BHUBANESWAR: The fall in the matriculation go percentage and in the selection of high-scorers has drawn sharp reactions from oldsters and educationists. They puzzled the reforms initiated by means of the Board of Secondary Education and stated the evaluation system had put state board scholars at an obstacle compared to those of CBSE, ICSE and and different state boards.
"The Board has been introducing reforms every year but the results are poor. It must think twice before implementing such reforms and using students as guinea pigs," stated Pratap Chandra Rout, a mother or father. His son scored 75% in the exam, the result of which were declared on Monday.
The go percentage of the yearly high school certificates examinations this 12 months was 77.35%, as against last 12 months's 86.37%.
"The government should find the reason for the sharp decline in the pass percentage. If the question papers were tougher than last year's, students will score less marks. But this drop is worrying," stated former board president, Dakhya Prasad Nanda.
Like the decrease in the go percentage, the selection of scholars securing A1 grade (90 according to cent or more) has additionally decreased. Last 12 months, 2,417 scholars had scored over 90 according to cent. This 12 months, the figure has come down to 1,715.
"Odisha board students will not get admission in good colleges. If we don't give them a level playing field, how can they compete with students of other boards?" wondered Sujata Panda, some other mother or father.
Educationists stated the board's reforms were 'mindless'. "The main problem is objective-type questions. This has increased malpractice. Students have stopped reading," stated M M Mohanty, an educationist. "There is an urgent need to overhaul the system. Without improving quality of education, how can we expect good results," he added.
"The Board has been introducing reforms every year but the results are poor. It must think twice before implementing such reforms and using students as guinea pigs," stated Pratap Chandra Rout, a mother or father. His son scored 75% in the exam, the result of which were declared on Monday.
The go percentage of the yearly high school certificates examinations this 12 months was 77.35%, as against last 12 months's 86.37%.
"The government should find the reason for the sharp decline in the pass percentage. If the question papers were tougher than last year's, students will score less marks. But this drop is worrying," stated former board president, Dakhya Prasad Nanda.
Like the decrease in the go percentage, the selection of scholars securing A1 grade (90 according to cent or more) has additionally decreased. Last 12 months, 2,417 scholars had scored over 90 according to cent. This 12 months, the figure has come down to 1,715.
"Odisha board students will not get admission in good colleges. If we don't give them a level playing field, how can they compete with students of other boards?" wondered Sujata Panda, some other mother or father.
Educationists stated the board's reforms were 'mindless'. "The main problem is objective-type questions. This has increased malpractice. Students have stopped reading," stated M M Mohanty, an educationist. "There is an urgent need to overhaul the system. Without improving quality of education, how can we expect good results," he added.
Parents slam board's 'mindless' reforms
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