Amid students’ protest against the alternative marking scheme, the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) has passed almost all students who have registered themselves for class 10th and class 12th board exams, this year. The Education Ministry Ratan Lal Nath said that the government asked the board to re-check the exams and find whether there was any discrepancy or not.
As per the announcement by the board, nearly 99 percent of the students have passed the board exams of class 10th and class 12th. Class 10th and class 12th result was declared on July 31, 2021, and 80.62 percent and 95.20 students respectively were declared passed.
Also Read: National Teachers Awards 2021: Education Ministry releases list of 44 teachers
While talking to the media, TBSE president Bhavatosh Saha said, “Almost all candidates of Madhyamik and Higher Secondary will be promoted. The decision has been taken after reviewing the results and keeping in mind the students' protest and other aspects.
We requested teachers from all eight districts to recheck their evaluated marks. During this exercise, a few discrepancies were found.”
Education Minister Nath said that the exams were evaluated by an alternative evaluation process prescribed by a 10-member expert committee for the assessment as this year Tripura government canceled the board exams due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The result was prepared according to the marks of the student in the previous classes.
Also Read: Schools reopen in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh today following Covid-19 protocols
Many students are dissatisfied with their results and the education minister has urged those students to apply for other exams till August 23, 2021. These exams would be conducted by the board in September 2021.