New Delhi, Sep 7
There would be no Class 10 board exams for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools from 2011, union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal announced Monday.
Sibal had so far said the Class 10 board exams would be optional. On Monday, he said "students who wish to evaluate themselves (on the board exam system) could do so on demand".
The minister told reporters here that board exams would be held as usual this academic year but a grading system would be introduced along with the usual marks-system.