 lakh crore would be required for it in the next five years.
Chairing a meeting of central advisory board of education, Mr Sibal said that the Union government can spend
about Rs 45,000 crore for the purpose under the 11th Plan. Besides, it may spend another Rs 45,000 crore in the first three years of the 12th Plan.
“The kind of money we are looking at is 1.5 lakh crore to be able to provide quality education at elementary level. We have about Rs 90,000 crore in the 11th Plan and the first three years of the 12th Plan. We need another Rs 60,000 crore,” he said at the meeting attended by 25 state education ministers.
Also, in steps that would help in producing more sports persons in the country, the government today strongly favoured having one period everyday in schools for games and physical education.