Maharashtra government on Friday released the evaluation criteria for class 12 students. It is also very similar to CBSE’s evaluation criteria of 40:30:30.
Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad while making the announcement said,"For an objective & true reflection of a student's performance, his/her scores in college-based assessments in Std 12th & Std 11th exams, and the best 3 performing subjects in Class X board exams will be considered."
It is no doubt an ad-hoc arrangement but one that attempts to capture the spirit of continuous assessments using credible data points. It also offers some semblance of 'normal times', with computation of Std.10th, 11th marks based on assessments held during pre-Covid times, she said.
The overall assessment will be the measure of a students' performance in theory papers & orals/practical/internal assessments. Marks for the latter will be actual basis as per the board's prevailing policy.
For the theory portion, scores in one or more (unit test/first semester exams/practice exams) theory papers of Std 12 will carry 40% weightage whereas marks in the final exam of Std.11 & the average of the best 3 performing theory papers of Std 10 will have 30% weightage each.
Any candidate who is not satisfied with the marks allotted can appear in the next couple of examinations for improvement in scores to be conducted by the board. Refer to the table below for more info about the distribution of marks among various components.
The same mode of assessment will also be used to assess the performance of a candidate appearing for Minimum Competency Vocational Courses, Bifocal Vocational Courses & courses aligned with the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). A separate assessment plans have also been finalised for Private / Repeater candidates and those appearing for isolated subjects.
The state government has urged colleges to meet the timelines for various activities to allow the board to declare results in a timely manner. The board will organise webinars, upload FAQs & set up helplines to give colleges, teachers a detailed understanding of the evaluation process.